Road Rage

[don simon]

Originally Posted by terranosaurusdoug

The few spoil it for the many, same old story innit. I've seen traffic passing really close to cyclists on purpose, I don't get that, if something happened and cyclist goes under car or whatever then more than likely game over, a family or two destroyed cos someones ego was driving, not worth it!

I don't understand the choice of bikes for most though, the tyres and rims are ridiculous

I have been the victim on many occasions of car drivers exhibiting road rage towards the cyclist. The most memorable was the scaffold truck that deliberately tried to run me off the road. It was deliberate because the passenger was laughing and giving me the bird.
Drivers think they can get away with it because there is little chance of getting caught and even if they are caught the courts hand down quite pathetic sentences.

I was told by one driver who passed me with inches to spare that he had to pass me at that particular point... Had to??? What a ridiculous thing to say.

We all have a right to be on the road, it is a shared space. If anything bikes have a right and cars don't. Cyclists don't need permission and a licence issuing from DVLA.
We all make the same contribution to the upkeep of the roads, so share them.
I suggest that anyone who criticises cyclists spend one day on a bike, I bet they haven't got the balls.