sfrider 

Oh, for some reason I got the impression it was a kid, not an adult. If it's an adult then he should know better and I think destroying it was the right thing to do. If he hasn't gotten it by age 50 he never will.

urbanknight

This would probably have been the correct response. However, nobody knows how the RC guy would have reacted while waiting for the cops. I'm pretty sure moving the car more than a certain distance from the scene would constitute theft, and hanging around could invite an attack from RC guy.

As they say, hindsight is always 20/20

giantdefy

I have several RC cars and they are expensive ranging from $700-$1200 a car. I always stop the vehicle whenever people are around, dont want to be responsible for hurting someone. I only do this when I need to do a quick test of the vehicle on the street, other than that, I go to race track. If this guy did this to me every time I rode by, I wouldve probably done the same and ran off with it, or throw it a 100 ft in the air and see if he can fly it!

kazuri

Oh and what you did was legal? You are no better than him.
No you didn't, not even close.
All you've done is made it more dangerous for you and all the other cyclists that go down the well cycled road.

Really, would it have been that hard to try talking to him? Then if that doesnt work, try filing a police report since you know where he lives?

Try exercising some of that patience we all want motorists to have.

Sorry, I'm not giving you a high five for acting just as childish as him, and committing a crime. I'm not going to argue with you anymore either. If you want to make it more dangerous for yourself and fellow cyclists, instead of showing a little restraint and using words instead of actions go ahead. You'll probably learn eventually when you "get even" with the wrong guy.

jdon

Okay, now you are both speculating on the situation and trying to project my actions on the poorer drivers out there. Sorry, poor arguement.

The police are busy, they don't attend accidents under $1000 damage or there has been injury. This was not escalated to an act violence as it may have been with confrontation.

Slee_Stack

Admittedly, I laughed at this story.

IF the guy is truly a reasonable fellow, he will realize his $500 mistake and get over it.

If he is an UNREASONABLE fellow, why in the world would anyone want to confront him?

Had the OP been a kind fellow, he would have returned the car care of the police.

Sounds like the OP is a touch mean spirited but that's about the worst you can say of it.

One can worry about the future negative outcome, but perhaps it will only be that he never bothers anybody with an expensive toy again. Maybe he even SAVED a life. Ok probably not, but speculation and theory is just that.

I'm sure the complainers here are perfect angels in their own world though.

jdon

Or maybe, just maybe, I was his "wrong guy" and he learned a lesson.

Now. As I stated before, we won't agree on this one. Back to your Zen garden.

Eclectus

I think taking justice into your own hands could have negative consequences for other riders. If it teaches the guy a lesson, and he stops f***ing with cyclists, then that's great, but is that going to happen?

The problem with warfare is a lot of innocent people tend to get hurt.

Maybe you should have picked up the RC car, ridden just faster than he could run for a mile or two, tire him out to utter exhaustion, then stop and have a talk with him. Or you could have ridden just enough to drive him to utter exhaustion, then turned around and said, "I'm going to take this to the police station, and file a complaint. Your antics could have killed me."

These options would have resulted in his stopping this "game", or if not, at least there would be a record working against him in any future incidents, as happened to the misbehaving LA doctor.

kudude

In my small experience a cop called out to settle a dispute between a cyclist (they LOVE us) and a grown toddler playing with his toy car would certainly handle the situation effectively.......roll his eyes and drive off is more likely

Can I say again, props to the OP?

Quel

Considering that he now has to avoid that road, I imagine the OP realizes it was pretty stupid. Funny and satisfying though I bet.

Atol

He's probably going to hunt you down and hit you with an rc plane.

m4ximusprim3

I'm totally down with the OP - I probably would have just pedaled out of sight and left it a couple miles up the road upside down, but considering the fact that he actually ran it into your bike, I don't fault you for dropping it in a hole. It wasn't your fault someone filled it up with water now, is it?

PurpleFender

What's it like having never dealt with a childish baby boomer? Have you ever worked retail or customer service? Breaking his toy or breaking his face are the 2 things idiots like that react to. Let us know when you're naivete has worn off

RichinPeoria

You might want to give your local RCMP a call. They might be looking for you and if they catch you on your bike its going to get f'd up when they arrest you and try to shove it in the trunk or you'll be paying some 3rd party big money for transportation fees and impound lot storage charges (if they can find it)

Who knows they might think its funny as hell too

just say'n ymmv

jdon

You're freakin me out Rich! I may just go sit in the basement with my tin foil hat on..
Besides, I didn't steal anything, I just moved it off the road and out of my way.

grimace308

despite whatever you see all bundy doing on tv, that isnt as easy as it looks...especially if its a moving target.

the only thing youre assured of hitting every time, is the ground.

Eclectus

He's not going to take legal action. OP, if you wear the same kit, and he noted it, he might stalk you. He might say to himself, "I did a dumb thing." Or he might harass other riders. I think you taught him a good lesson by picking up the car. Riding off and dumping it in a pond, I don't know if that will have positive or negative repurcussions.

urbanknight

I think a good move would have been to hold the car and say "I think we need to exchange insurance information".

Glynis27

If I saw an RC car while I was out on a ride, I would ask the guy to race. He was probably just trying to have a bit of fun and didn't know it wasn't appreciated since you were too chicken to tell him.

If he were to ignore your complaints, then go ahead and break the car over his teeth.

n8tron

Or next time "accidentally" hit it and fall of your bike screaming of an injury. Then sue.

funny story... but don't necessarily agree with destroying his property.

urbanknight

Says the one advocating fraud.

rydaddy

+1. Seriously.

Calmly talking about it with the RC owner would only verify that cyclists, in general, are wussies. Then he would keep doing the same thing. F him and his car.

(I own RC cars too, and have no sympathy for him)

Scummer

Haha.. he had it coming and I would have done the same thing.

I have an 1:8 scale buggy and those things can go FAST! And they are about 8-10lbs heavy. Impact of such a projectile can definitely cause damage on a wheel and as a result injure the rider.

n8tron

damn! I've been caught!

(that first line was more of a joke btw)

Bearonabike

The solution was acceptable, and if the local police are noted for lack of action, then probably the most appropriate response. If, however, the local police are responsible, then dropping it off at the local PD, or even donating it to a thrift shop anonymously would have been better.