Glass bottle thrown at me today. WTF?
bluedoggy
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Well this week has been very eventful for me. First i was clipped by a van, today i had a fucking bottle thrown at me! WTF!
I was on the A36 dual carrageway to Bath and this gold coloured hatchback raced passed me and a bottle smashed right under my wheels. The shock of it! I was festooned in a ball of shattered glass. The car just picking up speed as it drove away.
What is wrong with people? I was'nt even on the main road - i was on the hard shoulder/bike lane. These things always happen in three's, so whats next? Sick to the back teeth.
I was on the A36 dual carrageway to Bath and this gold coloured hatchback raced passed me and a bottle smashed right under my wheels. The shock of it! I was festooned in a ball of shattered glass. The car just picking up speed as it drove away.
What is wrong with people? I was'nt even on the main road - i was on the hard shoulder/bike lane. These things always happen in three's, so whats next? Sick to the back teeth.
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That's sh!t mate! Make sure you report it to the police. Likelihood is that it wasn't the first time/won't be the last time this vehicle and its occupants do it. Even if you only have a brief description.Insta: ATEnduranceCoaching
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NapoleonD wrote:That's sh!t mate! Make sure you report it to the police. Likelihood is that it wasn't the first time/won't be the last time this vehicle and its occupants do it. Even if you only have a brief description.
Do you really think i should contact the police? Nothing they can do surely because i couldn't get e registration plate?
Plus i feel i'm wasting police resources because i wasn't actually hit.Wilier cento uno.0 -
Yeah, definitely contact the police. If you'd had a blowout I'm sure you wouldn't be hesistating.
I'd be wondering why they have a glass bottle in their car anyway, they're not very common these days. Call me cycnical, but it sounds suspiciously pre-meditated if you ask me.0 -
I travel this road quite a lot myself its a fast road, its along this road someone slapped my arse out of a car window, I bet they came from Frome.
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logitech208 wrote:I travel this road quite a lot myself its a fast road, its along this road someone slapped my ars* out of a car window, I bet they came from Frome.
Rather have my arse slapped than being bottled!
Frome, yes? And you're point is? Wilier cento uno.0 -
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Bluedoggy wrote:NapoleonD wrote:That's sh!t mate! Make sure you report it to the police. Likelihood is that it wasn't the first time/won't be the last time this vehicle and its occupants do it. Even if you only have a brief description.
Do you really think i should contact the police? Nothing they can do surely because i couldn't get e registration plate?
Plus i feel i'm wasting police resources because i wasn't actually hit.
Ok, say 6 or 7 people report similar incidents with a similar description, one may get the first bit of a number plate, another the end, it all pieces together.
They have at least committed the offence of causing danger to other road users and I would wager you were alarmed/distressed. Therefore there is a public order offence too...Insta: ATEnduranceCoaching
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Bottled beer is very common and likely to be the drink of choice for the sort of scum going round doing this sort of thing. Glad the OP wasn't injured in any way. A family friend was killed on his bike on that road a few years back.BuckMulligan wrote:I'd be wondering why they have a glass bottle in their car anyway, they're not very common these days..0 -
I'm sorry about this and indeed wtf is this all about. Please report it - like you are doing now for us - to the police - there may be a camera somewhere on the road that they can look at given a time estimate even thoguh iot did not record the actual incident. Actually this guy probably comes from Harlow in Essex cos they are like that - but may have been going to see his mum in Frome. 0
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Ok. I'll pop down to the cop shop in my lunch break and speak to a Bobby.
I'll let you all know how i get on.
Thanks for the advice.Wilier cento uno.0 -
Anything like this.. get the number plate every time. Try not to let it knock your confidence0
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Bluedoggy wrote:Ok. I'll pop down to the cop shop in my lunch break and speak to a Bobby.
I'll let you all know how i get on.
Thanks for the advice.
Don't be fobbed off by the front desk clerk. Tell the Sgt taylor told you to report it
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A girl barked at me today. It made me jump and I lost control. I managed to unclip just on time before falling over. I reported it to the police anyway and they said they will put the plate out if any police come by the car, they will pull her over for a word. At least its something. I might invest in a helmet cam.Cube Attain SL Disc
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Bluedoggy wrote:logitech208 wrote:I travel this road quite a lot myself its a fast road, its along this road someone slapped my ars* out of a car window, I bet they came from Frome.
Rather have my ars* slapped than being bottled!
Frome, yes? And you're point is?
