Attacks on Cyclists - frequent?

lukester

Lars1916 wrote: »

why should I? I don't want to give those sc**b*** the feeling that they win

I'd say they'll feel pretty smug alright when you stop using that route.

Lawrence1895

lukester wrote: »

I'd say they'll feel pretty smug alright when you stop using that route.

I don't even take it personal, it might affect other cyclists, too...or even pedestrians. Maybe those eejits just like to annoy decent people :mad:

And maybe they don't even know or remember me, those incidents happen quite infrequently and my working ours are quite irregular, too.

lukester

Lars1916 wrote: »

I don't even take it personal, it might affect other cyclists, too...or even pedestrians. Maybe those eejits just like to annoy decent people :mad:

And maybe they don't even know or remember me, those incidents happen quite infrequently and my working ours are quite irregular, too.

I was just making the point that I'd happily change route (distance being more or less equal) to avoid a bunch of scumbags. They're not out to remove cyclists from that road, one by one. They're just being scumbags- they can't help it.

CramCycle

RoisinDove wrote: »

I just have to laugh that some people think attacking them and scaring them for the laugh is the norm or that 2 major and over 20 'minor' (IMO not that minor) innocents in 11 years is nothing. Showed this thread to a Dutch friend and she was just confused, she said 'why would anyone do that?' I mean, even making someone swerve into traffic is potentially fatal, what if there had been a lorry right behind you? I just really don't get the Irish (and British) culture of attacking people just for fun.

Check out 0.58 to 01.05 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JPT3feipJ8

I got a bottle of water (full) thrown at me the other day. I was in traffic but he felt I shouldn't be on the road and he thought I was a "smart arse" (he followed me up the bus lane to get his point of my intelligence compared to his own across. Told a Garda who is talking to him today. Not pressing charges but he is getting a b*ll*ck*ng, a warning that it was caught on CCTV (not sure if thats true) and if I don't get an apology, he will be fined for littering if I decide to report that (my idea but the garda thought it was very funny)

That said incidents are rare in Dublin and in alot of cases can be avoided. That said great fun of making a young fella cry at christmas when he pegged a snowball at me and didn't notice me turn around and follow him. He got such a shock when i skidded up beside him, that he fell over. When I dismounted he started slobbering and crying. I walked away quite satisfied (I wasn't going to be violent, I just wanted to shock him as the next lad might decide to be violent).

Doctor Bob

tomasrojo wrote: »

It probably seems a bit weak, but I'll do anything for a quieter life.

'I would rather be an opportunist and float than go to the bottom with my principles around my neck.'

Stanley Baldwin

(I was going to post this in that thread about getting knocked off a bike by a driver who failed to stop, with reference to the point about braking, but it works here just as well.)

mesosplody

07Lapierre wrote: »

Its not that bad you know.

Have to agree, anyone in two minds about talking up cycling this spring/summer please be aware that these incidents are extremely isolated.

RacoonQueen

I've had snowballs and small things thrown at me. People putting legs or arms etc out on the road 'cos they're mad funny. Only serious 'attack' on me was someone leaning out of a van and trying to push me off my bike on the Coldcut Road. I have no idea why he did this but I'm sure he found it absolutely hilarious...

Get more crap when I'm running than when I'm on the bike.

buzzingnoise

xz wrote: »

The catching someone at the next junction happened to me once,about 18 months ago, had an impatient guy beep me several times, albeit he had more than ample room to pass me, when he eventually did, he shouted some obscenity out of the passenger side window, and was promptly stopped 100 metres down the road by a red light. His passenger side window went up very sharpish as I pulled up alongside him and asked what his problem was. The funniest part was the driver trying not to notice that I was there. I am not a small person, at the time of this incident, I was about 18 stone:(

note to the OP, this incident happened in Bray;)

catching someone at the traffic lights....me too
....anybody need the drivers side windscreen wiper off a white Berlingo? hehe

C4Kid

The fact it's midterm doesn't help either or any school holiday.

In Tesco earlier it took a 6 strong group of them to operate a self-scan checkout @ Tesco.

scumbags- they can't help it.

I should take that view

captain P

Not sure if it counts because I was walking my bike at the time ...but I was punched in the face on Parnell street about a year ago. 1pm on a Sunday afternoon.
Other than that, just a few snowballs in the bad weather.

Harrybelafonte

You don't have to be on a bike for all this. My 6 year old and I were just covered in tomato sauce by some little sh*ts in a car a few hours ago, as were almost all the other pedestrians near us.

I've been given a bloody nose in Stoneybatter, had someone pulled off me outside the Vico in Dalkey when they attacked me as I walked past. I was attacked by someone in Blackrock and only for a taxi driver noticing and pulling in to help me get away...

Mind you, no attacks for me on a bike.

Kintarō Hattori

captain P wrote: »

Not sure if it counts because I was walking my bike at the time ...but I was punched in the face on Parnell street about a year ago. 1pm on a Sunday afternoon.
Other than that, just a few snowballs in the bad weather.

Really? I've been working on Parnell Street for nearly nine years and don't think I've ever seen a fight or scuffle. It's not the nicest street by any means- with plenty of bikes stolen off of it, scams performed outside of shops and so on (yes I've seen the things I've claimed above).

Apart from the obvious answer, what sort of person did that to you?

G1S8

to make a long story short...

year and a half back i have been attacked by a taxi driver. Prick couldn't take that i can squeeze in between cars and pull in in front of him... so he drove into my back wheel while i was wainting on green and on top of that he made a bad comment about me so after i made sure that my 'baby' is allright i sprint after him, caught the prick at third traffic lights, pulled in on to the middle of the street and knock his right mirror with my leg, then turned right into one way road (going against the traffic of course) leaving your man almost crashing while he was trying to chase after me.


Not mention few other situations that i get myself in accidently.

captain P

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Really? I've been working on Parnell Street for nearly nine years and don't think I've ever seen a fight or scuffle. It's not the nicest street by any means- with plenty of bikes stolen off of it, scams performed outside of shops and so on (yes I've seen the things I've claimed above).

Apart from the obvious answer, what sort of person did that to you?

Was heading towards O'Connell street just at the railings before the ambassador.

I think it was a case of "happy slapping", just one hit and caught the side of my cheekbone.. although I didn't see a camera. A group of teenagers -bout 4 girls and 2 or 3 lads about 17 yrs old. At least one in pyjamas! I was probably an easy target, small girl with no free hands on my own. I was so shocked I just kept going, groups of teenagers are scary- and I'm no fighter!

fletch

Reading this I have been very lucky in my 2.5years of commuting....only "attack" I've experienced was some snow balls.

Pigeon Reaper

I've been cycling in Dublin for over 15 years and never had a problem. I did see one incident a number of years ago involving a cyclist but that was sorted out quickly. I've seen alot more incidents involving pedestrians and drivers over the years.