Worst insults by drivers ?

Anonymous

I have been yelled at and insulted by drivers for the 4 years I have been cycling.
But this morning I was called a "Fat Cow" by some bloke in a van in Gravesend. I am a fairly trim, 5 10, 11 1/2 stone bloke, btw.
This was pretty lame compared to some of the language and gestures we have come to expect, I was wondering whats the worst insult by a driver you have recieved, ie really pants name calling ?

cjw

Maybe he was trying to warn you of a fat cow blocking the highway further down the road

Stewie Griffin

Are you sure he said cow and not something else beginning with c ?

The one I remember fondly is being told that I should be going a bit faster than that ( I hadnt been out for 500 meters yet and was going to be out for at least 2 hours, honest :oops: ) by a School boy with about 10 of his mates, I turned and said thats what your Mum always says and saw his mates peeing themselves at him

shouldbeinbed

oi you, you're on a bike

APIII

lycra is gay

bobtbuilder

F*ck Off you German C*nt - shouted at me whilst I was wearing the BELGIAN national champ's kit. :roll:

bikey2009

We've all put up with lots of verbal insults, but I think the worst insult is drivers not recongising us as road users, so this is not a regular insult as it's not a verbal one, but none the less it is one that made me think about this particular drivers outlook about cyclists.

Riding home from work along a road that was blocked with traffic in the opposite direction to mine, as I was coming up to a side road on my left I saw a car indicating to turn right across my right of way and into the line of blocked traffic. I made eye contact with the driver as I approached him at the junction, he saw me and as I reached the front of his bonnet he pulled out!!. I swerved the my right and managed to bang my fist down on his car bonnet as he pushed me out towards the line of stationery traffic in the other lane.
The insult was that as he and I had eye contact through out this incident, he looked at me in the eye as I spread myself over his bonnet when he pulled out, so when I got up and had a go at him his reaction was ....."WHAT????" (have i done),....As if I didn't matter......even though we both saw each other as he pushed me into the other lane of traffic. :roll:

freehub

It's mostly peds. In got called a freak, I was going to call her slapper but I thought it too late.

Once I was told, "you're not in the TdF m8"

northernneil

"Get Some Lights"

it was 2:30 in the afternoon

Bhima

Never been verbally insulted.

I'm usually the one insulting them.

shockedsoshocked

"Fat arse"

:oops:

john-e-big-guns

bikey2009 wrote:

I made eye contact with the driver as I approached him at the junction, he saw me and as I reached the front of his bonnet he pulled out!!. I swerved the my right and managed to bang my fist down on his car bonnet as he pushed me out towards the line of stationery traffic in the other lane.
The insult was that as he and I had eye contact through out this incident, he looked at me in the eye as I spread myself over his bonnet when he pulled out, so when I got up and had a go at him his reaction was ....."WHAT????" (have i done),....As if I didn't matter......even though we both saw each other as he pushed me into the other lane of traffic. :roll:

The only eye contact with anyone like this...is one 'right' between them... with a good right jab

Aggieboy

bobtbuilder wrote:

F*ck Off you German C*nt - shouted at me whilst I was wearing the BELGIAN national champ's kit. :roll:

That's disgraceful. Who want's to be called German!!

downfader

bobtbuilder wrote:

F*ck Off you German C*nt - shouted at me whilst I was wearing the BELGIAN national champ's kit. :roll:

STEFANOS4784

I can't ever tell, saying that it's not happened much. Have had a couple of girlies squeel and some honking of horns 8) People round here seem much nicer

John C.

Whether on bike in car or waggon, I never retaliate with abuse. I blow them the biggest kiss ever. I've yet to find anything to wind these pleasant people up faster.

pb21

'You should get a car'

Ollieda

"lazy bastard" - there's not even any logic to that one!

MattC59

Following a torrent of abuse from a female white van driver, whilst waiting for traffic lights to turn green, I waited until she paused for breath and all I said was.........

................. "Jeez, you're ugly !"

That cut her dead, she had no more insults to throw after that

I find that the best way to follow a torrent of abuse is to reply with an insult which has nothing to do with their insult or the situation.

