Why do non-cyclists feel the need to do this ?

Ezy Rider

There wont be a rider amongst us who hasnt experienced :

a) you are riding along minding your own business and a car slows down beside you, winds window down and some moron sticks the head out the window and is shouting ah ya foggin basta.......!!!!! and then the car speeds up


b) you are riding along minding your own business and there are people on the kerb going ah you foggin basta.........!!!! ,I wasnt brought up like that and have no desire to spout insults at somebody whom i dont know who is doing their own thing.


Why do they feel the need to treat cyclists in this way ?

Sometimes I wish the cyclist would catch up with the car with the moron in it at the lights , drag him out by the throat and flatten him.

deffler

Because theyre non-cyclists.

rubertoe

this happened to me the other day - one was not best pleased - but what can you do! other than stooping to thier level.

Ezy Rider

the ones who wind the window down tend to be of johnny vegas build, big double chin and gut sitting on their knees. thats my experience.

markos1963

Rise above it and ignore them, you're better anyway cos' you're a cyclist

nferrar

because there are plenty of idiots about...

Jason82

They do it to try and make you wobble or fall off as it's hilarious allegedly

Pep

Some people are just bad.

Ringo 68

Pep wrote:

Some people are just bad.

That just about sum it up.

Pumpkin Positive

I was cycling along the seafront in Torquay a few weeks ago past a couple of teenage girls. As I approached one of them jumped in front of me and shouted "boo!" I swerved into traffic to avoid her and she continued on her way laughing loudly. I U-tuned in the road and caught up with her and the look on her face when she realised I wanted a word was just fabulous.

I asked her why she'd done what she had and explained to her that I could have been squished and asked her to apologise which she then did (to her credit).

Ezy Rider

Pumpkin Positive wrote:

I was cycling along the seafront in Torquay a few weeks ago past a couple of teenage girls. As I approached one of them jumped in front of me and shouted "boo!" I swerved into traffic to avoid her and she continued on her way laughing loudly. I U-tuned in the road and caught up with her and the look on her face when she realised I wanted a word was just fabulous.

I asked her why she'd done what she had and explained to her that I could have been squished and asked her to apologise which she then did (to her credit).

good for you pumpkin,ill bet she will think twice before doing that again

bails87

I've seen cyclists doing it

Riding towards some 'cyclists' on the pavement, I'm on the road, one looks at me waits until we're passing each other than shout "BOO" and swerves towards me.

Some people are just thick.

Jason82

Ezy Rider wrote:

Pumpkin Positive wrote:

I was cycling along the seafront in Torquay a few weeks ago past a couple of teenage girls. As I approached one of them jumped in front of me and shouted "boo!" I swerved into traffic to avoid her and she continued on her way laughing loudly. I U-tuned in the road and caught up with her and the look on her face when she realised I wanted a word was just fabulous.

I asked her why she'd done what she had and explained to her that I could have been squished and asked her to apologise which she then did (to her credit).

good for you pumpkin,ill bet she will think twice before doing that again

Exactly she probably thought there would be retribution for her actions and you would just ride off without saying a word. These people need to realise that doing these things to impress their mates does have conseqences and that will only happen if we take the time to confront them on their actions.

CakeLovinBeast

Pumpkin Positive wrote:

I was cycling along the seafront in Torquay a few weeks ago past a couple of teenage girls. As I approached one of them jumped in front of me and shouted "boo!"...

Probably just escaped from Living Coasts... I don't need much of a reason to put the hammer down when I'm travelling through there!

simon_e

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Outgroup

and click on 'Outgroup (sociology)'

oodboo

Ezy Rider wrote:

some moron sticks the head out the window and is shouting ah ya foggin basta.......!!!!!

Never quite understood their logic but it seems to me (because let's be honest they're not the most articulate people) what they're actually saying is "I'm a foggin basta.......!!!!!"

Duncanandthemachine

I wasn't quite so mature when this happened to me the other day! Towards the end of a fairly long ride I was heading back into town and a scally (or Chav depending on your geographical location...) sees me riding past and yells kn*b head at me. Once the initial thought to do the mature thing and ignore him disappear about 750yds down the rod, noting I had a 1/3 of a bottle of energy drink left I turned round, removed the lid, rode back towards the young offender and neatly covered him in summer fruits flavoured High 5

Felt a bit like a 7 year old doing it, but the look of surprise on his face was worth it!

Monty Dog

This is an action I could never condone If you ever get the chance to catch a motorist and empty a bottle of sticky energy drink on their seats they'll remember that for a very long time due to the frequent green fungal growths that will appear which are almost impossible to remove.

clarkey cat

Duncan - that is incredibly immature. I love it!

ollyridesfirst

Monty Dog wrote:

This is an action I could never condone If you ever get the chance to catch a motorist and empty a bottle of sticky energy drink on their seats they'll remember that for a very long time due to the frequent green fungal growths that will appear which are almost impossible to remove.

Or just have a bottle with brake fluid/paint stripper in it. When they do this, empty the contents over their car bonnet

Or as my mate did once......some guy was driving alongside and being a complete w@nker if i'm honest. Wouldn't leave us alone to impress his mate. Just before our turn off, my mate promptly sniffed up and levelled a big greeny right in the guys face. I shouldn't have, but i was laughing uncontrollably for about 20 minutes!

