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Today I was chased over 2 miles by a couple of psychos in a silver vauxhall as they tried again and again to ram me off the road.
I've written down 2 pages for my statement which I have to write officially at the police station tomorrow. So I won't post a wall of text - I'll update as it goes.
The chase ended when I got about 20 seconds in front and made it to a dealership where luckily there were 3 or 4 riding instructors, other bikers and CCTV to witness the degenerate driver.
My bike is restricted until Jan so I couldn't outrun them but luckily traffic was heavy enough for me to do some "high speed filtering" and crazy overtakes to keep them at bay long enough to stay rubber side up.
So whats your ideas on the best tactic to deal with a lunatic behind a tonne and a half of steel at god knows how many Mph?
tigersaw
07-11-12, 10:18 PM
I pull over sharpish and they pass by
joshwalker094
07-11-12, 10:19 PM
Did you overtake them or something? Maybe that set them off to hunt you. I've a had a chase or two when I've overtaken or filtered past someone, and had loads of abuse from the same.
Glad your ok. ****ing knob heads anyway.
Drive safely and hopefully they'll crash and burn
Did you overtake them or something? Maybe that set them off to hunt you. I've a had a chase or two when I've overtaken or filtered past someone, and had loads of abuse from the same.
Glad your ok. ****ing knob heads anyway.
Drive safely and hopefully they'll crash and burn
He was parked on the kerb and pulled out across a bus lane and into the lane that I was in. in front of a bus, and me and another car.
Wideboy
07-11-12, 10:33 PM
i prefer to stop and punch them in the face really hard and scream at them.
might have been trying to knock you off to pinch your bike
i prefer to stop and punch them in the face really hard and scream at them.
might have been trying to knock you off to pinch your bike
Could have been trying to bike-jack me. managed to fit my old SV in the back of a land rover lol
There were 3 or 4 of them in the car so even with full kit on fistycuffs would have been bit one sided.
The problem may have arisen because I didn't know who he was as that was the first thing he asked about when he got out of the car. :rolleyes:
chezvegas85
07-11-12, 10:42 PM
crikey, i thought it was bad enough somebody pulling out on me the other night and making me emergency brake/swerve. Where do you live scylla? remind me to steer clear! Hope thats your last experience of such lunacy
crikey, i thought it was bad enough somebody pulling out on me the other night and making me emergency brake/swerve. Where do you live scylla? remind me to steer clear! Hope thats your last experience of such lunacy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRqns2xtTYc
It was in Newport on Malpas road. Thank god I don't live there.
joshwalker094
07-11-12, 10:44 PM
So did they stop when you pulled In at the dealers?
Sounds like they were going to jack your bike
joshwalker094
07-11-12, 10:45 PM
So did they stop when you pulled In at the dealers?
Sounds like they were going to jack your bike
So did they stop when you pulled In at the dealers?
Sounds like they were going to jack your bike
I parked outside with a load of other bikes and they pulled up and did a handbrake turn to stop for some reason, maybe it was to impress me.
The driver got out and basically kept shouting do you know who I am I'll smash your face in bla bla bla if you call the police I'll set your house on fire bla bla bla.
I basically said he was being stupid I was driving safely untill he tried to kill me and I told him I'm calling the police.
He quickly drove off without even throwing once punch which I am a tad dissapointed at, would have loved to see how tough he is outside his vauxhall cage.
Oh and he pointed out "It's a **** bike anyway" when I was telling him he could have killed me because there's no protection.
kiggles
07-11-12, 10:53 PM
i have had this happen to me on the A3 coming home at night. not a nice experience. surprisingly i was on a restricted licence at the time as well.
quite a frightening experience
Wideboy
07-11-12, 10:54 PM
Oh and he pointed out "It's a **** bike anyway" .
because he originally wanted to jack it
joshwalker094
07-11-12, 10:56 PM
**** tbh I would of crapped my pants, but then again I might off ran him over instead!
Really makes me angry that kind if behaviour especially when you haven't even done anything and these d'heads are trying to harm you
Must not rant!
The Idle Biker
07-11-12, 11:06 PM
This world is full of ar5eholes. Sometimes in all manner of situations you have to decide fight or flight?
4 blokes v you? Sounds like you made the right call my friend. They'll get what coming to them, don't worry about that.
squirrel_hunter
07-11-12, 11:15 PM
Today I was chased over 2 miles by a couple of psychos in a silver vauxhall as they tried again and again to ram me off the road.
Did you overtake them or something?
