Driver Jailed for Deliberately hitting cyclist - a bit of mess.

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Mo1959

Legendary Member
Some serious road rage from both parties by the sounds of it.
 

Drago

Legendary Member
It's a deliberate assault rather than a driving incident, and while I in no way condone the drivers behavior I find that people don't assault me because I don't go around winding them up.

It's a life lesson, and one so simple that even a dipsheet like me has figured it out.
 

Cathryn

Legendary Member
What are you reading that I'm not? Cyclist is cycling to work. The car passes very close and then cyclist gets verbally abused? He passes a bus and the car zooms back at him?

Yeah the door kicking is very poor behaviour but unless I'm missing something, the driver is aggressive from the start!
 

raleighnut

Legendary Member
It's a deliberate assault rather than a driving incident, and while I in no way condone the drivers behavior I find that people don't assault me because I don't go around winding them up.

It's a life lesson, and one so simple that even a dipsheet like me has figured it out.

Yeah but you are a twat of the first order, nobody is gonna start a row with someone who is built like a brick shithouse. :cursing:
 

Drago

Legendary Member
Yeah the door kicking is very poor behaviour

Thats the bit you're missing.

It's poor behaviour on both their parts. Kicking the car is not justifiable at any level, and certainly not in self defense - it was nothing more than utter bellendery.

The problem is that when the car driver decides also to be a bellend his stick is a lot bigger so the consequences potentially more unpleasant, but that in no way justififies, excuses or negates the cyclist being a tool.

They're both bellends.
 

markemark

Über Member
One is likely to cause a few quid of damage. One is likely to seriously injure or kill. Completely asymmetric reactions and consequences. Particularly as the door kicking was a reaction to their safety being threatened.

If throw a milkshake over someone who was putting me in danger I’d expect and probably deserve a reaction. If that reaction was for them to shoot me that person should be put in prison for life.
 
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