Have you ever been so furious from car stupidity that you've actually hit the car?

[Maha]

A boot through a light unit or a mirrorectomy does wonders for drivers awareness of bikes.
Respect through fear.

I have heard a pillion of doing just that....

[Guitana]

I scored a triple a couple of years ago on my RGV with my foot. A Mirror with indicator on a brand new Merc driven by a lawyer. Cop said if he had to charge me for taking off the guys mirror then the guy had to be done for reckless or careless driving for almost putting me into the barrier.

Oh how I laughed and laughed

Now that's justice!!!!

[Guitana]

Here's a classic a freind of mine in Australia, McKay to be exact works as a miner. This guy is one big Mutha he rides a harley and a Ducati and he's a really patient and courteous guy on the road.
During a visit a few years back we went for a ride up country we had a number of incidents you know one of those days when every fuckwits out and about!! Anyway we approach an intersection we have the green light I'm behind him. This guy runs the red light clips my mate knocking him off then gets out of the car and starts screaming, yes screaming at my cobber who gets up rips off his helmet and king hits this tosser right in the chops knocking him out!! Then he proceeds to smash every window door panel light and mirror off this guys car with his helmet!! Now that's road rage!!
Cops were'nt too impressed!!!!!!! No sense of humor!

[rua]

After a frustrating ride through traffic a couple of weeks ago (splitting) came to a merging lane where the cager was intentionally force merging, booted the door which freaked them out and legged it.

Instantly suffered remorse, I was in the wrong, splitting aggressively and was wound up due to compounding minor "offences" by other road users.

I later received a letter from the police as someone had reported it.

If you choose to do these things I recommend that you are sure that it really is the intended victim that is wrong and remember that there is always someone crazier (P users, natural born) than you out there and their response may be more than you bargained for.

It can be hard to keep your cool, I fail constantly, but try.

[scracha]

Umm...kicked a couple of idiots cars in my yoof in Edinburgh & Falkirk. Banged many windows (unfortunately a copper stopped me one for it as I hadn't spotted him....he was keen to let me go when I took my helmet off and basically exploded and swore like a trooper at the "@$cking nutter who'd nearly killed me" etc.) and flicked a couple of mirrors.

Nastiest one was this myoptic old couple on a two lane road in Edinburgh. Roadworks ahead, all the cars in the left lane so I'm tootling along in the other lane on the motorcycle ready to merge in at the last moment. Old couple decide they can't be arsed waiting so just pull out infront of me without warning. I swerve into far right of right hand lane and blat horn. Old couple look towards me and start mouthing at me and shaking their heads. I shout back at them, etc etc. This continues at running pace for about 25m. Old couple then start moving right and trying to PUSH ME ONTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I completely lose rag, haul on anchors, drop a couple of gears and fire the bike up their left hand side. Right hand out and ding their mirror as I'm passing. Unfortunately I was so angry I didn't just clip it but punched it right off. The mirror went flying. Back on the gas and made merry my escape. Quite a new car and one of them electric adjustable/heated mirrors so I'm guessing it cost them a few hundred pounds. @$ck me my hand hurt in the office that day. Took a different route into work for a couple of weeks too.

Must have been @$ckin hilarious for the other cars sat in the traffic and there's no way they could have called the cops after at least 10 other cars had watched them deliberately trying to push me into the oncoming traffic.

[KATWYN]

The thing is....what happens when
car doors are kicked in, mirrors broken off and lights are smashed etc.....then thats the end of that, rider rides off and feels revenged.....then
one day a long comes Mr,Miss,Mrs innocent motorcycle rider (say...any of us from KB) and the car driver is still nursing a grudge from "that incident" decides to terrorise the innocent rider and cause them to crash??

After all, a bike rider is just an object to them - not a person. We all look the same 150cc to 1300cc on two wheels wearing a helmet. It was an "object" that kicked their door in last time..... so now its payback to the same object.

You will never know.......but it is a very real possiblility this could happen.

Maybe if anything we need to keep this in mind at a moment of rage - and just leave it?? just a thought

[Cibby]

i dont think it is full road rage if you have just saved yourself from being taken out, i like to think of it as Constructive Justice Rage if there is such a thing.

When my uncle was about 23, (about 100kgs and 6'5") he was filtering down the motorway and some guy opened his driver side door to stop him getting past, my uncle stuck out his boot and wrapped the door clean around the front of the car.

Bet the fucker never did that again!

hgahaahahahha

[vifferman]

Have you ever been so furious from car stupidity that you've actually hit the car?

