Originally Posted by
mcours2006
You're not just dealing with the dogs here; you're dealing with the dog owner as well whom you cussed out. Your'e not sociopathic/psychopatic, but maybe she is, and yet you are not going to avoid riding past that area. The term sitting duck comes to mind.
Anytime I have a confrontation with someone on the road I am always regretful that it had escalated to the level that it did, because that's my regular commute route, and what if one day the driver decides that he's going to run me over from behind, because he's seen a few times on the same stretch of road.
The dogs attacked you, yes. And you should file a report. I also understand the urge for retribution. But I'd also be thankful that I'm not seriously injured.
Just some food for thought.
Yes, and the owner in the type of area the OP speaks of can be much worse than the 400 pound woman. What if you were there while to husband was gone to the ABC store or the son out to get some pills only to come home to a riled up belligerent woman telling her version of the story. If the cyclist is going through there in a somewhat consistent basis about the same time of day they may know when to be watching.
There is a good chance this situation has already gone from bad to worse.