He was parked on the kerb and pulled out across a bus lane and into the lane that I was in. in front of a bus, and me and another car.
So if he pulled out in front of you how did he chase you unless you overtook him? Not trying to defend the car driver, far from it but some drivers don't appreciate the benefits of the bike being shown to them, and a lot of that would depend on how they are overtook.
So if he pulled out in front of you how did he chase you unless you overtook him? Not trying to defend the car driver, far from it but some drivers don't appreciate the benefits of the bike being shown to them, and a lot of that would depend on how they are overtook.
The other car and I swerved around him and kept going. I was at the back of a densely packed line because it was after a roundabout with trafficlights and 2 lanes merged into 1 with a bus lane to the left also.
I don't think the car in front expected him to try and push his way into the lane we were in so didn't move at first then swerved very late and sounded its horn, I did the same.
Trust me, this was unprovoked and an unwarranted attempted assault. Granted I did flip him the bird the second time he tried to take a swipe at me but I think if anything that was a little bit underwhelming for a response. and before you get into provoking him - he already tried to ram me off the road twice - I don't think he needed any provocation.
squirrel_hunter
08-11-12, 12:27 AM
I understand what happened now to get you in that situation. All I can say is "Some people...". The only advise I can give is to drive defensive and not allow yourself to get in to a situation where you retaliate to another drivers aggression no matter how deserving they are. And if you discover how to do this please let me know.
Why haven't we introduce a mental health test to the driving test.
Thinking about it this is totally logical - WHY DONT WE DO THIS?!
Specialone
08-11-12, 06:15 AM
Mate, when it's those kind of odds don't get involved, it's only gonna end one way, badly.
Newport isn't known for its friendly nature tbh.
I've had plenty of road rage incidents, not one of them ended friendly or well.
MarkB852
08-11-12, 07:32 AM
Well done for keeping your head in such a high pressure situation.
There are some real nutcases out there for sure.
Good luck with the Police and stay on their case. They will usually try and blame you in the first instance so stick to your guns.
Mark
Sir Trev
08-11-12, 10:18 AM
I understand what happened now to get you in that situation. All I can say is "Some people...". The only advise I can give is to drive defensive and not allow yourself to get in to a situation where you retaliate to another drivers aggression no matter how deserving they are. And if you discover how to do this please let me know.
This.
Resisting the temptation to flick the bird, kick their door, shake your head even is very hard but if they're showing off to a car full of similar bottom feeders* it is a red rag. Well done for finding a safe haven, good luck in pursuing it, try not to let it bother you.
*drunk, drugged up, testosterone through the roof just out for a punch up - choose your preference. We all see cars full of these oxygen-wasters repeatedly and with a lack of traffic officers on the road they know they can get away with a lot before they get caught. Viscious circle.
Thanks guys.
Police - You'll have to take it to court
Me - So he'll get my full details ... name, address, bike reg etc?
Police - Yeah
Me - He's already tried to kill me with a car and you want me to give him my details?!
anyway its a silver vauxhall astra BW03 0CK
The police put a warning on their system that he was an "erratic driver" so now I'll feel super safe riding through there again.
chris8886
08-11-12, 11:53 AM
Thanks guys.
Police - You'll have to take it to court
Me - So he'll get my full details ... name, address, bike reg etc?
Police - Yeah
Me - He's already tried to kill me with a car and you want me to give him my details?!
anyway its a silver vauxhall astra BW03 0CK
The police put a warning on their system that he was an "erratic driver" so now I'll feel super safe riding through there again.
surely those things are/would be kept confidential?!
widepants
08-11-12, 12:16 PM
and that the problem with a bike ....nowhere to keep your baseball bat
surely those things are/would be kept confidential?!
in a police report - yes... but not in court.
and that the problem with a bike ....nowhere to keep your baseball bat
Theres a tail pack for my size 23 spanner though - its for adjusting my chain ;)
Fizzy Fish
08-11-12, 12:46 PM
Wow, sounds pretty hectic - good to hear you made it to safety OK!
Sadly I've heard far too many stories like that. These random nutcases don't seem to need much to tip them over the edge into a bike-hating/murdering rage.
Especially in London, where you never know what element from the criminal underworld is in the car. One guy I know even had a gun pointed at him after flipping the bird at a dangerous driver! Safest to just to ignore them TBH
Fallout
08-11-12, 06:06 PM
Serious this! Glad you're ok mate. Wouldn't want an orger to get killed by some ultra fools.