Yup.
I was coming up to a left-hand turn at a an intersection. There was this car sitting to the right, like it was going to turn right, and just tootling along. I went to turn left, and the car veered across to turn to the left, cutting me off. Then the driver was driving like, all erratically, like.
Just after that, the traffic came to a stop. There was no room to go around the outside (to the right) due to roadworks, so I went up the inside, and punched his mirror so it folded back the wrong way, as I went past.
I doubt that he knew what it was for, despite me tootling him vigorously earlier when he was being a tard. I did it solely because I was still angry that he was such a fuckwit.

Of course, being a responsible and upstanding citizen, I immediately felt bad, mainly because he might have taken my number and retaliated.

By the way - I didn't see Placidfemme's WhiteVWTardLady this morning when I went down Onewa Road in the car. I was telling my wife about her, and she (surprisingly) thought WVWTL was an eejit, and deserved retaliatory action.

[MyGSXF:Me]

along comes innocent motorcycle rider and the car driver is still nursing a grudge from "that incident" decides to terrorise the innocent rider and cause them to crash??

I agree with Katwyn on this one. The next 'innocent rider' may cop the tintop drivers anger. Think of all car drivers as morons, they think they are invincible inside the safety of their cage. Sometimes they just don't see us, or they choose to ignore us.

I ride with the attitude that I 'own' the piece of road around me. I ride with assertion & confidence & don't 'fluff around' indecisively. I take a line & stick to it. I visibly 'eyeball' drivers at intersections, also being prepared to move over or slow down if necessary. My 'attitude' has worked for me for the past 15 years, without coming to greif.

If all else fails, 'try' & get their rego plate & place a complaint with the Police & let them deal with the ignorant tosser!!

Jen

[mazz1972]

have thrown an egg at a car once [was on my way home from the store - had eggs tucked down front of leather jacket]

sideways lob, straight in thru open drivers window

it felt so good i did it again

ahhhhhhhh - was much younger then of course ........ *sigh*

ROFL.....ROFL....ROFL...!!!

[Steam]

Near Miss #188
Well, today actually...!
Today at 6.15am on the way to work, a truck was tailgating me along Aotea Quay, then as I indicated to turn left he passed me and very nearly clipped my mirror. FUCKER!

I was faced with two choices:
1) Breathe deeply and continue on to work.
2) Pursue the dick, boot his truck, get in trouble maybe, get hurt maybe.

Well of course I didn't hesitate for more than a second, pulled back out, got him at the next lights, BAM BAM BAM on his door with my fist, "YOU FUCKER, YOU CALL YOURSELF A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER, WATCH THE FUCK OUT!"
Then I did a U-turn and rode off to work.
Yes, I have an anger problem.
But all morning I felt great, amped! All my customers smiled at my energy, and a couple asked why I was so zippy today, and I told them what I've just told you.

Anger management and stress course starts tonight...

[Macktheknife]

Near Miss #188
Well, today actually...!
Today at 6.15am on the way to work, a truck was tailgating me along Aotea Quay, then as I indicated to turn left he passed me and very nearly clipped my mirror. FUCKER!
I was faced with two choices:
1) Breathe deeply and continue on to work.
2) Pursue the dick, boot his truck, get in trouble maybe, get hurt maybe.
Well of course I didn't hesitate for more than a second, pulled back out, got him at the next lights, BAM BAM BAM on his door with my fist, "YOU FUCKER, YOU CALL YOURSELF A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER, WATCH THE FUCK OUT!"
Then I did a U-turn and rode off to work.
Yes, I have an anger problem.
But all morning I felt great, amped! All my customers smiled at my energy, and a couple asked why I was so zippy today, and I told them what I've just told you.
Anger management and stress course starts tonight...

Here is what I do, I approach the vehicle driver at the earliest opportunity and ask them if they know they nearly knocked me off a little while ago, if they apologise I accept and advise them to pay more attention.
If they act like a wanker then I will do whatever I feel like, lights and tail-lights are expensive units.
The only exception to this is if I know the driver has definitely seen me and is acting like a dangerous wanker deliberately, then he is a threat to my health and I will either report him, or beat him senseless if I can catch him.
I don't have an anger problem, deserving dangerous wankers who try to kill me, may think otherwise!

[Juud]

Katwyn/MyGSFX, I'm with you girls. Imagine if a car driver does the same to us, when you make a mistake (yes a mistake, not everybody is a serial idiot), rip your mirror or open the door, how would you feel.

I wonder how many KB-ers, after reading this thread, think it's justified to "have a go" the next time they're on the road.

[imdying]

it's funny how all ingnorant cage driver's know EXACTLY what thumb and forefinger held about an inch apart means......

Bahahahahah, bling for you

[mazz1972]

Haven't had the misfortune of something like that happening to me so far. However I did give a car a bloody good wollop when it didn't stop for me on a pedestrian crossing when I was already halfway across.