I hit a car.

Well sort of slapped it really. He was being a bit cheeky and was in slow traffic so I just slapped
his door on the way past. He didn't half hoot a lot.

It was just after some traffic lights where 2 lanes narrow into 1. The right hand lane on the
approach should be used for turning right, but is used by a lot of motorists to push ahead of the
queue in the left hand lane and then filter in at the pinch point at the other side of the lights.

So I was overtaking the stationary traffic in the right and side of the left hand lane, he was
trying to shove in from the right, no cars were letting him in, he started to move into my path, so
I shouted, he stopped and then started moving, so as glided past him a gave his door a smart smack.

Am I now a lycra lout? or was my action justified.

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"AndyMorris" <AndyMorris@DeadSpam.com> writes:

> Am I now a lycra lout? or was my action justified.

Aggressive action like this is never justified. What were you thinking?

You should have broken his wing mirror, but all you managed was slapping his door. Bah

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AndyMorris wrote:

>Am I now a lycra lout? or was my action justified.

You most certainly are a junior Lycra Lout. Next time raise your right pedal and score a scratch
along the side of his car. You'll find the experience immensely satisfying.
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"AndyMorris" <AndyMorris@DeadSpam.com> wrote in message news:<ba198j$b02$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk>...
> he started to move into my path, so I shouted, he stopped and then started moving, so as glided
> past him a gave his door a smart smack.
>
> Am I now a lycra lout? or was my action justified.

Yes and yes. I slap naughty cars from time to time as well. They make a great sound, don't they?

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"AndyMorris" <AndyMorris@DeadSpam.com> wrote in message news:ba198j$b02$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
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> Am I now a lycra lout?

You haven't provided sufficient info. Like were you wearing Lycra? Do you spit in the street,
vandalise bus shelters etc?

>or was my action justified.

Most definately.

Pete

"AndyMorris" <AndyMorris@DeadSpam.com> wrote in message news:ba198j$b02$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
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> Am I now a lycra lout? or was my action justified.

Yes.

Maybe.

I have done and been done to. In both cases I believe the slapping was justified.

Done -- well several times (as I guess any city cyclist has -- but probably less than 6 over 40 odd
years cycling). 'Best' on was several times along the side of a Transit who seemed intent on pulling
out of a parking space and was in the process of forcing me into a lane of (near stationary) traffic
(St Stephens in Norwich for the cognoscenti).

He desisted, probably pooped his pants and engaged in a somewhat futile tirade at my wake.

Done too. (Mea culpa, sorry etc.) In Düsseldorf with a UK car. Did a SMIDSY in somewhat similar
circumstances (But pulling out onto my 'blind' side). Doing it slowly but not careful enough with my
mirrors and my passenger didn't check behind well enough.

A nice youngish, woman smacked the roof. My passenger almost expired with shock. My ticker missed a
beat or two -- but I stopped the car PDQ.

An effective, if dramatic warning and in both cases possibly prevented a much nastier incident.

Welcome to the club.

T

Do any of you actually own a motor vehicle? If so think on about when you are driving and some
stupid prat yes you or a mate does to you what you have described doing. Get real you are giveing
real cyclists a hard time. Regards, John.

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On Fri, 16 May 2003 08:55:16 +0100, Thornbury South Gloucestershire
<john28july@NOSPAMblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> Do any of you actually own a motor vehicle? If so think on about when you are driving and some
> stupid prat yes you or a mate does to you what you have described doing. Get real you are giveing
> real cyclists a hard time.

Most people here do own one or more cars. And most of them would probably not get close enough to a
cyclist that they could slap the side of the car. (cyclists overtaking or undertaking excluded but,
IME, provided you don't deliberately drive at them these cyclists are pretty harmless)

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Thornbury South Gloucestershire wrote:
>
> Do any of you actually own a motor vehicle? If so think on about when you are driving and some
> stupid prat yes you or a mate does to you what you have described doing. Get real you are giveing
> real cyclists a hard time. Regards, John.
>

Normally I would completely agree that walloping a car is not the right answer, most drivers would
probably respond with arrogance and it wouldn't get anyone anywhere. Thing is though was nearly
knocked off twice in one morning last week, both drivers on mobiles surprise surprise. I drive as
well as cycle (though not much anymore) but this week, I feel in agreement with doing something as a
bit of a wake up call to motorists, though personally I prefer glaring and shouting.

