Have you ever been buzzed by a car while on tour?
11-14-18, 01:26 PM
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Funniest story I've heard along these lines:
It is surprising how much late-night bicycle riding as a pastime has taken off here in San Antonio. This story heard from a Cop who was there.
After their shift was over a group of downtown bicycle Cops would get together regularly after work, switch to their civvies and unwind with a ten mile loop around downtown, starting about 12:30am. On this particular night there were four of them. Car with two thugs inside makes a close pass while throwing a drink of some kind, causing lead cyclist to wreck. Loud words are exchanged. Car turns around, hard core thug on passenger side steps out of car and asks if they wanted a piece of him. Turns out they did
It is surprising how much late-night bicycle riding as a pastime has taken off here in San Antonio. This story heard from a Cop who was there.
After their shift was over a group of downtown bicycle Cops would get together regularly after work, switch to their civvies and unwind with a ten mile loop around downtown, starting about 12:30am. On this particular night there were four of them. Car with two thugs inside makes a close pass while throwing a drink of some kind, causing lead cyclist to wreck. Loud words are exchanged. Car turns around, hard core thug on passenger side steps out of car and asks if they wanted a piece of him. Turns out they did
11-14-18, 07:04 PM
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Not a recommended response to being buzzed, and I suspect this is probably fake, but still amusing, especially if you're a little twisted like me 
11-14-18, 07:13 PM
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Not to single you out JoeyBike, but to all who have turned this thread into an anti-driver, anti-car rant ... and to those who have not-so elegantly bashed those rants.
The thread isn't about the inevitable close encounter or the occasional bad-apple driver that we all encounter somewhat routinely. We all consciously accept those risks when we pedal out into the streets. Its also not about whining about such incidents.
The thread is about a driver purposely using their vehicle as a deadly weapon to hit or intimidate a rider. The concept of "intention" is paramount to the thread's topic, one which some have failed to comprehend. I've always thought such purposeful actions were quite rare (and still do). When it happened to me, it made me wonder how rare. For those who have chosen to piss all over the thread, I can only assume it has not happened to you or you would have shared your story. Thanks to those who did share.
The thread isn't about the inevitable close encounter or the occasional bad-apple driver that we all encounter somewhat routinely. We all consciously accept those risks when we pedal out into the streets. Its also not about whining about such incidents.
The thread is about a driver purposely using their vehicle as a deadly weapon to hit or intimidate a rider. The concept of "intention" is paramount to the thread's topic, one which some have failed to comprehend. I've always thought such purposeful actions were quite rare (and still do). When it happened to me, it made me wonder how rare. For those who have chosen to piss all over the thread, I can only assume it has not happened to you or you would have shared your story. Thanks to those who did share.
I'm not sure which category I fall into because my post was simply about being "buzzed by a car while on tour," as you asked. Despite a remark or two I made about the driver "terrorizing" people on the road, I ultimately admitted that I'm not even sure what he did to me was intentional. I didn't realize you were looking only for stories of buzzings that were intentional.
I guess it's pretty obvious when someone takes a swipe at you on purpose. Despite my near-death engagement with that pickup truck in Rhode Island, I guess I can't claim to be the type of victim you were hoping to attract with this thread.
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Not a recommended response to being buzzed, and I suspect this is probably fake, but still amusing, especially if you're a little twisted like me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVho5SnRSIw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVho5SnRSIw
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Funniest story I've heard along these lines:
It is surprising how much late-night bicycle riding as a pastime has taken off here in San Antonio. This story heard from a Cop who was there.
After their shift was over a group of downtown bicycle Cops would get together regularly after work, switch to their civvies and unwind with a ten mile loop around downtown, starting about 12:30am. On this particular night there were four of them. Car with two thugs inside makes a close pass while throwing a drink of some kind, causing lead cyclist to wreck. Loud words are exchanged. Car turns around, hard core thug on passenger side steps out of car and asks if they wanted a piece of him. Turns out they did
It is surprising how much late-night bicycle riding as a pastime has taken off here in San Antonio. This story heard from a Cop who was there.
After their shift was over a group of downtown bicycle Cops would get together regularly after work, switch to their civvies and unwind with a ten mile loop around downtown, starting about 12:30am. On this particular night there were four of them. Car with two thugs inside makes a close pass while throwing a drink of some kind, causing lead cyclist to wreck. Loud words are exchanged. Car turns around, hard core thug on passenger side steps out of car and asks if they wanted a piece of him. Turns out they did
