White van driving wanker

haha. i did that on purpose ;)

Ha Ha - do some more - you are very good at it :)

well it is infuriating at the time. i was just trying to say that we all do dumb shit sometimes - on bike or in van. sometimes it takes someone yelling at you to realize it but I find any time I get into an argument with a dangerous driver it only seems to make them more defensive, and aggressive....

have a near-miss, get called a tosser and puled up on my speling. what a day :P

Gave me a cheer and said "Yeah! Go on, girl!" or something along those lines, and then happily waved me off as I overtook them at another set of lights. Perhaps they were too nice? We need some middle ground here :P.

Thats what my trucks like! Often like to encourage people making the climb up highgate, gave a bottle of water to a girl fighting up the hill on a pashley when stopped at the lights. Twas a hot day and i hope it brightend her day.
Been known to shout 'do a skid' at local forumengers as well. This is a fun game. As is shouting at other tree trucks about town.
If you've never driven a van, you're missing out. It has its merits. Not as enjoyable as cycling and it does make me frustrated but when its good its really good.

Tosser.

who?

If they don't grab your phone and frisbee it into traffic that is.

He grabs for your phone, you plant one on his nose.

"Well officer, I thought he was making a grab for my throat, and I just reacted - instinctively like..."

^Tea_Bee: always the voice of reason ringing through the turmoil.

The arsehole song- Jimmy Buffet

How about this for a plan:

http://marieberry.blogspot.com/2009/09/hey-boris-heres-idea.html

Some cunt just knocked me off AND drive off on Endell Street!

I was bombing it down from the Royal Opera House and a white van coming the opposite way was indicating his right to cut across me into Shelton St
He was waiting for me but inched out a bit to get ready. I slowed down a bit anyway then literally as I was 6ft away from him the dozy cunt stupidly made his manouvre and cut across me! WTF!!?
I had to vear off to my left and crashed into some roadwork barriers, fell off, whacked my knee and on my arse! The cunt then accellerated off down Shelton St. I'm not havin that I thought and chased the cunt!
Caught up with him at the lights outside Stringfellow. Obviously I lost it with him and all I got was "Fuck off pussy" the usual shite, I tried opening his door and it was locked, the lights went red and he sped off again with me in the midle of the traffic shouting "CUNT"!

Anyway, black fella in white transit NA54 LFO

How do I find out more about this twat! I want him sacked - he was clearly working, some kind of courier or whatever....

I rang the Metropolitan Police just now(0207 230 1212) and gave a statement but they said they can't do much really unless I make a formal complaint at my local nick, fuck that.

Dude, get yourself down to the local station, get it reported, give a statement, get a crime number, go back and see if you can find some witnesses, then take the wanker to court.
I'm sure your very expensive Corimas must have been damaged in the accident yeah?

I can't be fucked with it all

Apart from a bit of scratching(on my newly stripped/polished frame) on the DT and leftside of the fork the bike's fine(I'll have a proper 'tinker' in a bit), I managed to push the bike away a bit so my leg/body took the blow on the railings. He didn't actually hit me(an inch or two away though), just forced me out the way, off the road

Complete cunt though! Knocking someone off their bike, then fuckin accelaratin off then when I catch the cunt he locks his door, winds up his window and gives me abuse then speeds off again at the lights!

What a bastard. Shit like that leaves my hands shaking for a couple of hours afterwards as anyone who saw me when I arrived at souths this week will know. Have a 'good' lunchtime Graham you've earned it!

i was in a similar situation the other day, except it was a silver merc. the guy actually chased after me and assaulted me. case details currently with the plod - who are fucking useless and haven't actually done anything at all about it (like, contact me for a statement?). i'll put more info in another thread at some point in the future, but currently waiting to see if i hear anythign at all from plod, otherwise i've got a lawyer keen to get involved...

first, thanks to those who responded in support.

a brief follow-up: old bill did contact me (5 days later, not within the 48 hours that they'd told me originally it would be) but not to take a statement. turns out the other fucker had a little think during the course of the day, and then took himself along to the police to report that i had assaulted him! so, now, there are two investigations going on - one against him and one against me.... i don't know if he claims to have any witnesses yet, but the cops are still trying to get statements from the two names that i gave them (one was apparently out of the country last week, and the other one was a white van driver who they are trying to trace through his firm - they're not all bad, i think). we shall see what happens, but i guess that the likely thing is the case will either be dropped by both sides, or if i decide to push it, he will do the same and try to take me to court as well - in which case the CPS would probably drop it, i've been warned by the police.

