Cars are well hard. Don't try to punch them.

This morning just after leaving home I was riding along Plumstead High street. A car coming from the other direction was waiting to turn right into a side road, no actually he didn't wait that was the problem. I run into the side of him on to the bonet and off onto the ground. Now we have a bad situation, a ginger man with alot of adrenaline pumping through his vains. (I may just add that last time I was hit by a car they drove off so I have added resentment) So I get up and in my rage punch his window. We argue some thing like this,

me: what the f**@k do you thing you are doing?
him: you should have stoped for me!
me: what the fu@k! It was my right of way!

bla blaa bla

any way took his number plate and checked my bike and rode off to work. After 15 min and the adrenalin rush has subsided my han hurts, I take of my glove and it is very twisted. Hmm at Greenwhich by now so may as well continue. After another 10 min i can't use my hand and have to cyle one handed from Surry Keys to Euston. Had my morning not been bad enough some twat on a mbt yells at me for nit going fast enough.

I get to work excusse my self and go to hospital. My hand is broken. Get checked out, passout, get oxygen and told that we shall see how it heals I may need to have one of my knuckles removed.

Moral of the story. Don't be a short temperd idiot like me and punch cars.

P.S do you think I should report the insident, or has me being an idiot mean that I could get in more trouble that the driver.

report it, deny punching car say you broke hand hitting the tarmac,

"you should have stoped for me!"

WTF!

Just hope they don't find this post where you've admitted to punching the car..

Sorry to hear about the crash and the subsequent injuries man. I've come very very close to doing the same thing a number of times here but manage to limit it. Verbally I go ballistic but I've not hit a car here. An open palmed strike is meant to be the best option (if they are still in car). It makes a loud noise inside the car but doesn't do any damage to you or the car. I think I'd be more inclined to kick their doors in anyway.. much more damage with a toughened SPD sole attached to foot :)

Hope you get yourself sorted out speedy like! Do you have crash insurance or something?

If you report it, and you're flexible with the truth, let me know and I'll delete this discussion.

"I know nuzink!"

hope that hand isn't too painful for long

I had a similar reaction to some prick a couple of months ago...
was riding down Oxford street bout 11.30pm on a thurs night after a night of copious amounts of free bubbly at some press do.
some kid in a clio or something goes to turn across in front of me, and stops literal mm's from me so on the way past, I smack his window.
He pulls in shouting abuse out of his window so I, in a slight drunken rage swing round and slowly pedal towards him, he gets out of his car and just as he does a massive policeman runs across and pins him to his car, saying "oh no you don't sunshine' or something like that.
The lad is complaining about me punchin his car and the officier replies that if it was him he'd have put his foot through his window : )

the lad ain't happy about this and starts getting trappy.. 'is it coz i is black' etc. etc.
so I keep out the way and the officiers mate tells me to quietly pedal off, which I gratefully do, trying not to breath booze all over him, and nursing my bruised knuckles.

The most concerning thing about the whole incident was that I didn't notice the big cop car behind me!
I normally try and keep my eyes peeled incase I jump lights or have been drinking...

Report it and delete the thread.

I'm currently claiming insurance from a twat who t-boned me, try Levenes in Wood Green they specialise in car/cycle accidents. Was there any witnesses?

Ouch.
So far I've been very lucky (touches wood and crosses fingers etc, etc) with lots of close calls but zero impacts, which is starting to make me nervous. But I've always imagine that if I'm able to stand-up after a bash I'll fling my Langster at the offending shiny vehicle and fuck the consequences. and then I get to buy a new bike, once I'm released from custody that is.
Hope the knuckle can stay put Brick. GWS.

I hear what you are saying guys (maybe girls as well) but it will be on hospital records which is more of a problem than an internet forum. I thought it was important to say how it happened as i affects treatment and all that.

hope it heals fast man.

some people are cunts with thier cars

yeah, get well soon

sorry to hear that....get well soon!

u might want to use those lol

Bummer, hope it's ok. Lesson for next time, punch the driver not the car ;-)

I got knocked off day before yesterday.