On a personal level, I would never get pished off with someone in a car. It's not worth it. You're too vulnerable. If someone does something ridiculous I just protect myself and either drop back or get as far ahead of them as possible. Flipping someone the bird when you're on a bike is like provoking someone in the street when you've got your hands tied behind your back. Not worth the risk!
Serious this! Glad you're ok mate. Wouldn't want an orger to get killed by some ultra fools.
On a personal level, I would never get pished off with someone in a car. It's not worth it. You're too vulnerable. If someone does something ridiculous I just protect myself and either drop back or get as far ahead of them as possible. Flipping someone the bird when you're on a bike is like provoking someone in the street when you've got your hands tied behind your back. Not worth the risk!
Thanks but I don't get the part about provoking them.
Spank86
08-11-12, 09:25 PM
In one post You said you sounded the horn and in another that you flipped them the bird.
The second bit is just making things worse (they may have given up quicker otherwise) and the first is really improper use of the horn, it's for letting people know you're their if you think they haven't seen you, not for expressing disapproval at their driving (unless you disapprove in their failure to see you) once the first car sounded its horn that was enough.
In one post You said you sounded the horn and in another that you flipped them the bird.
The second bit is just making things worse (they may have given up quicker otherwise) and the first is really improper use of the horn, it's for letting people know you're their if you think they haven't seen you, not for expressing disapproval at their driving (unless you disapprove in their failure to see you) once the first car sounded its horn that was enough.
*Sigh* I don't think flipping off a driver is going to make any difference when they've already tried twice to crash into me.
I assumed he didn't see me because he intially tried to put his car where my bike and another car were .... If someone can see a bike and a car but still tried to drive there then it's not really a case of "you shouldnt have used your horn" and more of a case of "Where did society go so wrong that people feel its okay to act this way?"
Spank86
08-11-12, 09:53 PM
You can't control others actions only your own. No matter what incident occurs you should always look back and ask yourself is there anything I could do in the future to prevent or mitigate it.
Or you could just assume its all someone else's fault and trust to luck.
And I always think flipping off a driver is a bad idea, a couple of my cousins shouted at a driver who nearly ran them of the road when they were cycling and he came back with a machete repeatedly trying to run them down and attack them. Not everyone has their mental health.
yorkie_chris
08-11-12, 10:28 PM
If they're some wannabe hard case who's off their tits on drugs then all bets are off as far as sanity is concerned.
"Do you know who I am"... well he's driving an 03 astra... obviously a sh*t sales rep! :smt082
I'm sure there are ways to link a car reg to a name and address, it may be nicked. The police may or may not have told you if it was (I'm not sure).
If it is not nicked (HPI check it maybe...), have a very careful look at the address and either put a f***ing bomb under the idiot or maybe he'll accidentally upset the wrong person on the way back from the pub one dark night and get turned into a vegetable?
Don't do any of the HPI checking or anything yourself...
and that the problem with a bike ....nowhere to keep your baseball bat
Get some spring clips and you can attach a sodding big D lock somewhere accessible.
Won't help against 4 drugged up nuggets though. My tactic would be to try and find a spot that's closed off with bollards or a narrow path etc.
If they're some wannabe hard case who's off their tits on drugs then all bets are off as far as sanity is concerned.
"Do you know who I am"... well he's driving an 03 astra... obviously a sh*t sales rep! :smt082
I'm sure there are ways to link a car reg to a name and address, it may be nicked. The police may or may not have told you if it was (I'm not sure).
If it is not nicked (HPI check it maybe...), have a very careful look at the address and either put a f***ing bomb under the idiot or maybe he'll accidentally upset the wrong person on the way back from the pub one dark night and get turned into a vegetable?
Don't do any of the HPI checking or anything yourself...
Get some spring clips and you can attach a sodding big D lock somewhere accessible.
Won't help against 4 drugged up nuggets though. My tactic would be to try and find a spot that's closed off with bollards or a narrow path etc.
it wasnt nicked and it was insured.
I've had an idea for a long time - a wrist mounted crossbow like the one on mad max :smt066
You can't control others actions only your own. No matter what incident occurs you should always look back and ask yourself is there anything I could do in the future to prevent or mitigate it.
Or you could just assume its all someone else's fault and trust to luck.
And I always think flipping off a driver is a bad idea, a couple of my cousins shouted at a driver who nearly ran them of the road when they were cycling and he came back with a machete repeatedly trying to run them down and attack them. Not everyone has their mental health.
You're right lets all lock ourselves in at home where it's safe and we won't **** off the next gangster wanna be with a knife.
