Cyclist shot in airgun attack

[hippy]

"phrankus" <[email protected]
> Yesterday afternoon, a mate and i were riding out to the beaches north
> of mackay and got beeped and swore at. The exact same spot on the way
> back a 4wd rolls by and pegs two golf balls at us, dinting my mates
> bike and the other just missing my right thigh....followed him down to
> the servo and just gave him a friendly chat..

Chat? I'd be using my bike as a panel beating device on
their toorak tractor. How many panels do you reckon you
could damage in the time it takes to pay for fuel? I reckon
I could get most and their windows ;-)

What would've happened if the ball hit you or your mate in
the head and he lost control into the path of a car? The
fsckers should be knee-capped, their car crushed.

hippy

 

[phrankus]

"phrankus" <[email protected]
> Yesterday afternoon, a mate and i were riding out to the beaches north
> of mackay and got beeped and swore at. The exact same spot on the way
> back a 4wd rolls by and pegs two golf balls at us, dinting my mates
> bike and the other just missing my right thigh....followed him down to
> the servo and just gave him a friendly chat..

Chat? I'd be using my bike as a panel beating device on
their toorak tractor. How many panels do you reckon you
could damage in the time it takes to pay for fuel? I reckon
I could get most and their windows ;-)

What would've happened if the ball hit you or your mate in
the head and he lost control into the path of a car? The
fsckers should be knee-capped, their car crushed.

hippy

Sorry had to be quick before..well we followed him to the servo, while he fuelled up we just banged the rear window, and told him to keep his balls near his head with a couple of swear words..we didnt do to much but i think my mate is/has reported it....
Road rage up here is pretty good compared to down south like victoria what ive heard, mate of mine who lives down that way now, reckons he's seen a cyclist while back held his front wheel infront of his face when a driver went to take a punch and pretty much minced his fist in the process.....
What do riders think of the watch for cylist movement thats just started? I think its pretty good.

 

[TimC]

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 at 06:24 GMT, phrankus (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> seen a cyclist while back held his front wheel infront of his face when
> a driver went to take a punch and pretty much minced his fist in the
> process.....

Damn! That's good!

When I was assaulted, I held my bike up, but it didn't help when one
of the fsckers came around from the side.

--
TimC -- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/
Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives.

 

[SteveA]

Yesterday afternoon, a mate and i were riding out to the beaches north of mackay and got beeped and swore at. The exact same spot on the way back a 4wd rolls by and pegs two golf balls at us, ....followed him down to the servo and just gave him a friendly chat..

I hope you returned the golf balls that he 'lost'. One through the windscreen and the other through the back window. Of course if you are like me your accuracy could be a bit off, and the golf balls could hit a few panels before they went through the glass.


SteveA

 

[mfhor]

I hope you returned the golf balls that he 'lost'. One through the windscreen and the other through the back window. Of course if you are like me your accuracy could be a bit off, and the golf balls could hit a few panels before they went through the glass.


SteveA

Reminds me of a little story in "Adbusters" where a newbie 'eco-terrorist' was taken by masked compadres to a impromptu golf driving range set up adjacent to a 4WD dealership, and had fun denting the duco and giving O'Briens Windscreens a bit of business.

The guy having golfballs with him, doesn't that mean he put a bit of forethought into having a go when he saw some cyclists? "with malice aforethought' or "going equipped" is usually the phrase on the charge sheet that pisses the presiding beak off the most . . . no clemency/mitigation needed.

M "ride long enough and you're sure to come across some tintopped idiots" H

 

[Terry Collins]

mfhor wrote:

> Reminds me of a little story in "Adbusters" where a newbie
> 'eco-terrorist' was taken by masked compadres to a impromptu golf
> driving range set up adjacent to a 4WD dealership, and had fun denting
> the duco and giving O'Briens Windscreens a bit of business.

Unfortunately it doesn't give WOB any business as windscreens under
warranty are usually manufacturer provided.

<conjecture> Of course, this doesn't stop them praying for rain storms
or visigoths at the footy </conjecture>.


> The guy having golfballs with him, doesn't that mean he put a bit of
> forethought into having a go when he saw some cyclists? "with malice
> aforethought' or "going equipped" is usually the phrase on the charge
> sheet that pisses the presiding beak off the most . . . no
> clemency/mitigation needed.

Hmm, "err no constable, you always see a couple when you go alongside
the golf course"


> M "ride long enough and you're sure to come across some tintopped
> idiots" H

Unfortunately.