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Well it happened.....I got something thrown at me today......

Old 06-15-08, 06:38 AM
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I had a 20 oz plastic mountain dew bottle filled with tobacco spit thrown at me. The car was going 55 MPH I was going 15. It hit dead center on the back of my left calf. The impact tore my soleus muscle. When I got off the bike I could not put any weight on my leg. thank god I was wearing winter weight compression tights or who knows what damage would have been done. I was on crutches for 2 weeks, and 3 years later I still have a scar from the impact on the back of my leg.

When I was able to go to the police station later that week I reported it (I was riding 40 miles from home) I was not the first report of attacks on cyclists on that stretch of highway so the police were actively seeking the culprits; I just added fuel to the fire. They finally caught them about a month later. They threw a baseball bat into the spokes of a rider causing him to get seriously hurt. The car behind witnessed it, called the cops and followed them until the police intercepted them. 16 and 17 year olds.
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Originally Posted by w2n
concealed carry permit holder... you never know who we are.
yes we are everywhere.


i have had fake jewerly, coins, air horns, and cups of ice thrown at me. actually the reason i ended up getting my road bike was because i had a cup of ice thrown at me and luckly it hit the down tube on my mtb. traffic was slow enough i was able to chase the car. at mile 3 (i was very motivated to rip this kid out his car) i got within a half a telephone length of the car at a stop light and unfortunetly it turned green and they were gone. thats the reason i got my road bike, if i had it i would have caught them no problem. but i ran out of gear.
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Originally Posted by w2n
concealed carry permit holder... you never know who we are.
Yeah, but who would shoot someone (that is a member here) for throwing a bag of trash at them. *thinks, "OVERKILL"*
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Originally Posted by zoste
Something is inherently wrong when the fine for the endangerment aspect is less than the fine for littering. (for some reason Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant just started playing in my mind)
I think you will find, that most of the fines are set at a certain point in time, where the amount involved is in real money. The fine for endangerment could have been set in 1899 when the average man made $1/day, few fines however are designed to go up over time. Littering became a much bigger issue some 20-30 years ago, and the fine was increased, remember the adverts with The Native American who was crying over the piece of litter? You need to talk to your government representative, and see about an increase in that endangerment fine, although seriously I think it should involve a couple of years at the "crowbar hotel". Although I really wonder why there is a distinction between endangering someone operating a motorized versus non-motorized vehicle....
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I had a half empty Big Gulp thrown at me once. It hit my front wheel and caused me to swerve a bit, but I was able to save it without going down. I was a little shaken up emotionally, but otherwise no worse for wear. I will never understand the mentality that causes people to do such things.
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Originally Posted by idig
I had a half empty Big Gulp thrown at me once.
They might as well have thrown a brick at you.
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Originally Posted by AndrewCO
Yeah, but who would shoot someone (that is a member here) for throwing a bag of trash at them. *thinks, "OVERKILL"*
Perhaps it is overkill. Which is why instead of actually carrying the concealed weapon, you should make it appear that you are carrying. For instance on your vest you could possibly iron on some lettering saying "I carry." While it might incite others I think for a majority of people it would make them think twice. I know I would hesitate, but then again I'm a nice person anyway.

Also, I don't believe it's overkill since the goal is to seriously injure someone for amusement... and these injuries can be life-altering, permanent and fatal.

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I had a 20 oz plastic mountain dew bottle filled with tobacco spit thrown at me. The car was going 55 MPH I was going 15. It hit dead center on the back of my left calf. The impact tore my soleus muscle. When I got off the bike I could not put any weight on my leg. thank god I was wearing winter weight compression tights or who knows what damage would have been done. I was on crutches for 2 weeks, and 3 years later I still have a scar from the impact on the back of my leg.

When I was able to go to the police station later that week I reported it (I was riding 40 miles from home) I was not the first report of attacks on cyclists on that stretch of highway so the police were actively seeking the culprits; I just added fuel to the fire. They finally caught them about a month later. They threw a baseball bat into the spokes of a rider causing him to get seriously hurt. The car behind witnessed it, called the cops and followed them until the police intercepted them. 16 and 17 year olds.

At that speed a direct impact could easily shatter bone provided the bottle doesn't break first, so you're pretty lucky. I imagine the kids were out to have "fun." I wonder if they also consider torturing animals fun, or if they find cyclists lower on the totem pole than even a dog. Sad, really. Any idea what happened to them?
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Originally Posted by Crankaddict
I had a 20 oz plastic mountain dew bottle filled with tobacco spit thrown at me. The car was going 55 MPH I was going 15. It hit dead center on the back of my left calf. The impact tore my soleus muscle. When I got off the bike I could not put any weight on my leg. thank god I was wearing winter weight compression tights or who knows what damage would have been done. I was on crutches for 2 weeks, and 3 years later I still have a scar from the impact on the back of my leg.

When I was able to go to the police station later that week I reported it (I was riding 40 miles from home) I was not the first report of attacks on cyclists on that stretch of highway so the police were actively seeking the culprits; I just added fuel to the fire. They finally caught them about a month later. They threw a baseball bat into the spokes of a rider causing him to get seriously hurt. The car behind witnessed it, called the cops and followed them until the police intercepted them. 16 and 17 year olds.