Elliott
10-11-12, 08:47 AM
I'd say hpi check then visit his home and don't touch his house or car
Spank86
10-11-12, 09:32 AM
You're right lets all lock ourselves in at home where it's safe and we won't **** off the next gangster wanna be with a knife.
No need to be flippant.
You can do that if you want but you well know that's not what I was talking about. Of course if it happens to you again ill be the first to say I told you so.
Specialone
10-11-12, 09:37 AM
You're right lets all lock ourselves in at home where it's safe and we won't **** off the next gangster wanna be with a knife.
I know it's easy to say with the benefit of hindsight, but is it really worth potentially dying over?
For the record, I probably wouldn't have acted any different to you, I get the red mist so fast it's like a light switch, once I have that I don't behave rationally but regret it afterwards mostly.
As someone said above, there are some 'tards around that are basically cave dwellers, they don't need an excuse/think twice about putting a knife in your gut, for me, a motoring disagreement isn't worth getting that for.
No need to be flippant.
You can do that if you want but you well know that's not what I was talking about. Of course if it happens to you again ill be the first to say I told you so.
If it happens again it'll more than likely be the same jack ass trying the same thing again.
You seem to be forgetting that he tried to hit me BEFORE I DID ANYTHING!
Combine that with "do you know who I am?" and we have a genius that believes he is some sort of driving celebrity with diplomatic immunity.
But if you argue that using the horn would spark this incident then I cant imagine what would happen if one of you would have the audacity to filter past someone like this - taking into account lots of people think filtering is illegal anyway.
Spank86
11-11-12, 09:39 AM
You really should have asked him who he was.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRqns2xtTYc
It was in Newport on Malpas road. Thank god I don't live there.
Haha, lovely Newport! WHy am I not surprised.
And, for that matter, I'm not one for the whole "Don't **** off a car driver thing". Yes being on a bike is more vulnerable full stop and taking care of yourself is always number one, but in the heat of the moment I'm entitled to be indignant if someone cut me up and nearly caused an accident. The defensive advice talk is one for retrospect when everyone's calmed down and had a moment to think. So rather than thinking "i'll never flip the bird again to a crazy ass driver because I'm on a bike and he might go mental and make repeated attempts to kill me" my advice is simply wait a few seconds, have a few deep breaths if you can. If its all happened very quickly, then what's done is done. Nail the *******.
... And get out of Newport.
If it happens again it'll more than likely be the same jack ass trying the same thing again.
You seem to be forgetting that he tried to hit me BEFORE I DID ANYTHING!
Combine that with "do you know who I am?" and we have a genius that believes he is some sort of driving celebrity with diplomatic immunity.
But if you argue that using the horn would spark this incident then I cant imagine what would happen if one of you would have the audacity to filter past someone like this - taking into account lots of people think filtering is illegal anyway.
Doesn't matter if you did anything or not in the first instance. The most important thing that happened is that he tried to knock you off. Personally speaking, i'd have let him get in front and i would have disappeared elsewhere. You don't poke an already angry bear and complain when it tries to bite you. Safety is number 1. When there is an idiot in a car that weighs a lot and i'm on the bike i'll take no risks.
Biker Biggles
11-11-12, 03:01 PM
Doesn't matter if you did anything or not in the first instance. The most important thing that happened is that he tried to knock you off. Personally speaking, i'd have let him get in front and i would have disappeared elsewhere. You don't poke an already angry bear and complain when it tries to bite you. Safety is number 1. When there is an idiot in a car that weighs a lot and i'm on the bike i'll take no risks.
This is the point.No one is suggesting you were in the wrong,or that Mr A Hole didnt start it all off,but the general advice seems to be that survival to fight another day is paramount.That might often mean a tactical withdrawal or resisting the urge to flip the bird or whatever.Not easy to do,and we have all reacted to Mr A Hole and his ilk at times.
"Here lies the body of Mr O'Day,
Who died while maintaining his right of way"
21QUEST
11-11-12, 06:44 PM
He was parked on the kerb and pulled out across a bus lane and into the lane that I was in. in front of a bus, and me and another car.
Hi, not nice reading about such incidences, as they are are always unpleasant. I've been there and even had a gun pulled on me.
It's always better if we can learn something from any incidence...hence quoting the post above.... so i'm going to ask a question....
If I've read the post correctly, three vehicles(a bus, you and a car) still managed to get round him, after he moved out from the kerb...correct?
If you were indeed the last vehicle to go past round him, I'd say, that wasn't the best move in the world to make. A better option(provided one is paying due attention) imo, would have been to not put ones self at an even greater risk of being taken out by the car pulling away from the kerb...by not following the bus and car as the went by.
