Road rage

[Mojoman]

You lost me here, no cyclist would use their bike like that!

I think there may be one or two...

 

https://ewn.co.za/2014/03/05/Road-rage-cyclists-2-apprehended

[Nakoota]

I think there may be one or two...

 

https://ewn.co.za/2014/03/05/Road-rage-cyclists-2-apprehended

 

Mommy must have bought his bike, wtf.

[DJR]

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4. The poster also mentions "The rider was in the road..." which suggests to me that they are of the opinion that the rider was not meant to be on the road. ................

Consider the possibility that it is a simple language / translation issue. She could simply have translated "in die pad" (which can have 2 meanings) to "in the road", in stead of "in the way". As in "the rider suddenly swerved and was then in the way of their vehicle, forcing them to swerve". 

[DJR]

You lost me here, no cyclist would use their bike like that!

Ex golfer making like a bike is a putter   

[eccc whippet]

Everytime i read these kind of posts ...one thing comes to mind ...video footage.

 

The day the taxi almost side swiped me ...looking back at the video footage from one of the other cyclist in the group...you can hear the other cyclists in the group commenting about how close it was and you can see it happen...a deliberate action ...and i have his registration. 

 

We all see some crazy shyte out on the roads...one thing to remember... it is a lot easier for an angry driver to kill you on a bicycle than it is for a angry cyclist to kill a motorist...less angry drivers ...less chance of getting killed. 

 

This kind of behavior is not acceptable...after the close call with the drunk who killed 2 cyclists behind me... the close call with the taxi and the many other close calls...it doesnt give us the right to do what i am sure most of us are thinking and would like to do to the drivers.

 

on many occasions i sit and think what would have happened that morning if the person on phone didnt calm me down...20 min after the accident as i sat with Jared face down on the road ... i dont believe he could actually feel the pain of all his broken bones and damaged organs as i said to him everything was going to be ok...the medic who was attending to him ...looked up at me and said he is gone...at that point i became so overwhelmed with anger that i wasnt thinking clearly... doing something to that drunk (according to the law ...not really) could have changed my life... as i sit here now and think about it... i see a clear picture of Jared's lifeless body face down on the road and the fact that he is sitting at home at home with his family right now with a smile on his face after his latest court appearance (the judge let him off) ...makes it very difficult not to do something about it.

 

I understand how angry and frustrated we get after a close call...however taking it out on the driver or their vehicle... shines a bad light on cyclist in general and makes other drivers less considerate to cyclists on the road... think about it.

[Robbie Stewart]

Some self righteous twat that tries to kick my car like that will require advanced life support intervention soon after. He better be able to back himself good and proper before attempting his crap with me. I have seen plenty roadies here in Cape Town who act like dwisses on their bikes, and who lost there marbles when confronted. Just saying...

[MudLark]

Some self righteous twat that tries to kick my car like that will require advanced life support intervention soon after. He better be able to back himself good and proper before attempting his crap with me. I have seen plenty roadies here in Cape Town who act like dwisses on their bikes, and who lost there marbles when confronted. Just saying...

Robbie, it'd likely result in your conviction for assault GBH. Not something I'd want.

[Eugene]

Because if that car was used to intimidate (which happens every day in this fine country) then why not.

as a cyclist with plenty of experience of having to avoid and share the road with the kakest drivers I have ever encounted anywhere everyday whether riding my bike or driving a car I will never never side with the driver till you prove the driver did not use the vehicle to intimidate the cyclist. In 99%of the incidents I see its the motorist at fault then crying foul. That is the culture of South African motorists.[/quote

 

Just like there are *** drivers, there are *** cyclists. I see them every day when I drive to work.

[Swany05]

What??

 

 

  i knew they wouldn't stop so stood right up   nevertheless they both turned in front and could not get my feet   undone in time 

[Swany05]

Something about this whole thing does not make sense, 

 

A roadie using his bike to damage a car? Ok.  Also no photos of said cyclist and in this day and age people are so quick to whip out the phone when anything goes down. 

