Hit by a projectile - on purpose!

[Dogmama]

Several years ago I had somebody throw a beer can at me. I, too, tried to catch them but I got trapped at a red light & s/he ran it.

The winner for me, though, was when an idiot turn right in front of me & I almost laid down my bike. I followed him into the parking lot & called the cops. When he came out of the store, there were two deputies waiting for him. His response: "She almost scratched my car." Sheesh!

(NB - the only reason the cops came out is because DH is a retired cop & they recognized the name.)

[Megustalaplaya]

My dh has had fast food items thrown at him while out cycling. The worst though is when a couple of kids were out and were shooting arrows at him! Fortunately, his sister was riding a ways back and witnessed it. She then went to the house, spoke to the parents, and threatened to call the police.

[Kiwi Stoker]

I got hit by a piece of fruit thrown from a car window on my shoulder. I don't think it was accidental at all... as I was riding stoker on our tandem at the time.

[Catrin]

I got hit by a piece of fruit thrown from a car window on my shoulder. I don't think it was accidental at all... as I was riding stoker on our tandem at the time.

Sorry to read this Kiwi, I don't understand people. I rode as stoker on a tandem Sunday evening for the first time on a club dinner ride and we got on one section of road where people were buzzing us pretty close.

[lovelygamer]

Last summer, a guy threw his drink on me as I was trying to make a right turn. He was on the sidewalk.

People suck. I hope your okay.

[colorisnt]

Wow. That is awful. I am glad (or sad) that others have experienced it but say it is far and few in between. I myself had a big gulp tossed at me while I was on a road. Scared me senseless at the time. I was going about 26mph starting down a hill and it could have been bad. Have to chock it up to the fact that people are just mean sometimes no matter where you are.

[Norse]

I once was hit in the back by a water balloon tossed from a car of speeding juvenile males. It felt like a brick hitting and almost knocked me off my bike.

[Possegal]

A diaper at me. What I'm assuming was a dirty one. Luckily I was going one way and the SUV was going the other, and clearly their aim was not as nearly as good as they thought. Just annoyed the crap out of me. Haha, crap, dirty diaper!

I wasn't even on the road, but on a multi-use trail right beside it. People do, at times, suck.