"I bet you didn't do very well at school" is another good one

UncleFred

not by a Motorist but a hoity toity old horsey bint this morning...

"you fu*kin* idiot, ride properly and control your bike!'

I startled her horse as I approached a stop line that was on a blind corner, fair enough it was her right of way, I slowed down, her and her horsey mate were riding up the other side, the horse bolted and I got the insult. Ironic really that she couldn't control her horse enough that it would be startled by someone stopping at a junction.

crumbschief

Some good returns here made crack up,i have not had much abuse so far,the odd paddington stare and waving hands and horns indicating me to get over,leave the road,dance maybe,who knows,i just smile and carry on,but the most recent words heard shouted at me are - "Goooo on son" and "Ring your bell mate" both made me laugh.I'm tempted to get one or one of those loud old horns then i can use them on people right near the curb as i whiz past,especially old people.

lae

^ DooM!

ravey1981

UncleFred wrote:

not by a Motorist but a hoity toity old horsey bint this morning...

"you fu*kin* idiot, ride properly and control your bike!'

I startled her horse as I approached a stop line that was on a blind corner, fair enough it was her right of way, I slowed down, her and her horsey mate were riding up the other side, the horse bolted and I got the insult. Ironic really that she couldn't control her horse enough that it would be startled by someone stopping at a junction.

You should have told her to go find a field to ride in...

teagar

Worst insult I ever had was an out of the blue "I hope you die, you c*nty cyclist".

Not much of a comeback to that to be honest.

shockedsoshocked

UncleFred wrote:

not by a Motorist but a hoity toity old horsey bint this morning...

"you fu*kin* idiot, ride properly and control your bike!'

I startled her horse as I approached a stop line that was on a blind corner, fair enough it was her right of way, I slowed down, her and her horsey mate were riding up the other side, the horse bolted and I got the insult. Ironic really that she couldn't control her horse enough that it would be startled by someone stopping at a junction.

Stopped for a piss once in the middle of bloody nowhere. There's a woman on a horse coming down the road (about a mile away). As we go past, she mentions she's going to ring the police and have us arrested for "indecency" or something ridiculous. After a few of the lads tell her she's just upset because she didn't get a look, as we're riding off I shouted "and you can get down off your high horse too!"

Probably the best thing I've ever done

northernneil

ShockedSoShocked wrote:

UncleFred wrote:

not by a Motorist but a hoity toity old horsey bint this morning...

"you fu*kin* idiot, ride properly and control your bike!'

I startled her horse as I approached a stop line that was on a blind corner, fair enough it was her right of way, I slowed down, her and her horsey mate were riding up the other side, the horse bolted and I got the insult. Ironic really that she couldn't control her horse enough that it would be startled by someone stopping at a junction.

Stopped for a wee-wee once in the middle of bloody nowhere. There's a woman on a horse coming down the road (about a mile away). As we go past, she mentions she's going to ring the police and have us arrested for "indecency" or something ridiculous. After a few of the lads tell her she's just upset because she didn't get a look, as we're riding off I shouted "and you can get down off your high horse too!"

Probably the best thing I've ever done

presumably she cleans up after her horse then and doesnt let it sh!t all over the road - that would be decent

shockedsoshocked

The way she acted I'd assume the Horse laid golden eggs or something! I've usually had good experiences with horse riders (there's some very nice posh types!) Another incident with a horse rider, the horse (which was huge) was a bit spooked by 20 cyclists inching past it. One of the lads asked if she was OK, and she replied that "she liked something big and unruly between her legs in the morning" Haha

NWLondoner

I remember when I was riding from Shepherds Bush to Hammersmith. Some chav and his mate kept shouting.

Do you think you're riding the f*cking Tour De France.


Strangely enough the same day when coming back when stopped outside a pub at red lights a women shouted "show us your cock"

Bobbinogs

Do you think you're riding the f*cking Tour De France

To be fair, you have assumed they were insulting you. They could be cyclists who, knowing this year's route, were helpfully advising you that you had taken a wrong turn somewhere.

A bit like the "Oi, your back wheel's going round" that I had shouted at me the other week. Most helpful.