Originally Posted by
DunderXIII
And he got the finger
Also my got my first flat after more than a year of commute. On a rainy day.
The talk happened when I stopped .. get this.. behind another car at a red light. On a small street. I was stopped when I suddenly heard a horn getting louder and then see this guy in his Mazda screaming at me (windows up). I look away from him and he presses harder on the horn; at that point he got the finger. He wouldn't stop so I passed in front of the 1st car from the right to get in front. The moron passes the stopped car from the left, in the wrong lane! to get to me and gets out of his car. He proceeds to yell at me that I'm in "THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD YOU @#$" (on a red light mind you, oh boy) so I yelled back "I HAVE THE RIGHT, GO READ THE LAW". I didn't use profanity, I really didn't want this to continue. He got back in his car screaming.
What the hell? Got honked before but never some stupid sh*t like this. A nice quiet recovery ride completely ruined by the f*kr, now I feel angry and stressed
How do you deal with a situation like this? My inner male wants to smash this guys face but I know damn well that I'm no fighter. I'm probably fitter though
It's a tough situation and very frustrating. After a few years of this stuff, I've mellowed quite a bit in my attitude towards those commuting in cars.
Having a handlebar camera running, I found, helps me maintain my cool. When you maintain the high ground and someone else looks the fool, there's no doubt later about it if it escalates. I think taking a picture (or pretending to) of their license plate with a cell phone is a good thing to do, too; most irritated drivers become pacified when their anonymity is gone.
Unless they endanger me, I'm not going to go beyond sticking a copy of the state vehicular code as it pertains to bicycles (free booklet from my state) underneath their passenger window wiper, which I assume drives them nuts for the remainder of their commute. When they have to stare through their windshield at an orange state publication that says
The Maryland Vehicular Law Pertaining to Bicycles with Definitions it's fair to assume that they are going to know that you are right/abiding by the law even if they throw it out at their first opportunity.