Ok, now that I actually am awake enough to get the reading comprehension going, those two deserve to be "darwin'd".
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Wow. I read this stories and I just think to myself what I would do if anything like that happened to me. I would like to think I would be calm and rational and call the police, that would be nice. However I would probably end up breaking my personal best top speed and praying that the car catchs a light. Then some onlookers would probably end up calling the police on me....
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Heard a story at a LBS about a guy who had a coke can thrown at him. Turned out he was a good racer and caught the guy at a light, reach in the car and punched the dude three time. The story goes that most of the other cars who say it were clapping for the biker. I do not condone that action. I remained calmer than I thought I would and just let law enforcement handle it. Another guy said the couriers carry bolts and either throw back or bust the window when they catch a car. It's more stressful to get even than just letting KARMA handle it.
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Couriers do not carry bolts to throw at cars.
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but not all states allow concealed handgun permits....open season on cyclists up north
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Originally Posted by heckler
but not all states allow concealed handgun permits....open season on cyclists up north
Hurray for Colorado being still "Wild Wild West"-ish.
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Originally Posted by Fribley
Wow. I read this stories and I just think to myself what I would do if anything like that happened to me. I would like to think I would be calm and rational and call the police, that would be nice. However I would probably end up breaking my personal best top speed and praying that the car catchs a light. Then some onlookers would probably end up calling the police on me....
i just had a big gulp cup full of ice thrown at me today. i knew the stop light was only 2 miles away and traffic wasnt doing more than 35. i couldnt read the plate since a bug owned my right eye 2 miles back so i couldnt see it clearly(this time i was calm enough to look for the plate). so i chased them and the stop light turned green within a telephone poles length (this is the second incident). i was close enough to see the kid that threw the cup hanging out the widow with the expression. if i caught them im sure bystanders would have had to call the police.
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Playing Marbles

I ummm, heard....that a marble from a slingshot will disintegrate upon impact, destroying windows, denting body panels. Well, that's what I heard.
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Originally Posted by w2n
concealed carry permit holder... you never know who we are.
i acctually know a few
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I've had things thrown at me (empty cans or other trash) but nothing heavy.

I've also managed to catch some rude drivers. One almost sideswiped me onetime. I hit my AirZounds horn and the guy just flipped me off. I looked and saw the traffic light up ahead was changing to red. I started to sprint to the car.

His car stopped at the light and I knew I was going to catch him. He knew it too. I could see him watching me in his rear-view mirror.

Just as I was pulling up alongside his car, he peeled out and crossed the intersection THROUGH THE RED LIGHT! Promptly causing his car to be broadsided by opposing traffic! Luckily noone was hurt. The police were called and he was found totally at fault.
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Originally Posted by qmsdc15
Couriers do not carry bolts to throw at cars.
I think a U-lock is the weapon of choice. There's a silly book on couriers called "The Immortal Class" that describes a courier smashing a cab window with one.
 
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Originally Posted by SalminSam
It's more stressful to get even than just letting KARMA handle it.
The concept of karma holds simply that actions have consequences. It's not some mystical woo-woo that people make it out to be. You do evil and evil comes back to you -- sometimes right away.

I've never had anything thrown at me, and never seen or heard of it in Boston. I can't imagine it would be a healthy situation for the driver. Rule 3, don't start...
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i have been commuting for the last 3 months and havent had 1 thing thrown at me. There have been many close calls from drivers almost side swiping me. Most of the time it is young kids but really old people dont seem to know how to get over either.
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wow this thread just makes me mad reading it...if i ever got something thrown at me i think i would go insane and try chasing the car down...it would be moments like that i wish i had a gun on me
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wow this thread just makes me mad reading it...if i ever got something thrown at me i think i would go insane and try chasing the car down...it would be moments like that i wish i had a gun on me
Guilty on all accounts. A few years ago I got shot in the temple with a paintball gun. I was sure glad that I wear glasses and had my helmet on, because that was the only thing that stopped the ball. I was too mad to get the whole license plate number, but the police did try a search for the car (red jeep cherokee), and that's where it stopped.

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https://www.ruger.com/LCP/

heres a good solution, made in USA

somethin like that happens around here Ill likely see the car again. Ive had people yell out the window, but when im goin about at 18mph and they are doing 55+ they are wasting their breath, I cant even understand them probably over-weight smokers driving trucks/suv's who would die of an asthma attack if they rode a bike for even a mile. Cyclists should have full right to open fire on ANYONE throwing ANYTHING out the widow at them. Although on a hot day, getting squirted with water wouldnt be as terrible of a thing lol. We should also have full right to kill on the spot attacking dogs...your wouldnt understand that one unless you had a dog damn near bite your leg. I got lucky the owner drove his truck down the road to catch me and made sure I was alright then over-compensated for my torn shorts. Ive passed the house a few times since, havnt seen or heard the dog, so its either locked down good or inside He bikes with his family and just sounded upset/disappointed his dog chased me. most people would blame me for riding my bike...

and by the way, most states DO NOT allow concealed carry in a vehicle, even if you have your ccw permit. A bike is a vehicle by law, so you might have to have the pistol holstered to the handlebars easy access hehe
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Have not had anything thrown at me yet while riding, but I have while running. Pennies a AA battery and countless class acts swerving toward me on purpous at the few short points I cannot avoid the road. Sadly I chalk some of it up to not being the stereotypical runner build so people are like lets pick on the big guy trying to be skinny. I am sure I will get something thrown at the bike at some point.
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So far the worst that has happened to me was having gum spit on me. It hit and I was definatly annoyed but in hindsight I am thankful that it was attacked with something squishy.
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