Hit in the face whilst cycling!

marathon50 · 10-04-2014 10:04pm #1

Out for a cycle this evening with my brother and the driver of a van coming towards us in the opposite direction leaned out his window and fired a chocolate bar at us, hitting me smack in the face! Dirty scumbag nearly knocked out my teeth. I dont know why someone would do such a stupid thing! Lucky I didn't end up under a car but got such a fright!

Cdub · 10-04-2014 11:03pm

If I could catch him , I would have had to of been peeled off him, scumbag

eeeee · 10-04-2014 11:05pm

Jesus ouch you poor thing that looks really sore. Lots of ice and tlc for you. Feet up this evening!

letape · 10-04-2014 11:07pm

Unbelievable. Would love someone to catch him some day.

doolox · 10-04-2014 11:09pm

...what a FF 20mm cannon is really for.

Such a scumbag!!!!

Epic1337 · 10-04-2014 11:09pm

Karma for that guy surely will get him back ten fold.

catallus · 10-04-2014 11:09pm

Ignorant pricks on the ****ing roads see a cyclist and throw crap. I got hit with a can one time, nearly crippled me, these people are absolute morons.

Penny Tration · 10-04-2014 11:11pm

I'd call the police if I were you. Depending on the roads, businesses nearby may have cctv facing where you were, and that's a nasty looking injury.

Hope you're feeling better soon.

roadsmart · 10-04-2014 11:11pm

So chocolate really IS bad for your teeth.

Bad bastard, be nice to catch him.

sonandheir · 10-04-2014 11:13pm

What a scumbag, looks like you got hit with a crowbar not a chocolate bar. Must of been some force in the throw.
Rest up. Ice and whiskey( not on the rocks, the ice is for your face)

punisher5112 · 10-04-2014 11:15pm

Hi just wondering did you keep object thrown as may have fingerprints or DNA. Did you get van make/type and were there any street cameras or shops in the area he would be driving or a bus or coach?

I had ice thrown at me from a moving van while just opening car door to get in he leaned out and just saw him throw with his arm.

fro9etb8j5qsl2 · 10-04-2014 11:15pm

:eek: Jesus you poor thing, I hope you reported it to the guards. Karma will come back around to bite the scumbag.

650Ginge · 10-04-2014 11:16pm

green_screen wrote: »

I'd call the police if I were you. Depending on the roads, businesses nearby may have cctv facing where you were, and that's a nasty looking injury.

Hope you're feeling better soon.

I agree with contacting the police. Thats a pretty serious assault you have there. Get well soon.

I got hit with a bag of chips thrown from a van once, full in the chest.

happytramp · 10-04-2014 11:20pm

green_screen wrote: »

I'd call the police if I were you. Depending on the roads, businesses nearby may have cctv facing where you were

100%. You have to do this. We recently had a break in next door and the Guards were positive they'd catch the guys, stating that basically most of their cases are made and people caught due to the massive amount of CCTV coverage these days.

Did you see the driver's face? If you have the time of the incident and know the direction the van was traveling, a location somewhere along the road could have coverage. You'll have to act quickly. I'd go to the police and then get onto trying to track down anywhere that might have footage myself.

feck sake lads · 10-04-2014 11:24pm

if he was in a van hes bound to be working in that route so scout the area for a few days guaranteed you will see him again.
the complete bastard i hope his tool melts..:mad:

super_furry · 10-04-2014 11:26pm

I know a lad who was cycling past Dolphin's Barn a couple of years back and was smashed in the face with a potato by a couple of little scangers hiding behind a wall. Had a massive shiner for weeks.

AstraMonti · 10-04-2014 11:28pm

Flipping idiots! Get to the gardai asap, it would be a pity to let this fool get away with it.

Hope you feel better soon.

therealme · 10-04-2014 11:29pm

WHAT makes a person do that??? I have never heard of anything like that before!!!

I hope that karma comes around to him & I hope you get better very soon.

dirkmeister · 10-04-2014 11:31pm

It makes my brain hurt to even begin to comprehend how idiotic some people can be.

Edit: You may go to the Guards, you've nothing to lose.

MayoSalmon · 10-04-2014 11:32pm

Where did this occur?

Danjamin1 · 10-04-2014 11:34pm

What kind of chocolate bar?

Beasty · 10-04-2014 11:36pm

Danjamin1 wrote: »

What kind of chocolate bar?

Do not trivialise an incident like this

Thanks

Beasty

Danjamin1 · 10-04-2014 11:38pm

Sorry, not trying to trivialise it, pure scum the person that did it

kingoffifa · 10-04-2014 11:39pm

Danjamin1 wrote: »

What kind of chocolate bar?

Firstly, to OP, very sorry for your troubles. I got quite a shock when i saw your photo.
I have to say, the quote from above was the first thing i thought of

Borderfox · 10-04-2014 11:39pm

Hope your ok soon, looks very nasty. Definitely Garda time

Stella11 · 10-04-2014 11:44pm

That's an awful shock. It happened to me a few years ago in windy arbour. Some fkrs threw a bucket of water or something on me ( from a white van) while I was cycling. Just scum really. Hope they get bad karma.

Slo_Rida · 10-04-2014 11:59pm

Hard luck man, follow it up

Cyclewizard · 11-04-2014 12:12am

Definitely go to the Garda nothing to loose. The idiot needs to get his comeuppance

KTRIC · 11-04-2014 12:16am

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That's some injury. Take it handy OP, get well soon.

Faith+1 · 11-04-2014 12:37am

F*cking hell OP.

Unknown Soldier · 11-04-2014 6:05am

Borderfox wrote: »

Hope your ok soon, looks very nasty. Definitely Garda time

^^^
This. Somewhere on the vans journey there would have been CCTV.

It would put manners on who ever did it and you'd probably get a new carbon bike out if it for your troubles.

Hit in the face whilst cycling!

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