Hells Angels attack rider E&C

Hear hear! I've been mildly surprised by some forum responses to my original post from the doubting thomases to the conspiracy cranks --

I just wonder what people would have said if the post began "my neighbour was knocked off his bike by a van when he complained it had rlj"?

I'm just sayin...

van drivers don't pick fights with irrelevant and annoying flies. Your mate must have done something that caused offence.

The vast majority of Van drivers are mild mannered and middle-aged, only the younger lot are likely to engage in a fight, and even then they know there's a risk to it so will only do so if triggered by someone being particularly confrontational and abusive.

Disclaimer: My father is a van driver and has been for 40 years. I've been to rallies when much younger, and I never saw any of them needlessly get violent. They're a perfectly reasonable lot and don't differ greatly to the culture of this here cycling community.