Originally Posted by
rubic
What ever the actual situation that precipitated the event, it is apparent that Mr. Smock went overboard and didn't know when to stop his anger laced beating of the motorist. The courts might see it as mutual combat. However, in civilized society, you've got to know when to pull back. We cannot act like mad dogs, even when we feel the rage to do so.
perhaps the characterization of Mr Smock as a "mad dog" is premature. IMHO, when someone feels so little regard for you as a fellow human being that they're willing to kill you with an automobile...all bets are off. Its been years, but one afternoon on the way back to my office from my lunchtime ride in mtn. view, some arsehole in a red M3 tried to run me up onto the sidewalk. Things happened that he didn't anticipate. Now I doubt that I improved his attitude towards cyclists, but I pretty much guarantee that to this day he's a bit wary about confronting a cyclist.