Think IG already posted up Jessika's tale of woe with a come-uppance for the idiots concerned.
She's a Headteacher of a 11-18 Comp in the Merseyside area. She might drive to school most days but she does keep a fold-up in her car and a couple of her bicycles at the School. She does have a ride out in lunch times and with the kids she teaches.
School was in bother when she was placed there as part of a troubleshoot team. After storming it up the charts to a "decent-ish standing" - it's now on the "parental desireable" list
- with the unfortunate knock-on effect of the dreaded mumpty in the 4x4.
Jess says she cringes when she sees them attempting to park and she ain't quite so popular when she starts "directin' traffic in chuck out hours"
I mention this to place the setting.
Couple of years ago now.. Jess rides out in her lunch break to local supermarket shoppe. On way back .. she notes a 4x4 waiting to turn right. Jess carries on cycling past some parked cars.. as one does. She's on the road.. right of way etc.
Mumpty has to wait
When Mumpty has turned. into main road... honk of horn. Jess notes a parent and waves.
Kids in rear do not recognise her as she has helmet.. cool glasses.. lycra.. gloves.
the full gear
.. and wind down window.. hurl a can at her and shout
at her. Wildy
would describe as "mostest rudey!"
Jess arrived at the school about 5 minutes after the offending vehicle did.. as on bike. she had a "short cut"
and had a very "interesting interview with parent and children" soon afterwards
In fairness.. woman signed up to her "Care Car.. Driver Care" evening classes after this
(She does try to teach some COAST there ..
)
DieselMoment wrote:
In addition to my unfortunate experience in the 1960s, twice in the past 12 months I have been pelted with eggs while out riding my bike - in both cases by a carload of teen schmucks. Depending where you get hit, it can be quite painful. Some cyclists could even fall off their bikes because of a thing like this.
Verbal abuse is also not uncommon. I had a carload of "yoots" yell abuse at me, as if I was doing something wrong. The fact that they already had the window rolled down as they drew alongside me told me it was preplanned. This was confirmed when my cyclist friend who was riding some 150 yards ahead of me got identical treatment.
The worst motorists for meting out verbal abuse are the white van man types. Builders, drivers of flat bed vehicles with a wheelbarrow in the back, vans carrying ladders are the worst. Children riding the school bus can be cheeky little bastids, especially as they're more likely to throw missiles.
Diesel .. un the latter case. complain to the Headteacher. Threaten to write to press. Headteachers want bad PR as much as any woman wants a rash on her face
or a bloke wants undies which ride up and not support the family jewels per Paxo's class rant
(Now I know the real reason for the "Paxo jaw drop"
)
I wish I knew why folk behave as they do. The holier than thou CM miltitants do not help either. Thankfully we live in Lakes rural. We do not have such yobby cults in the same way. This does not mean we do not have problems. We do.. but perhaps not as vile in real comparison with the 'burbs.. YET!
Maybe it is to do with pee cee stupidity... not taking responsibiltity for our kids.. the single parent .. freeby cult. ... the idea that life is not complete unless drunk or drugged senseless.. blame culture.. the idea that everyone else owes the less fortunate a living. (OK.. I will support those who are in real need.. but some just play the system here.)
Maybe it has to do with our isolate self centred lifestyles..as well and how we choose to travel has nothing to do with this in reality as demands and lack of reason and live together in harmony seem to prove .. time after time.
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