I was going down the inside while all the cars are waiting to turn right so some nobber trys to pull up onto the pavement to bomb down the inside. Cue him catching my backwheel and sending me to the floor. Had it been a second earlier id have been on the bonnet.

Anyway, Im not injured apart from a bruised arse but i get up (Im on the rat bake) so i picked up the bike and then threw it to the floor (dont know why i did that?) walk over to the car, clink (the central locking has been locked) Im ragin at the driver by this point, bzzzzzzzzzz (the windows are going up). In my final point of rage I boot the door with my shoe, the cleat scratches it. This is where the red haze depletes. The bloke looks at me in disbelief and im thinking, oh fuck thats going to cost a bit. Back on ther bike and cant be caught in traffic.

Funny thing is I saw the guy in a cue of traffic going from greenwich out to charlton yesterday and it really is a bit of a nasty scratch. He recognised me but didnt react. Numpty.

Hope your hand gets well soon anyways.

Simular thing happened to me yesterday with a bus pulling out into me. I beeped a bit with my air horn and he did the 'who me?' shoulders in his mirror. So I cycled behind him until he stopped at the next bus stop, whereupon I slowly cycled up to his open driver window and as he was engrossed taking money from commuters yelled in his ear as loud as I could 'you fucking blind wanker cunt'. He saw me then but I had already cycled on and he was trapped behind a bus and the moving lane of traffic. Made me feel better.

i gotta cycle through southall ever day, that place is feckin' terrible, i'm sure they all passed their tests in deli, probably yell/ swear at least twice a day,had a near miss this morning, nobody bloody indicates, and they just nose out into on coming traffic.

The classic is when you've just hit the ground after getting knocked off and the dozy twat asks if your ok. Instant response "what the fuck do you think?" They always look surprised as if they didn't expect such hostility.

Also Dalston (Kingsland Road) is a nightmare in the morning... be aware

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjrEQaG5jPM

Kinda peaceful watching that.

it's how traffic should be, uninhibited and always flowing.

I am still don't know what to do.

Cocodamole have worn off now so I think I need beer.

Off to the union for my cheap drinks. One of the good things about my office is that I am on the 7th floor and the bar is on the 3 and in the summer I can just use the fire escape to get down. Sweet.

lardy where do you live? out Charlton way?

I have ridden a bicycle in India a couple of times, I’m not quite sure that I would describe it as uninhibited and flowing.

A brand new Hero, with rack, stand and integral handcuff lock costs a score. Unfortunately It’s not all that.

like when a major junction loses it's traffic lights, it's either nice and flowy or total gridlock

Brick

Yep live in charlton. But the missus keeps reminding me I have to tell people it is actually "Blackheath Standard". Are local?

I got doored by a van in moving traffic a couple weeks ago. Nasty bruises and ugly road burn, but not bad considering and no real bike damage, just a smashed phone. I was expecting him to be a prime A-hole and was about to hurl abuse at him, but he was so shaken up and apologetic that I couldn't bring myself to do it. He gave me a ride home and me 100quid (far more than it was worth) for a new phone, and made sure I had his home address/mobile and license.

I was completely shocked that he was so sincerely apologetic and helpful... especially for a guy in a white van ; )

I suppose being a girl doesn't hurt in these situations.

ssk I got doored by a van in moving traffic a couple weeks ago. Nasty bruises and ugly road burn, but not bad considering and no real bike damage, just a smashed phone. I was expecting him to be a prime A-hole and was about to hurl abuse at him, but he was so shaken up and apologetic that I couldn't bring myself to do it. He gave me a ride home and me 100quid (far more than it was worth) for a new phone, and made sure I had his home address/mobile and license.

I was completely shocked that he was so sincerely apologetic and helpful... especially for a guy in a white van ; )

I suppose being a girl doesn't hurt in these situations.

yeah im sure if it was a man, he would of probably hit them with the door again........maybe he wanted more for his money!!!