Originally Posted by
AlmostTrick
How would you have handled surfriders incident with the wrong way cyclist who followed him home?
This rider was riding on the wrong side of the road...meaning in the opposite direction...and "weaving on an older bike not adjusted to his body, and carrying a load of stuff in a bag swining on the handlebars.", yet after almost being hit, was able to turn around, see where surfrider made his turn and follow him home, catching him there while he was still outside, before opening his garage. Wow, that wobbling dude on the ill-fitting bike with the load swinging from the bars was one fast mofo, or surfrider lives right on the corner where he turned.
Forgive me if I am skeptical that the incident happened as described.
As far as my own reaction had it happened like that and I was surfrider...I would have said, "sorry dude, didn't see you there riding on the wrong side of the road." Then I would have either went about my business or matched whatever escalation he foolishly (he's on my property) wanted to pursue. I definitely would not have opened my garage and showed off all the cool stuff that could be stolen if one wanted to break in.
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Last edited by chipcom; 12-24-08 at 09:55 AM.