GRRRRRR.

and then, another story, this time monday this week: i was cycling along the cycle route on tavistock place at a reasonable pace trying to make the next set of lights at the junction with bedford way/tavistock square when some arsehole white van driver decided to do an illegal right turn onto tavistock square, almost killing me in the process! fortunately, i managed to avoid him and found myself heading north on tavistock square, a bit shooken up. so, i slowed down to try and catch my breath again, when the same white van driver pulled up alongside me and started shouting at me about how it was alright for cyclists to turn right but not for vehicles. i pointed out it was a no right turn that he'd just disobeyed, and that he'd almost killed me, at which point he jumped out of his van and started running around to hit me. i started to cycle away as quick as i could while he followed me for a little bit before going back to his van. i didn't look back to see if he was chasing me, but got the hell out of there as fast as i could.

oh, i was wearing a flourescent yellow jacket, too, so there was no excuse for not seeing me (a bit like today when some other git who tried to run me over on my way in this morning, also on tavistock place).

be careful everyone! seems that some craziness is in the air this autumn now that people are back from their summer breaks (maybe cos they're all skint and didn't actually get a break?)

d0cA

Not guilty of any of the above ^^^

Saw a VERY near miss today.
Heading south on Edgeware road in LH lane I stopped behind a Murpy's 7.5 tonne truck which was in pole position at the lights. Spotted a girl creeping up the inside (shock horror - wvm using mirrors when stationary!) and as she came up inside the truck the lights changed green and the truck started moving off and proceded to turn left. Luckily the driver must have spotted the girl and anchored up and she wobbled out of the way BUT she was inches away from disappearing under the rear wheel. One very lucky lady!
I did not get the truck's number or I would have rang Murphy's as the driver had failed to indicate but the girl should not have got in that position in the first place.

That could have been a horror story, glad it wasn't.

Shame.
But, 'name calling' remains rather common.

Cyclists will always be at risk on the public road. Its no great discussion of the law of physics. Soon you may be desensitized, otherwise I fear you may have to find alternative form of recreation or form of transport, to prevent having a nervous breakdown altogether.

I can't be fucked with it all

Apart from a bit of scratching(on my newly stripped/polished frame) on the DT and leftside of the fork the bike's fine(I'll have a proper 'tinker' in a bit), I managed to push the bike away a bit so my leg/body took the blow on the railings. He didn't actually hit me(an inch or two away though), just forced me out the way, off the road

Complete cunt though! Knocking someone off their bike, then fuckin accelaratin off then when I catch the cunt he locks his door, winds up his window and gives me abuse then speeds off again at the lights!

Glad you're OK, could have been worse but the bloke sounds like a complete twat. I wish you would go to the fuzz report it and chase it up, even say he knocked you off (he might have well) to make sure you get their attention and have something worth following up. It's the only way twats like the bloke driving will ever think twice again about how they're driving.

Shame.
But, 'name calling' remains rather common.

Cyclists will always be at risk on the public road. Its no great discussion of the law of physics. Soon you may be desensitized, otherwise I fear you may have to find alternative form of recreation or form of transport, to prevent having a nervous breakdown altogether.

^ Twat!

The geezer pulled out in front of me when he blatantly saw me coming, not only did he cause me to crash(and see me crash) but then proceeded to DRIVE AWAY!!!

I can call him whatever I want!

Sorry Pis.ant.
Was responding to the original thread. not everything is all about you, my comment *wasn't *directed at your hijack.

Sorry to hear that you were knocked from your bike tho. Has happened to me a few occassions. Hope you are OK and that your bikes OK.

Regretably, I think your rage was not the best reaction. I've learnt to immediately identify a witness and secure their details. Thereafter I open a case at the police station. I then make a doctors visit for my significant pains and receive the desired Voltaren injection and established medical history. We all know that 99% settle out of court once they receive the supoena. against three quotes fro a new wheelset and frame.

'hijack'??! You're one big tit aren't you!

The thread is entitled 'White Van Driving Wanker'. I goy hit by one today so I thought(correct me if I'm wrong) this may be the correct thread to post? Or shall I put it in 'The Cheesecake Thread'?

Wrong white van, wrong wanker, cos we're talking about macca81's wanker. So its a hijack

Wrong white van, wrong wanker, cos we're talking about macca81's wanker. So its a hijack

That is not a hijack. You are either:

a) troll
b) thick
c) a kid
d) cunt

e) literate

Pistanator -- when the guy started to look like he was turning, maybe he thought your (very sensible) easing up was "please do pull out in front of me"?

cross-complaints are a pain in the arse, I have several on the go. One involves a cyclist getting grief from wvm, flicks the v, wvm gives chase, cuts off, punches off bike, stamps on front wheel. WAC.

Hope it turns out ok, and I'm glad you didn't get more grief than you did / more hurt than you did.

e) literate

There is no e), smart arse.