 

BUT there are always two sides to the story. I do not condone violence of any kind unless it is in self defense where there is intent on bodily harm. 

 

ps: who uses the term hauling in SA? 

 

 

 

 

edit: Monday morning grammar 

[Dirkitech]

oops

I got to the part "had to swerve to miss the rider in front of us" and thought yeah, exactly as anticipated after reading post #1. Cager drivers recklessly, endanger fellow road users when they were seemingly at fault and comes to complain from the backlash of the person(s) life they endangered. That driver ought to forfeit their license, go for rehabilitation and the cyclist to maybe pay for damages. Okay byeeeeee

[MORNE]

Some self righteous twat that tries to kick my car like that will require advanced life support intervention soon after. He better be able to back himself good and proper before attempting his crap with me. I have seen plenty roadies here in Cape Town who act like dwisses on their bikes, and who lost there marbles when confronted. Just saying...

 

Robbie, it'd likely result in your conviction for assault GBH. Not something I'd want.

 

trick would be to "help" him into the car at the stage he is swinging through the window like a party clown. Then he's on your property.....

 

but yea...I used to be one of those guys in GP...the kind that would get out of my car when something happened. Ready and willing. Alot of things contribute to road rage imo....but most of it is bottled-up aggression totally unrelated to what triggered it in my experience.  When I started considering driving with 'weapons' under the seat, I realised I had a problem that needed addressing asap.

[DieselnDust]

Because if that car was used to intimidate (which happens every day in this fine country) then why not.

as a cyclist with plenty of experience of having to avoid and share the road with the kakest drivers I have ever encounted anywhere everyday whether riding my bike or driving a car I will never never side with the driver till you prove the driver did not use the vehicle to intimidate the cyclist. In 99%of the incidents I see its the motorist at fault then crying foul. That is the culture of South African motorists.[/quote

 

Just like there are *** drivers, there are *** cyclists. I see them every day when I drive to work.

 

 

a *** cyclist has never endangered my life when I'm driving because I use my head and give them a wide berth, like 1.5m or more....

[DieselnDust]

Something about this whole thing does not make sense, 

 

A roadie using his bike to damage a car? Ok.  Also no photos of said cyclist and in this day and age people are so quick to whip out the phone when anything goes down. 

 

BUT there are always two sides to the story. I do not condone violence of any kind unless it is in self defense where there is intent on bodily harm. 

 

ps: who uses the term hauling in SA? 

 

 

 

 

edit: Monday morning grammar 

 

 

even ore amazing is that there is no video footage from the driver or passenger of said cyclist beating up the car. Motorists are very quick to take pictures and their phones are always on and connected to social media so why no video?

[Robbie Stewart]

Robbie, it'd likely result in your conviction for assault GBH. Not something I'd want.

 

trick would be to "help" him into the car at the stage he is swinging through the window like a party clown. Then he's on your property.....

 

but yea...I used to be one of those guys in GP...the kind that would get out of my car when something happened. Ready and willing. Alot of things contribute to road rage imo....but most of it is bottled-up aggression totally unrelated to what triggered it in my experience.  When I started considering driving with 'weapons' under the seat, I realised I had a problem that needed addressing asap.

 

I grew up on a farm with 2 brothers, and our Pa taught us a skill set which is effectively employed to 'dissuade' aggression. We (my boets and I) practiced this tactic of dishing out PK's and RFS' on each other quite regularly. I am the first one to step away from k@k, but kick my car, and you will quickly come to terms with what I learnt as a laaitie. I am also a cyclist, but on the occasion a fellow cyclist goes ape at me, I will respond in kind, every time.

 

As I said, he better be able to back himself, and not rely on the hope that I will cower and remain in my car. Like I said, hy gaan k@k.

[Long Wheel Base]

Always 3 sides to a story and I am not taking sides as only have 1 side here but I feel all 3 sides of this story are going to be completely different.