Take it the fungus has calmed down then
Seriously good to hear you weren't hurt but horrible experience. Good luck with reporting.0 -
i reported an incident to the police a few weeks ago, where someone deliberatley drove at us on a quiet country lane, i got the first 3 letters of reg no. colour and type of car and where they parked as we passed it a mile up the road. had thought of knocking at the door but thought better of it and reported to non emergency number... waste of time civvy on duty (i guess?) asked me to go back (30 miles away) if i had time and get full reg no then they would possibly do something about it :roll:All lies and jest..still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest....0
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bianchimoon wrote:i reported an incident to the police a few weeks ago, where someone deliberatley drove at us on a quiet country lane, i got the first 3 letters of reg no. colour and type of car and where they parked as we passed it a mile up the road. had thought of knocking at the door but thought better of it and reported to non emergency number... waste of time civvy on duty (i guess?) asked me to go back (30 miles away) if i had time and get full reg no then they would possibly do something about it :roll:
Should have demanded to speak to an officer. There are some good civilian members of staff but there are some downright obstructive ones...Insta: ATEnduranceCoaching
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Glad nothing serious happened.
So this thread, and the other recent ones, has finally convinced me to get a helmet cam. Any recommendations?
Guess the criteria are as light as possible with decent battery life and enough res to pick out number plates.0 -
The police said they couldn't do anything because i didn't get a registration number and the fact i wasn't injured etc. The golden rule is get the registration plate.Wilier cento uno.0
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Quite hard to remember when you're fearing for your life and the adrenaline's coursing through your veins!Bluedoggy wrote:The golden rule is get the registration plate.0 -
Bluedoggy wrote:NapoleonD wrote:That's sh!t mate! Make sure you report it to the police. Likelihood is that it wasn't the first time/won't be the last time this vehicle and its occupants do it. Even if you only have a brief description.
Do you really think i should contact the police? Nothing they can do surely because i couldn't get e registration plate?
Plus i feel i'm wasting police resources because i wasn't actually hit.
If you have the reg number then yes deffo, and they do follow it up, for example we were out once and a young lad flew past us and cut us up quite dangerously so, my mate got the reg and reported him, the police went round and he got a bollocking from his dad, even more so as he didn't have permission to take the car and his dad was unaware. Obviously not as bad a situation as yours but just to prove its worth reporting them. Every time.
Do it and let us know the outcome.
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These things are always worth reporting to the police. Otherwise this kind of behaviour goes unnoticed, people are unaware its a problem and nothing will get done about it, ever. If you do not report it, it doesn't become a statistic. If the police stats show it's reoccurring problem in that area they have more ammo to do something about it.
It saddens me that if I were to throw a glass bottle at a cyclist nothing would happen but if I drive at 67mph in a 60 zone, they're very quick to give me a fine and points on my license."The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby0 -
ben@31 wrote:It saddens me that if I were to throw a glass bottle at a cyclist nothing would happen but if I drive at 67mph in a 60 zone, they're very quick to give me a fine and points on my license.
Seconded.
Surely it would count as some kind of attempted assault? They definitely weren't throwing it at you in encouragement and probably wanted you to come off.
Glad you're ok though.Hills are like half life - they wait until you're 50% recovered from one before hitting you in the face with the next.
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Reane_Machine wrote:They definitely weren't throwing it at you in encouragement
Yeah it was a really rubbish support car.0 -
ben@31 wrote:These things are always worth reporting to the police. Otherwise this kind of behaviour goes unnoticed, people are unaware its a problem and nothing will get done about it, ever. If you do not report it, it doesn't become a statistic. If the police stats show it's reoccurring problem in that area they have more ammo to do something about it.
It saddens me that if I were to throw a glass bottle at a cyclist nothing would happen but if I drive at 67mph in a 60 zone, they're very quick to give me a fine and points on my license.
That's because there is money to be made out of points and fines ect One plays football, tennis or golf, one does not play at cycling0 -
Why do they never throw isotonic drinks and flapjacks out their window ? El Bastardos"The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby0
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wheezee wrote:
Scary stuff, especially......
"and perhaps most extraordinary, in 2009 a 16 year old Student, Wu Dan, was the victim of a particularly unusual and grisly hazard, when he was injured by a corpse thrown from a speeding car" :shock:0 -
Cornerblock wrote:
"and perhaps most extraordinary, in 2009 a 16 year old Student, Wu Dan, was the victim of a particularly unusual and grisly hazard, when he was injured by a corpse thrown from a speeding car" :shock:
Really? I've lost count of the times that's happened to me...0
