Quote Originally Posted by channlluv View Post
Isn't that assault? At what point do you call the police and report them?

Roxy
For the gun or the walnut?? For the walnut, no. But my DH did go and patrol the neighborhood later, looking for the offending vehicle (never found it). For the gun, yes. I rode straight to the police station and reported the incident. They shrugged and said "Yeah, we've had reports of garbage cans and stuff being shot at over there." So, now this person was shooting at cyclists and they are STILL unconcerned???? I guess having a welt the size of a pencil eraser on my thigh, and nothing more, did not worry them to much.

As for you new cyclists who are terrified of this thread. Please don't be. I - and many others here, undoubtedly - have ridden many thousands of incident free miles. These incidents are a collection of outliers to otherwise joyful rides. Ride like you are invisible....ride defensively...ride safely....but ride.