[slvoid]

So I'm out for a nice night ride, doing about 25, when I notice this car in the opposing lane moving real slow. As I'm heading towards it, I see this silver/green shiny object moving in a slow arc towards me... yep... Heineken Keg Can... Except I think they underestimated my speed and I blew by under it. It ended up hitting a parked car.
What exactly would you suggest I do in this case?
Bike on and forget about it, walk away?
Get bright enough front lights that they think you're a motorbike or something else?
Body armor?
Turn around, chase em down at the next light 9mm semiauto blaring away? (Holding the piece sideways, of course)

[The BikeForums Team]

This is an archived thread, you can find the full version of this thread, with images, links and more content here.

Ready to buy? Check out these two online bike stores:
- http://www.nashbar.com (you can find the latest bike nashbar coupons in this thread)
- http://www.performancebike.com (you can find the latest performance bike coupons in this thread)

Cya on the forums,
- The BikeForums Team
- http://www.bikeforums.net

[geneman]

yikes!

brings new meaning to the phrase "mind your p's and q's"

-mark

[MsVicki]

:eek:

Glad it didn't smack you!

[MKRG]

I caught an egg with my face when I was riding amy motorcycle a couple years ago,,,yeah that sucked. Thankfully I was wearing a full faced helmet.

[mike]

Do you mean a Keg as it a five or ten gallon keg? Or do you mean and empty beer can?

An empty keg or even a full beer can could have killed you. I would have told the cops if it was a big keg or even a full can of beer.

[slvoid]

It was one of those beer cans that looks like a keg, it's about one and a half times the size of a regular can of beer, kind of like a snapple bottle. And I think those morons threw a FULL can at me based on the heavy "thud" that I heard when it hit the other car.
I didn't get the desc. or # of the vehicle and at the time I was just speechless, didn't know what to do so I just kept going. Next time I'll probably go back and retrieve the evidence, call the pigs though I'm not sure how NYPD would respond since they don't even respond to "shots fired" in my neighborhood when people hear gunshots at night.
Egg in the face now and I would've eaten it.. An actual keg and I would've found myself inside a game of Donkey Kong lol.
These people piss me off, makes me wanna carry a bag of sharp rocks with me, they probably care more about their paint than my life.

[bikenutr2000]

I like the "Turn around, chase em down at the next light 9mm semiauto blaring away? (Holding the piece sideways, of course)" solution.
I had a CD thrown at me once, the a-holes misses by a mile. I got the license plate down and also went back a couple days later and retrieved the CD. So if I go the the police there is a big report that needs to be filled out and all the other stuff. So I think I might get their address and mail it back with a nice little letter, or maybe put it on their winshield. Nothing would make me feel better then messing with their minds, then every few months send them another letter letting them know I have not forgotten about them. Ha, that would be cool.
I know a lot of people that have gottten stuff thrown at them, my brother was actually smacked on the behind when they drove by. He said it hurt like a sons-a-bi#$%. The worst part is there is nothing you can do about it.
I have no pity for people like that, it boils my blood.

[LittleBigMan]

So I'm out for a nice night ride, doing about 25, when I notice this car in the opposing lane moving real slow. As I'm heading towards it, I see this silver/green shiny object moving in a slow arc towards me... yep... Heineken Keg Can...

What exactly would you suggest I do in this case?

Body armor?
It never ceases to amaze me the insanely stupid things people do for kicks. I remember when some kids thought it would be fun to drop cinder blocks (or something of that nature) over the side of a bridge onto freeway traffic. One fell through the windshield of a car and killed the driver.

Assuming the can was full, I'd say this was a potentially deadly assault. Where do you draw the line between "harmless fun" and a criminal act?

Report it. It might help prevent it from happening again and hurting someone.

[MMPC]

That's crazy, glad it missed you. I remember back in high school doing some really stupid things - but nothing like that. Had it hit you, that really could've given you a severe head injury or even killed you! Jeez, I'm not sure what I would've done in your situation - probably keep riding like you did. If they're willing to pelt you with a full can of beer, had you chased them down, they might've also been willing to hit you with their car! I'm just waiting for a similar occurance - I frequently ride in the area of a high school full of rich kids who seem to think they "can do no wrong."

[ndbentrider]

Glad they missed you - one March many years ago group of high school harries decided I need a shamrock shake from Mac and Dons thrown at me. They didn't miss - fortunately I did not go down in traffic. They found it hilarious. I have been fortunate not to have been pegged very often given the variety of objects thrown at me, including fireworks.

[slvoid]

Thanks everyone. I'm gonna see about contacting the authorities about this, if they get enough calls they'll put out an additional patrol though I doubt it since I'm maybe one of 2-3 people who actually rides around here for fun.

It's actually quite different in manhattan where I'm guessing people are used to the reputation of bike messengers. Anytime I'm out there with my school bag on, cars (not cabs) give me a lot of room and people on the street are unusually apologetic if they happen to get caught in my way at an intersection.

Anyway, short of firing off rounds at them and leaving the impression that everyone on a bike's armed and ready, I ordered a bright dual front light system, at least they'll be a little less likely to come after me if for the moment they mistake me for a motorbike or car.

[Jay_2004]

If i was riding a crappy bike...id throw my bike into their car (head on) while i jump to the side about 10 secs early...then i call the police and they pay for a shiny new bike...and they feel like total idiots...or you oculd revert to even more senseless vandalism....on their car....who knows........people these days are crazy...ha....but sometimes otheres need to be tought a lesson to stop doing it anymore...Ive had a situation just like yuors....minus the can....he was threatenign to run my and my cousin over...i swear he was drunk....but lets just say he wont be saying that to anyone else :eek:

[caloso]

Morons. What kind of idiot throws a perfectly good full can of beer?!? (Unless it's Bud, of course, then fire away.)

[pitboss]

I caught an egg with my face when I was riding amy motorcycle a couple years ago,,,yeah that sucked. Thankfully I was wearing a full faced helmet.
Wow...I can't believe that actually hit you. I was aiming for the wheel... :D