Originally Posted by
lil brown bat
In the absence of any damage to the driver or a witness who says that the cyclist was brandishing a weapon, I think you'd have a hard time making the "threat" and "trying to flee' arguments, after driving up onto a curb and trying to scrape the guy off on trees (and who knows, endangering pedestrians too?).
That sums up how I feel as well.
Even in cases of self defense, there is a limit to what you can do to someone before it becomes assault.