The Problem With Cyclists

[Tannedbaldhead]

Is they tend to be fitted, tougher and handler than the average driver.

Best let them get on with getting on and not go looking for confrontation.


https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/s...

[MC Bodge]

Tannedbaldhead said:

Is they tend to be fitted, tougher and handler than the average driver.

Best let them get on with getting on and not go looking for confrontation.


https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/s...

Indeed.

Looking for a fight is stupid anyway, even more so if you are unfit and don't know what you are doing.

[Zarco]

Even more so if the cyclist is massive like that one.

[jfdi]

Ouch, the Porsche driver will certainly think twice before stepping out the car for a confrontation again.

[J4CKO]

Most of the altercations I have seen on YouTube tend to be angry white van man types vs a less aggressive cyclist, so there is a demographic element where the van drivers may be more likely to be working class and perhaps more aggressive and the cyclists tend to be a bit wet and middle class.

Also, roadies tend to be lighter, all legs and no upper body strength, and are also saddled with silly, slidy shoes that mean if they do go toe to toe its like Bambi on ice.

But there tends to be a perception that comes from feeling invisible in a car, and vulnerable on a bike, the invincibility evaporates in a lot of cases when drivers get out.

Best to avoid any punch ups, but dont assume that you will have the upper hand because cyclists are softies.

[SSBB]

J4CKO said:

Most of the altercations I have seen on YouTube tend to be angry white van man types vs a less aggressive cyclist, so there is a demographic element where the van drivers may be more likely to be working class and perhaps more aggressive and the cyclists tend to be a bit wet and middle class.

That’s Ibrox, there’s no middle class

As John Smeaton QGM once said: “This is Glasgow; we’ll set about ye”

[ATG]

Fight breaks out in Glasgow shocker. Surprised anyone bothered to video it.

[Finglescave]

This is one of those videos where I’d like to see footage of how we got to the (rather one sided) punch up. It looks like the bike is in the road and in front of the Porsche so i wonder if there was a collision. Afterwards the cyclist went back to his bike took a picture of his bike in the road and then moved it, couldn’t tell if it was damaged as the camera work went a bit awry. Every credit to the guy who went and broke it up.

[MC Bodge]

J4CKO said:

Best to avoid any punch ups, but dont assume that you will have the upper hand because cyclists are softies.

Quite so.

Not every commuter cyclist is a desk jockey and not every desk jockey is feeble anyway.

Getting out of a car for a fight is silly.

Ps. A few years ago, I was driving my wife's fairly basic Fabia at 30mph in a 30mph limit. A man (who didn't look tough) driving behind me was flashing his lights and vigorously/angrily gesticulating for me to go faster.

He pulled up alongside me at the lights and I lowered my window. He was probably not expecting a young-ish shaven-headed bloke to be driving. I very politely (for comic effect) asked if he was indicating that he wanted to have a fight. He looked straight ahead and appeared close to evacuating his bowels

Just relax, guys.

Edited by MC Bodge on Friday 6th May 13:52

[Finglescave]

MC Bodge said:

Quite so.

Not every commuter cyclist is a desk jockey and not every desk jockey is feeble anyway.

Getting out of a car for a fight is silly.

Ps. A few years ago, I was driving my wife's fairly basic Fabia at 30mph in a 30mph limit. A man (who didn't look tough) driving behind me was flashing his lights and vigorously/angrily gesticulating for me to go faster.

He pulled up alongside me at the lights and I lowered my window. He was probably wasn't expecting a shaven-headed bloke to be driving. I very politely (for comic effect) asked if he was indicating that he wanted to have a fight. He looked straight ahead and appeared close to evacuating his bowels

Just relax, guys.

Edited by MC Bodge on Friday 6th May 13:36

I pulled into a petrol station a few years ago (driving either my Clio 182 or Starlet Turbo can’t remember which). I saw a pump was free so i headed towards it and from no where a chap in a VW Transporter van came into view so i stopped. I hadn’t got far, but he started yelling at me he wanted to the pump, so i told him to take the pump - no bother, he then yelled at me to f**kin take it! A back and forth ensued until i got bored and just took the pump. Got out and started to fill, wasn’t bothered and then from behind i heard a rather soft voice “sorry about that pal I’d been waiting a while to get some fuel” i said it was fine and said I hadn’t seen him waiting, he smiled and looked rather relieved. He was a rather short chap in a tall vehicle and I’m about 6”3 in a small hatch back so perhaps he wasn’t expecting what got out, i certainly had no intention of making anything more of it, i just wanted to fuel up and get on my way. My other half was laughing her head off when i got back in the car.

Edited by Finglescave on Friday 6th May 14:10