Attacked

Originally Posted by stormalx
That's my point exactly. If you wanna get angry then fine, but what happens when you get angry with a proper nutter? That nutter also happens to be driving a car, you're on a bike? Then maybe you get chased with a bat or worse, like some people have mentioned. Did you make them reconsider? Nope. Did you achieve anything? Nope. Did you endanger yourself? Yeah.

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This is slave mentality, OK bad shit happens to me, but if I speak up it might even be worse, my master might give me a good beating, so keep your head down, keep quiet, we don't want any trouble.

No, it's not the same at all. I firmly believe it is right to speak up, it is right to take plates and report people who drive badly. If you want to remonstrate with them in person that is also fine - as long as it does not cause further danger.

We are not talking about some pious argument. We ARE talking about me or you on a bike and some asshole who drives badly, sharing the same road. Personally I would not want to do anything to make him/her drive any worse and/or maybe even attack me, but if you are happy to risk it then do.