Looking at the ramifications, I'd still rather a cyclist walloped my car than my car walloping
a cyclist!

Kind regards

Neil

On Fri, 16 May 2003 08:55:16 +0100, "Thornbury South Gloucestershire"
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>You MUST reply to one of the email address below---- NOTE:YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEND A REPLY TO
>THIS MESSAGE

Why must I? What if i don't want to reply to you?

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"Thornbury South Gloucestershire" <john28july@NOSPAMblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Do any of you actually own a motor vehicle?

Yup

> If so think on about when you are driving and some stupid prat yes you or a mate does to you
> what you
have
> described doing.

Don't drive it like a penis extension and it won't happen, will it?

> Get real you are giveing real cyclists a hard time.

The only cyclists I've felt like slapping are the stealth variey.

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"Thornbury South Gloucestershire" <john28july@NOSPAMblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Do any of you actually own a motor vehicle? If so think on about when you are driving and some
> stupid prat yes you or a mate does to you what you
have
> described doing. Get real you are giveing real cyclists a hard time. Regards, John.
>

Yep, as a car owner I would like to point out that a flat hand slapping the roof gives a far more
dramatic effect.

It is good because it really shocks the driver without causing actual damage that would put you on
the wrong side of the law.

i did it a couple of weeks ago when a woman cut me up, i felt it was justified on the grounds
that without having to change position i was able to slap the boot of her car since it was beneth
my bar end.

panda

"AndyMorris" <AndyMorris@DeadSpam.com> wrote in message news:ba198j$b02$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Well sort of slapped it really. He was being a bit cheeky and was in slow traffic so I just
> slapped his door on the way past. He didn't half hoot a lot.
>
> It was just after some traffic lights where 2 lanes narrow into 1. The
right
> hand lane on the approach should be used for turning right, but is used by
a
> lot of motorists to push ahead of the queue in the left hand lane and then filter in at the pinch
> point at the other side of the lights.
>
> So I was overtaking the stationary traffic in the right and side of the
left
> hand lane, he was trying to shove in from the right, no cars were letting him in, he started to
> move into my path, so I shouted, he stopped and then started moving, so as glided past him a gave
> his door a smart smack.
>
> Am I now a lycra lout? or was my action justified.
>
> --
> Andy Morris
>
> AndyAtJinkasDotFreeserve.Co.UK
>
>
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"Frank°" <sep1752@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:ba2djr$d7u$1@sparta.btinternet.com...
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> "Thornbury South Gloucestershire" <john28july@NOSPAMblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:HP0xa.4828$_63.15@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk...
> > Do any of you actually own a motor vehicle? If so think on about when you are driving and some
> > stupid prat yes you or a mate does to you what you
> have
> > described doing. Get real you are giveing real cyclists a hard time. Regards, John.
> >
>
> Yep, as a car owner I would like to point out that a flat hand slapping the roof gives a far more
> dramatic effect.
>
> It is good because it really shocks the driver without causing actual damage that would put you on
> the wrong side of the law.
>
>

I agree. the OP was totally justified

banging on the roof with the flat of the hand is a great way to simulate the sound a driver hears
when they have hit something and it dunnhalf make em jump :-)


Albert

I can completely sympethise with teh slapping of the car.

I do around 200-300 road mpw, and get totally frustrated at times at some of the insensitive
motorists out there.

Just the other week I had a real close encounter with a motorist pulling out of a country side road
when I was only feet from him which forced me to swerve out onto the white lines and *squeezing*
between him and an oncoming vehicle doing ~60 mph and me doing about 30mph. I got that much of a
fright I had to pull over and was physically sick.

Every day I am out I have at least 1 incident where I feel the need to hurl some form of abuse
whether it be a polite middle finger or a torrent of bile abuse from my mouth (which I get pretty
embarrassed by seconds later).

I think that most of the people genuinely believe they are giving you miles of room, which only adds
to their anger when you challenge them about it.

So, yes a slap is OK, although sometimes a bit stingy on the hand.

John

Regards