Grrrrrr

[singletrackmind]

Check with your local bike advocacy group. The one in our area (St. Louis, MO) just mailed a letter to an offender that threw a salad dressing container at a cyclist and broke his glasses.

Gosh, that's really scary that someone is willing to use their vehicle as a weapon like that. I wonder what's so wrong in their life? So glad you weren't hurt!!

[shewhobikes]

Heard a similar scary story tonight while riding with the local club. A few folks were out riding Saturday when an SUV actually clipped a rider with its right side mirror, apparently intentionally (according to one of the riders who was looking back and saw the car swerve TOWARD the rider!!!) Good for the rider, she bobbled but did not fall and....wouldn't you know, they caught up with the driver about a mile up the road when a train came down the tracks. They all pulled up, got his tag number and tried to talk but he wouldn't roll the window down. A police car happened by a few miles later and they waved him down and gave him the tag #. Met him at the station 30 minutes later and they find out the guy has a revoked license! So now he's got a warrant sworn out for driving w/out a license...and for assault.

[Dogmama]

I'm glad you are OK! I had a motorist cut me off (I was going downhill at about 30 mph!) and I followed him into the parking lot. I said, "You could have killed me!" His response: "You could have scratched my car!" and he went into the store. I called 911 and within a few minutes a cop was there. Imagine his surprise when he emerged from the store to find me and a cop standing by his car! The cop made me leave (I was a a little angry) so I don't know what happened. Made me feel better, though.

[Technotart]

This was a silver infiniti QX5 - a 2004 model according to my lookup owned by a remodeling and construction company.

I still can't believe I was stupid enough to chase him to the light and pull up next to his dirvers side window and stare him right in the face! What was I thinking? In Texas people can carry guns you know!

(PublicData.com is a fee based service - about 20 bucks a year - that provides a LOT of info for some states - Texas is one it covers pretty well - I have an account so if you ever need a tag number looked up, let me know - I think it's well worth the 20 dollars as you can look up criminal records and stuff too which is great for you single ladies who are dating!)

Michelle

[Technotart]

Oh and the only other vehicles that have almost sideswiped me were Lexus's - in the same area of town as the Infiniti yesterday.

Bunch of North Dallas creepy car snobs....(I can say that - I live north of Dallas and I drive an SUV!)

[bikerchick68]

dang... I'm glad you are OK! I've only ever had one person do that to me... he swerved into my lane, then back out, I could see him looking back and laughing in his rearview mirror... then he swerved into me again! I smacked his truck with my pump... but his truck was a POS so he just kept going... light ahead was red, so I geared down, got outta the saddle to chase and he cut thru a 7-11 parking lot and went right, skipping the stop light. Not sure WHAT I would've done if I caught him...

I always carry pepper spray, mostly for dogs, but ya just never know...

[spazzdog]

That one you definitely needed to report... what an ***!

be careful out there grrls

spazz

[Trek420]

bikerchick68 "I always carry pepper spray, mostly for dogs, but ya just never know..."

I'm thinking handlebar mounted paintball gun, nice splat of some color like puke green, something that doesn't go with any car.