A new hazard

[Brian Drury]

Coming home tonight a dark 4 X 4 stopped to let me through
on a very narrow road with cars parked either side. Blimey,
that's unusual so I slowed down as I passed his open window
and acknowledged the gesture.

His response was to pull a gun like thing and squirt some
liquid in my face. It covered my eye protectors with bubbles
and slime. He immediately sped away before I could recover
composure.

I doubt I would recognise him or vehicle again and hopefully
this is a one-off.

Is this just more anti-cycle madness? What was the
liquid I wonder?

Brian

[Tumbleweed]

No number plate? report it to the police anyway.

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<briandotdruryatdsldotpipexdotcom> wrote in message
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> Coming home tonight a dark 4 X 4 stopped to let me through
> on a very
narrow
> road with cars parked either side. Blimey, that's unusual
> so I slowed down as I passed his open window and
> acknowledged the gesture.
>
> His response was to pull a gun like thing and squirt some
> liquid in my
face.
> It covered my eye protectors with bubbles and slime. He
> immediately sped away before I could recover composure.
>
> I doubt I would recognise him or vehicle again and
> hopefully this is a one-off.
>
> Is this just more anti-cycle madness? What was the liquid
> I wonder?
>
> Brian

[Buzz]

It's a pity you could not have pursued and caught him, then
squirted him with something from your "gun" namely urine.

Regards

Sean B

"brian drury" <briandotdruryatdsldotpipexdotcom> wrote in
message news:40b784d8$0$282$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com...
> Coming home tonight a dark 4 X 4 stopped to let me through
> on a very
narrow
> road with cars parked either side. Blimey, that's unusual
> so I slowed down as I passed his open window and
> acknowledged the gesture.
>
> His response was to pull a gun like thing and squirt some
> liquid in my
face.
> It covered my eye protectors with bubbles and slime. He
> immediately sped away before I could recover composure.
>
> I doubt I would recognise him or vehicle again and
> hopefully this is a one-off.
>
> Is this just more anti-cycle madness? What was the liquid
> I wonder?
>
> Brian

[Dave Kahn]

On Fri, 28 May 2004 19:28:20 +0100, "brian drury"
<briandotdruryatdsldotpipexdotcom> wrote:

>Coming home tonight a dark 4 X 4 stopped to let me through
>on a very narrow road with cars parked either side. Blimey,
>that's unusual so I slowed down as I passed his open window
>and acknowledged the gesture.
>
>His response was to pull a gun like thing and squirt some
>liquid in my face. It covered my eye protectors with
>bubbles and slime. He immediately sped away before I could
>recover composure.
>
>I doubt I would recognise him or vehicle again and
>hopefully this is a one-off.
>
>Is this just more anti-cycle madness? What was the liquid
>I wonder?

Probably just soapy water, but who knows? It could easily
have been ink, ammonia, acid or some other noxious fluid.
I'm sorry, but I have a complete sense of humour failure
over these unprovoked attacks. They seem to be getting more
common. I've been subjected to 5 of them in as many months,
plus a number of feigned attacks from pedestrians either
swinging mock blows or running out in front of me. I think
protective eyewear is now probably the most important item
of safety equipment for cycling - certainly the most
important one that is not a legal requirement.

I think you should report it to the police. At least you
have a description of the vehicle and possibly the
occupants. There may have been other attacks. I doubt that
it's specifically anti-cyclist - we just make easy targets.

--
Dave...

Get a bicycle. You will not regret it. If you live. -
Mark Twain

[Dirtylitterboxo]

Report it to the police.

I'm glad you are okay.

Cheers, helen s

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[Tony Raven]

Tumbleweed wrote:
> No number plate? report it to the police anyway.
>

Agreed. Informed the police once when we found a window with
an airgun pellet hole in it. Police showed great interest
and came round to take details. They had had a spate of them
and were collecting evidence. So nothing might happen but
maybe ....

Tony