Happy slapped by toerags on a moped

Just hazarding a guess but I would imagine that there is a good chance they were below the age of criminal responsibility

Below the age of criminal responsibility . . . bollox!

If they are old enough to steal & ride a moped whilst assaulting people on it, then they are old enough to be tried and convicted in a court of law.

But not if it happened on a train?

At no point has the age of the assailants been made public knowlege.

you're entirely correct, their age is not known, so dammit and donut getting hot under the collar about them not having criminal responsibility is redundant. they would have to be under 10 years of age to have no criminal responsibility. it wasn't a dig at the OP, unless they are complaining about getting hit by someone 9 years old or younger.

i got done about two years ago riding south on violet road e3.

the culprit was in a car. and it was raining and dark. but i managed to stay upright.

about 10 years ago riding north through chorley in lancashire someone threw a half brick from a mini which hit me on the leg.

yeah it can be a bit bumpy out there.

you should report it to the police and write to your mp.

good luck.

Fuck me I bet the brick hurt. I got hit square in the head by a pint of milk thrown from a car a few years ago. Took me clean out. Luckily I was on the BMX and was only traveling at about 5 mph so it wasn't a harsh slam

I've worked in the "grim" end of Hoxton for nearly 15 years without a single incident. I'm not a "Nathan Barley" on a hipster wagon but even if I were, I don't think that merits being deliberately fucked over by a pair of 16 or 17 year old ragamuffin scrotes. I'm not about to buy a hoodie, get cornrows and wear my jeans falling off my arsecheeks so I can blend in with two cowardly scumbags. For the record there are plenty of decent people in this area who have fuck all money. It comes down to common sense and respect for other people on this planet.

I've worked in the "grim" end of Hoxton for nearly 15 years without a single incident. I'm not a "Nathan Barley" on a hipster wagon but even if I were, I don't think that merits being deliberately fucked over by a pair of 16 or 17 year old ragamuffin scrotes. I'm not about to buy a hoodie, get cornrows and wear my jeans falling off my arsecheeks so I can blend in with two cowardly scumbags. For the record there are plenty of decent people in this area who have fuck all money. It comes down to common sense and respect for other people on this planet.

well said.

A year ago Matthew Paris advocated using piano wire to decapitate cyclists. Let's not lower ourselves to his standards. Indeed his suggestion may well have led to a considerable increase in the assaults on cyclists.

Point taken, I was being rather facetious - it was a glib comment.

When my dad and I were cycling to Glasgow a few years back someone chucked a banana skin at him and started making monkey noises and shouting the typical racist nonsense. The people in the car couldn't have seen the queue at the traffic lights 30 metres ahead. As my dad I approached a few seconds later they -in what must have been blind panic-pulled out to make an escape only to be hit side on by an oncoming van. Thankfully no one was hurt and once the police arrived the driver was arrested.

should of clotheslined them

Point taken, I was being rather facetious - it was a glib comment.

shut the fuck up Donny

When my dad and I were cycling to Glasgow a few years back someone chucked a banana skin at him and started making monkey noises and shouting the typical racist nonsense. The people in the car couldn't have seen the queue at the traffic lights 30 metres ahead. As my dad I approached a few seconds later they -in what must have been blind panic-pulled out to make an escape only to be hit side on by an oncoming van. Thankfully no one was hurt and once the police arrived the driver was arrested.

That reminded me, had a minivan driver call me a 'f*cking p*ki cyclist' yesterday, completely unprovoked; it's like he was trying to dent my ego on two fronts. If he didn't look like such a loser slob himself I might have felt hurt.

...your story's better though. :D

To OP, glad you could keep your composure (from the sounds of it) and stay safe.

Soylent Green- it is the answer.

no... that's just a shit film

When my dad and I were cycling to Glasgow a few years back someone chucked a banana skin at him and started making monkey noises and shouting the typical racist nonsense. The people in the car couldn't have seen the queue at the traffic lights 30 metres ahead. As my dad I approached a few seconds later they -in what must have been blind panic-pulled out to make an escape only to be hit side on by an oncoming van. Thankfully no one was hurt and once the police arrived the driver was arrested.

brilliant.

