Conflict de-escalation

[Arjimlad]

https://road.cc/content/news/256048...makes-close-pass-cyclists-then-goes-ballistic

Angry van driver calmed by cyclist who basically goes up, puts his arm around him and gets too close to get punched... I was surprised that the driver didn't object to his personal space being invaded so comprehensively.

 

[Drago]

You get too close to be punched....but by entering the fighting arc you make yourself vulnerable to weapons and other empty hand, elbow, knee or foot strikes, and deprive yourself of reaction time. Brave, but very foolhardy. I'd have let him blow goats to his hearts content while i rode away.

 

[Poacher]

In so much of a hurry, he stopped to argue! Hope this has been reported to plod.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'll have to keep an eye out for him, thats a road I use.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

When they stop that quickly, you know they did it on purpose to get the reaction.
He was just waiting for that shout as his excuse to get out and start shouting, as though he was somehow a victim.
daffodil.

 

[Drago]

I'll have to keep an eye out for him, thats a road I use.

In your van?

 

[Glow worm]

The only good thing is that angry little turd in the van is heading for an early grave. Admirable restraint by the riders. They almost seemed to deal with the half-wit with a resigned weariness as in- here's another one- sigh....

 

[cyberknight]

You get too close to be punched....but by entering the fighting arc you make yourself vulnerable to weapons and other empty hand, elbow, knee or foot strikes, and deprive yourself of reaction time. Brave, but very foolhardy. I'd have let him blow goats to his hearts content while i rode away.

indeed
When many moons ago i was a wing chun practitioner my favourite range was exactly that , cant beat a good bit of lap sau.
Interestingly enough i havent had a near miss in a couple of years , last one to do the screech to a halt and block the road followed the normal routine of sexual orientation questioning .
A good % of people doing this are liable to be blow hards but you never know when a real nutter will appear, in that situation i would have stood united as a group just in case .

 

[Slick]

Looks to me like the rider was always vulnerable to a right hook if the old boy fancied it. He obviously didn't though and was quite appreciative that someone was holding him back.

I actually felt a bit sorry for him.

 

[Drago]

Why they didn't just ride around him and carry on I simply don't know. Theyd have only complained if he'd twotted them.

 

[straas]

I wouldn't suggest inviting another close pass.