Sometimes the crazy b@stard is the one on the bike....
ST. PETERSBURG — A man has been arrested in an unusual case of bicycle road rage.
Dale Arthur Single, 55, of 5141 70th St. N, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a firearm and one count of criminal mischief. Single is accused of using his hand to crack the windshield of a car trying to pass his bicycle at 34th Street and 53rd Avenue N on Sunday. He was arrested by Pinellas County sheriff's deputies after he wielded a handgun and a phony badge. Deputies say Meluvdin Rahimic, 28, and Cristobal Santiago, 30, both of Pinellas Park, pulled up behind Single and honked at him around 2 p.m. on Sunday as he weaved his bicycle through traffic north on 34th Street. Single damaged Radimic's windshield with a hand slap and fled. Officials say Rahimic called 911 and followed Single to the side of the road at 53rd Avenue, where Single revealed a pistol and "pointed it at the victims in a threatening manner." The suspect waved a badge at the men, who could also see a pair of handcuffs. The men retreated and deputies arrested Single at 54th Avenue and 37th Street N. Deputies recovered the gun, handcuffs and a novelty badge in a fanny pack he was carrying. http://www.tampabay.com/news/publics...cle1024247.ece |
Unfortunately no tests for intelligence, competence or even sanity are required for riding a bicycle. Sounds like this guy failed at least two out of three.
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I smell a pile. The cyclist cracked a windshield with a handslap?? Bull. And, frankly, they must have been passing pretty close for him to be able to reach out and shatter that windshield with the ***** Slap O' Justice.
The story mentions in an offhand way how the car pulled up behind the cyclist and started honking at him. So, ok, a car pulls up behind you, lays on the horn, then makes an illegal/unsafe pass, so close that you can hit their windshield? What would you do? ***** Slap O' Justice, of course. Personally, I'd skip the cuffs and Mickey Mouse Club badge, though. |
It probably would have been a lot less trouble for him if he had just unloaded the gun thru the window as the car went by.
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Originally Posted by Ajenkins
(Post 9416078)
I smell a pile. The cyclist cracked a windshield with a handslap?? Bull. And, frankly, they must have been passing pretty close for him to be able to reach out and shatter that windshield with the ***** Slap O' Justice.
The story mentions in an offhand way how the car pulled up behind the cyclist and started honking at him. So, ok, a car pulls up behind you, lays on the horn, then makes an illegal/unsafe pass, so close that you can hit their windshield? What would you do? ***** Slap O' Justice, of course. Personally, I'd skip the cuffs and Mickey Mouse Club badge, though. I was on the hood at the time, though. Adrenaline is a pretty potent ingredient in situations like that. |
Originally Posted by probe1957
(Post 9416336)
It probably would have been a lot less trouble for him if he had just unloaded the gun thru the window as the car went by.
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Originally Posted by Andy Somnifac
(Post 9417560)
And that would have solved what?
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Fanny pack = win
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Originally Posted by Ajenkins
(Post 9416078)
I smell a pile.
Breaking the windshield with a slap is a trick I need to learn though. |
The broken windshield by hand slap is a tricky, you'd have to hit the right spot in the windshield. I know someone who had a windshield get shattered by an folded, empty cardboard box while driving on the highway. It looked like a body had landed in the middle of the windshield.
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I didn't even manage to dent the hood of the SUV that was trying to mow down a cyclist in CM. FAIL
I need to learn teh Slap O' Justice, yo. |
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