Had someone just scream at me out of a car window once. Didn't even throw anything . Just screaming made me jump and nearly fall off at speed . They too didn't realise that they were just approaching a long queue at red lights. They didn't even bother to wind their window up as I pulled up to them. They just sat there trying to pretend it wasn't them. I just said "pardon" and rolled past. I think if I'd stopped they'd have been happy with a confrontation.

exactly like this;

edited - sorry couldn't find the actual clip from the Inbetweeners where a group of teenagers driving a yellow Fiat screamed "BUS WANKER" at the bus stop and end up stopping in traffic a couple metres ahead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auhZ23yGcno

i was cycling home up tottenham court road the other day and a stationary cabbie just screamed out his window at me as i went passed, he then just started to crack up. i felt like a right cunt, amongst the coaches and bendy buses that roll up and down that way...

Had one of these blasted in my ear..

Had one of these thrown at me..

Water bottle emptied on me.

One of these aimed at me up the footpath..

and I'm still fucking happily riding. Bring it, cunts. Bring it.

Had one of these blasted in my ear..

You know, somebody did that to me recently, they blare that thing right inside my ear and the look on their face as they notice it didn't even made me flitch was totally worth it.

120db is just a mere whisper to me, it like being seduced by a Millwall football fan gently in the ear.

(I don't ride with my hearing aids, it's much easier to focus without sound).

I've worked in the "grim" end of Hoxton for nearly 15 years without a single incident. I'm not a "Nathan Barley" on a hipster wagon but even if I were, I don't think that merits being deliberately fucked over by a pair of 16 or 17 year old ragamuffin scrotes. I'm not about to buy a hoodie, get cornrows and wear my jeans falling off my arsecheeks so I can blend in with two cowardly scumbags. For the record there are plenty of decent people in this area who have fuck all money. It comes down to common sense and respect for other people on this planet.

I dare you to cycle round Hoxton wearing your forum name :)

^ nice one.

i was too polite to ask.

maybe we should all do it.

you have heard of the tweed run. maybe a lederhosen run ?

I have worn lederhosen on my bike around said area but they're just 3/4 length suede looking trousers from Austria and not the "sound of music dungaree yodelling" type if you know what I mean. I also wear loden 3/4 length trousers in the winter with long socks. I would recommend them to anyone: They're not the lightest but boiled wool is pretty much waterproof but breathable and you never have to wash them. You just brush them with a stiff brush once a week or whenever you can be arsed to.

Bring on the lederhosen run. I'm there! "The hills are alive with......"

Had one of these blasted in my ear..

Had one of these thrown at me..

Water bottle emptied on me.

One of these aimed at me up the footpath..

and I'm still fucking happily riding. Bring it, cunts. Bring it.

stop boasting about your sex life and change the photo of a Jag to a Polonez ;o)))

Awful stories!

Assaults on cyclists are thankfully rare. There have been quite a few in the N1 area in recent years, though, and many of them have involved stolen motorised cycles. Some people had realised that you can just lift Ortlieb panniers off the back of a bicycle from an overtaking moped. On a few occasions, when they did this, they caused the rider to crash. That spate of robberies has now stopped, but there is still the occasional report like lederhosen's.

On the subject of Matthew Parris' disgraceful article, this attracted a record number of complaints, which was good to see. It was stupid, callous and even probably factually nonsense. That he was calling for murder or GBH just because he had probably got the origin of the litter in his local hedges wrong (he thought that cyclists had dropped it, but it sounded much more like stuff that people chuck from cars) is astonishing.

i am only postin this cos i cant sleep,

i was riding south to north along burdett rd e3 (near lidl) tonight and got some stones thrown at me.

i went back to see what was going on but a gang of five braved me up. i bust a move.

it was all a bit handbags. i reckon if i had gone for it they would have legged it but you never know.

the yuff off today. i dont know ?

where is my tax going ? police etc ?

keep yer wits about ya and be safe everybody.

I reckon they just wanted to hit somebody.

No, seriously, glad you weren't hurt. Stuff getting thrown is a known hazard down there, e.g. we've had numerous reports of it down by the canal.