...or knock me off.
The below is the exit off a roundabout, I usually, and did today, follow the red line:
I always take a primary because of that traffic island, it's far too narrow for a car and me to pass at the same time. This is also a popular bus route, with buses every 10 minutes or less, and there is certainly no room at all for them to squeeze by.
Today while exiting the roundabout, I sensed a very close car, I am not sure where it came from, because it wasn't in sight when I entered the roundabout. It then bibbed its horn at me. I turned to see the driver flapping his arms demanding I move over. I ignore this and continue to follow the red line; a little shook up by how close he remained, once I got into the secondary position I moved right over and slowed down, to let him pass as there is another island shortly ahead.
He then stops beside me, now I am not normally confrontation but while he is shouting something, I try and tell him that he is overtaking me, and should give me room or wait behind. Not liking this, he swerves right into my path, so that his car is half on the road, half in that parking bay. I am not sure if this was to scare me, or a deliberate attempt to knock me off. Had I not slowed down to let him pass in the first place, I would have been going at a speed such he would have clipped me and/or I would have ridden into him.
Well that is my vent over, it shook me up a bit because in a year of riding 5000 miles, this is the first actual malicious driver I have come across. I memorised his registration plate, but I doubt there is much use at all reporting him as it's his word against mine.
What does scare me is he had a young family in the car: 1) they will think this is acceptable behaviour and 2) what about when he tries to do this in front of a lorry or something.
The below is the exit off a roundabout, I usually, and did today, follow the red line:
I always take a primary because of that traffic island, it's far too narrow for a car and me to pass at the same time. This is also a popular bus route, with buses every 10 minutes or less, and there is certainly no room at all for them to squeeze by.
Today while exiting the roundabout, I sensed a very close car, I am not sure where it came from, because it wasn't in sight when I entered the roundabout. It then bibbed its horn at me. I turned to see the driver flapping his arms demanding I move over. I ignore this and continue to follow the red line; a little shook up by how close he remained, once I got into the secondary position I moved right over and slowed down, to let him pass as there is another island shortly ahead.
He then stops beside me, now I am not normally confrontation but while he is shouting something, I try and tell him that he is overtaking me, and should give me room or wait behind. Not liking this, he swerves right into my path, so that his car is half on the road, half in that parking bay. I am not sure if this was to scare me, or a deliberate attempt to knock me off. Had I not slowed down to let him pass in the first place, I would have been going at a speed such he would have clipped me and/or I would have ridden into him.
Well that is my vent over, it shook me up a bit because in a year of riding 5000 miles, this is the first actual malicious driver I have come across. I memorised his registration plate, but I doubt there is much use at all reporting him as it's his word against mine.
What does scare me is he had a young family in the car: 1) they will think this is acceptable behaviour and 2) what about when he tries to do this in front of a lorry or something.
No example to set for his passengers, glad you're ok.