Stiff_Orange

Ezy Rider wrote:

Why do they feel the need to treat cyclists in this way ?

It's very simple.

They look at us cyclists with our perfectly toned bodies dashing though the traffic in a carefree way. We're obviously fitter, more intelligent, better looking, and with far better sexual prowess.
They look at their own miserable lives and think "why did I not become a cyclist? I'll be stuck in a terrible job with no prospects, with an ugly spouse, destined to die from a heart attack whist stuffing my bloated face with KFC and watching Xfactor. However these cyclist on their iron steads are destined to soar with the eagles, like the gods that they truly are."

It's sheer envy

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Or they're just Morons



ps can't fault your location Ezy Rider. I have a thing about Geeky redheads.

optimisticbiker

I was fortunate to be able to paraphrase Churchill the other day... a beat up old Volvo estate driven by some fat old biddy with another matching one in the passenger seat passes me at a pinch point in a 20mph area doing rather more than that, squeezing me into the kerb and the woman in the passenger seat gave me some verbal about holding them up as they passed. So just round the next bend theres a jam and they stopped so I pull up alongsiode and asked politely why she did that as celarly it wasnt any quicker and was dangerous.. to which the driver replied "you were in our way" so I said, "Madam, tomorrow I may or may not choose to come this way again.... but you will always be the fat ugly cows stuck in traffic that you are now" and rode off leaving them stuck in traffic. OK so not the wittiest of responses, but the look on their faces was pleasing!

Mettan

Jealousy will play a part for many of them - in addition, they have somehow missed the bit were it says ''endurance sports are now cool'''

DorsetKnob

Had a head to head with a fat chap in a BT van the other day. From what I could gather from the grunts in between the swearing is that he didnt like the fact I had overtaken him on the inside. After I explained that I was in a cycle lane and that was one of the advantages of cycling I told him to f$ck off! At the next set of lights (only 100yards) he pulled over tight to the kerb so I couldnt get through. I just wrote TW@T in the dirt on the back of the van and left it at that.
He would have seen it at somepoint - The last word is what its all about!

Keep calm and carry on.

Ron Stuart

You have experienced the growing tide of trash that is multiplying at an alarming rate is this country. Trash at the top of our society and trash at the base.

Too many rats in one cage and they all go mad. :evil:

Peddle Up!

Jason82 wrote:

Ezy Rider wrote:

Pumpkin Positive wrote:

I was cycling along the seafront in Torquay a few weeks ago past a couple of teenage girls. As I approached one of them jumped in front of me and shouted "boo!" I swerved into traffic to avoid her and she continued on her way laughing loudly. I U-tuned in the road and caught up with her and the look on her face when she realised I wanted a word was just fabulous.

I asked her why she'd done what she had and explained to her that I could have been squished and asked her to apologise which she then did (to her credit).

good for you pumpkin,ill bet she will think twice before doing that again

Exactly she probably thought there would be retribution for her actions and you would just ride off without saying a word. These people need to realise that doing these things to impress their mates does have conseqences and that will only happen if we take the time to confront them on their actions.

You were lucky. What if she'd shouted that she was being attacked? I'd put money on you being the one spending a night in the cells.

navrig

If you can get the reg number then report it to the police. They might just have the time to pay a visit. If the same reg is reported then the driver may just get cautioned.

Probably not on the top of the police's agenda but you never know and for the sake of a phone call or email.......

Ezy Rider

Navrig wrote:

If you can get the reg number then report it to the police. They might just have the time to pay a visit. If the same reg is reported then the driver may just get cautioned.

Probably not on the top of the police's agenda but you never know and for the sake of a phone call or email.......

and if the driver finds out where you live, you get a brick through your window unfortunately

gaddster

Ron Stuart wrote:

You have experienced the growing tide of trash that is multiplying at an alarming rate is this country. Trash at the top of our society and trash at the base.

Too many rats in one cage and they all go mad. :evil:

So true, the rise of the scum underclass is unstoppable. They really are everywhere, I just can't believe the 'got to get past at any cost (usually mine)' attitude..

Paul057

OllyRidesFirst wrote:

Monty Dog wrote:

This is an action I could never condone If you ever get the chance to catch a motorist and empty a bottle of sticky energy drink on their seats they'll remember that for a very long time due to the frequent green fungal growths that will appear which are almost impossible to remove.

Or just have a bottle with brake fluid/paint stripper in it. When they do this, empty the contents over their car bonnet

Or as my mate did once......some guy was driving alongside and being a complete w@nker if i'm honest. Wouldn't leave us alone to impress his mate. Just before our turn off, my mate promptly sniffed up and levelled a big greeny right in the guys face. I shouldn't have, but i was laughing uncontrollably for about 20 minutes!

Haha, brilliant. Love this Olly.

glanma

Or just have a bottle with brake fluid/paint stripper in it. When they do this, empty the contents over their car bonnet

Thats ok until you forget which of your bottles has the brake fluid in! Great idea though!