Been mentioned in various threads, now there's a poster -
http://www.goinggoingbike.com/blog/what-to-say-when-a-driver-shouts-at-you
CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Debate!
"What to say when a driver shouts at you"
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Posted 12 years ago #
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I like the idea of telling them a tail light is out !
Posted 12 years ago # -
Yes that is great. They will suspect you are having them on. But it will stay in the back of their head until they check it out..
Posted 12 years ago # -
"Come here and turn around so I can smack you in the back of the head."
Posted 12 years ago # -
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BCCletts:Police stop driver "Excuse me sir did you know...." Stop cyclist (shout from car) "Oi you!" #startingoffonthewrongfoot
Original Tweet: http://twitter.com/BCCletts/status/105400617572376577
Posted 12 years ago # -
A 'middle aged' mate of mine responded to 'Oi dickhead!' with, 'Don't call me dickhead, call me Chief Inspector' apparently, (though he's looks old enough to get away with it).
I just smile a genuine smile back and wave, really get on their nerves.
Posted 12 years ago # -
I did once manage a "does your Dad know how you drive his car?" to a young idiot in a convertible BMW...
He subsequently fluffed his lanes and had to use all his horses to recover.
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Robert
Posted 12 years ago # -
There are times when I have lost the rag at reckless or aggressive drivers who pass too close or hurl abuse from the window. If I am sufficiently incensed, and manage to catch them at the lights, I'll pull alongside leaving more than a door's width of space if possible. Then I'll address whatever misdemeanour I felt was committed. More often than not the driver (usually male, but sometimes female) gets very angry that a mere cyclist should take issue with their driving skills.
Sometimes the situation descends into aggressive abuse: there have been a couple of occasions where I have escalated the confrontation by challenging said driver to get out of their vehicle, then we'll see how brave they are when not surrounded by a steel cage (Note: it is handy to have a D-lock within reach when issuing such challenges). So far, no-one has taken up the invitation, they seem to prefer to issue increasingly blood curdling, yet hollow threats from the safety of their vehicles (eg. i'll knock you off that *$@!& bike/beat you to a pulp/murder you. etc.). All a bit cowardly really. Meantime I know that if any of these cage rage types did ever get out the car to make good on their threats, I can make a quick escape on the bike...
Posted 12 years ago # -
Off topic here but, I had a word with a driver last night in my cul de sac. We live at the far and of the cul de sac, and drivers visiting/returning have a habit of roaring past the house they're going to and doing a sharp 3 point turn out side our house, before roaring back away to the house down the street. My children are 4.5 and 3 and the older child tends to ride up the street on the path and turn around about 15m up the street crossing from path to path before returning home to repeat the circuit.
Last night I nipped in to get my helmet to take them out for 20 mins before tea time and saw a car swoop down our street before moving away slowly having seen our two flee for the kerb. When I got back out Camie (older) was fretting as he'd been arguing with his younger brother trying to stop him doing the usual circuit as he was scared another fast car might come along and run him over.
I spoke to the driver asking him to be a liitle carefull as some high front garden fences and cars parked on kerbs means visability at the end of the street is a little reduced, whilst he maintained he wasn't speeding. I came away thinking I hadn't 'won him over to my way of thinking' and wishing I'd asked him how he would feel if his two young children (sitting in the back of his car) were out on their bikes whilst I drove at the legal limit of thirty along his street...I'll know for next time.
Posted 12 years ago # -
He wasn't speeding but he was still going too fast. Therein lies the problem with cars.
Posted 12 years ago #
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