Psycho's on the road today!

*Could've *been killed by a mentalist today

Cycling up to Brick Lane from South London, going up Southwark Rd, get to the crossroads at the tube stn. Red lights, I slow down, have a quick look as you do, cars all waiting at the lights so I slowly cycle through - naughty, but we've all done it.

As I'm just getting to the otherside of the crossroads the lights change and cue some cock to my left slamming down on the accelarator and actually steering towards me. I steer myself over to the middle of the road and over towards the traffic island in the middle to avoid him - I carry on through(just!) and give him the 'wanker' sign

NEXT I hear 'You fucking WANKERRRR!'(his windows were down) and then he quickly tried to do a U-turn in the road to come round and chase me. Check this...

He only loses control cos he was going so quick and smashes into the railings at the side of the road, smashing up the whole front wing, bumper, headlights etc...

I was long gone but put the foot down and cut through the back of Borough Market to get away....going like the clappers, skidding all over the place to get away

I didn't wanna hang around and see if he was alright as he was clearly insane and they would have beat the shit out of me(3 of them in the car - south London skinhead, chav types - probably English, not Irish! ;-))

I was pretty shook up so I sat down the river for a bit then cycled back home - via Westminster, Vauxhall, Stockwell just to be safe, well out of the way

hah!

that'll teach him.

but the weather does seem to bring out the worst in drivers, and it brings out the worst drivers!

I only had a short ride to the shops, but there were still enough fuckwits about. kinda had enough of traffic for this week to be bothered to go for any more riding

Definitely something to do with the sun, loadsa dicks on the road today. All I heard every 4/5mins was people beeping their horns, cars speeding/accelerating all over the place. Actually saw the aftermath of a crash in Clapham North, Police there, two cars smashed up etc...

it defies logic.

nice day, sunday, "oh I know we'll go somewhere nice".

but a million other people all have the same idea, and they are all stupid and selfish and aggressive too. the result is a lovely sunny sunday gridlock roadrage bonanza.

I'll be riding in the week, I rode yesterday, I'm quite happy to sit in the cool today

Agreed

Now I'm off cycling to meet a few mates down the pub, watch the footy and have a few pints. Lets hope I can get there and back in one piece!

Kill 'em all.

Fuck me ! That is both a grim and a great story, like you say, never nice to have a bit of attempted murder with a weapon aimed your way, but it is just plain marvelous that the fucker ploughed into the railings.

:)

Glad you escaped.

Madness... People need to chill out!

it defies logic.

nice day, sunday, "oh I know we'll go somewhere nice".

Haha, yep. What's wrong with relaxing in a park/garden/pub etc... Driving in this weather :S ergh.

Sun's out.. lets drive to Oxford St. for some nice shopping.
Sun's out.. lets drive to RP for a picnic.
Sun's out.. lets drive

Its amazing the anti-cycling sentiment amongst some drivers. The amount of arseholes who shouted abuse at us yesterday when cycling to Cambridge was astounding. Mostly tossy essex type fuckers who probably don't even know how to ride a bike or do anything other than drink beer, fight and watch football.

That's poetic justice, Pistanator :)

Mind you, it's never nice feeling hunted by psychos in motor vehicles. I think these people should re-watch 'Duel' (Spielberg's first) and think about what it would be like to having something a lot larger driving threateningly in their direction.

south London skinhead, chav types - probably English

Pistanator you fucking racist, I'm from England and live in South London, does that make me chav scum.

(jokes, read the irish bike thief post)

Totally agree, but its not just drivers it brings the worst out in, riding past bermondsey had about 15 little chavs absolutely drench me in water, fucked me right off.

i know it was just there idea of 'a bit of fun' but its actually really dangerous, i stopped paying attention to what i was doing and it would have been really easy for me to miss the car in front stopping at some traffic lights.

so pissed off i have half a mind to write a letter to somebody!

Totally agree, but its not just drivers it brings the worst out in, riding past bermondsey had about 15 little chavs absolutely drench me in water, fucked me right off.

i know it was just there idea of 'a bit of fun' but its actually really dangerous, i stopped paying attention to what i was doing and it would have been really easy for me to miss the car in front stopping at some traffic lights.

so pissed off i have half a mind to write a letter to somebody!

Just throw them some candy with rat poison.

I got rat poison... yours for a pint??

I am really considering riding with a base ball bat tide to my bag ninja style...

Totally agree, but its not just drivers it brings the worst out in, riding past bermondsey had about 15 little chavs absolutely drench me in water, fucked me right off.

+1 - why does no one walk on the pavements in South London? Coming back down past the oval this afternoon the cricket fans seemed to think all the road's a crossing - camberwell green not much better...

Maybe you should go back with some water balloons SE

these would be nice!

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