I most probably would have sounded my horn though and possible shook my head at the driver as I eventually went by.....would be betetr if I didn't but easier said than done , sometimes.
The point is just to provide a slightly different angle for you to look at the initial incidence...hopefully, it comes across in the well meaning manner it's meant.
Hi, not nice reading about such incidences, as they are are always unpleasant. I've been there and even had a gun pulled on me.
It's always better if we can learn something from any incidence...hence quoting the post above.... so i'm going to ask a question....
If I've read the post correctly, three vehicles(a bus, you and a car) still managed to get round him, after he moved out from the kerb...correct?
If you were indeed the last vehicle to go past round him, I'd say, that wasn't the best move in the world to make. A better option(provided one is paying due attention) imo, would have been to not put ones self at an even greater risk of being taken out by the car pulling away from the kerb...by not following the bus and car as the went by.
I most probably would have sounded my horn though and possible shook my head at the driver as I eventually went by.....would be betetr if I didn't but easier said than done , sometimes.
The point is just to provide a slightly different angle for you to look at the initial incidence...hopefully, it comes across in the well meaning manner it's meant.
The bus was in a bus lane to the left of me.
The bus didn't move past the driver, it had to stop in the road and was behind the driver.
The's always the chance of him pulling an emergency stop and trying to get me to rear end him or the insurance scam where they move from another lane into the same lane as you but in front -far too close- and slam on the brakes.
Whatever action I took I would have been in danger. Even pulling off the road and going into a cafe for a cuppa might have led to him and his mates trying to nick my bike / trying and start a fight. I think getting to a place where there were a few mature (and physically big) motorcyclists was a stroke of luck.
EDIT - I do appreciate the opinions and advice from all the posters, all of it is useful advice for anyone in this situation.
Joe Marcon
12-11-12, 01:52 AM
I would have hopped off the bike and made him eat my carbon knuckles, mmmm no teeth )
widepants
12-11-12, 07:48 AM
would that have been as you were passing over his bonnet and through his wind screen?
ChrisCurvyS
12-11-12, 01:23 PM
Part of the appeal of getting something like a Busa is that you should be able to use the power to get away in this sort of situation.
A guy I knew was riding two up with his Mrs on a VFR750 when a nutcase in a MKII MR2 started chasing him and trying to run him off the road. He did absolutely nothing to provoke it but thinks it might have been down to the extra weight at the back making it look like he had full beam on as he passed the car.
It was a deserted dual carriageway in rural Wales in the early hours of the morning and as he didn't quite have the power to get away, he had a very scary experience. Unless you're a god of braking and you can lose him by swerving off onto an exit, there's not much you can do in that sort of situation as there's nowhere a bike can go where a car can't follow, and if you pull over and/or stop, you're a sitting duck.
Thankfully, he eventually saw a police car up ahead and the MR2 saw it and cleared off. Always made me think though that if finances allow, it would be nice to get a properly fast bike that can get away from pretty much any car when filtering isn't an option.
Hope the OP gets some sort of justice but I wouldn't hold your breath - other than the bit at the end, it's four people's words against yours and a defence solicitor would make it sound like it was six of one, half dozen of the other and only admit to the bits of dangerous driving that you can prove via independent witnesses.
Re him finding out your address - it's not normal practice for the victim's full address to be read out in court -
http://www.talk2someone.org.uk/professional/documents-and-strategies/national-documents-strategies/cjs-giving-a-witness-statement-to-the-police-what
- however he might be able to find out where you live by other means, like the electoral roll if you're on it, so it's worth thinking about carefully.
Part of the appeal of getting something like a Busa is that you should be able to use the power to get away in this sort of situation.
A guy I knew was riding two up with his Mrs on a VFR750 when a nutcase in a MKII MR2 started chasing him and trying to run him off the road. He did absolutely nothing to provoke it but thinks it might have been down to the extra weight at the back making it look like he had full beam on as he passed the car.
It was a deserted dual carriageway in rural Wales in the early hours of the morning and as he didn't quite have the power to get away, he had a very scary experience. Unless you're a god of braking and you can lose him by swerving off onto an exit, there's not much you can do in that sort of situation as there's nowhere a bike can go where a car can't follow, and if you pull over and/or stop, you're a sitting duck.
Thankfully, he eventually saw a police car up ahead and the MR2 saw it and cleared off. Always made me think though that if finances allow, it would be nice to get a properly fast bike that can get away from pretty much any car when filtering isn't an option.
Hope the OP gets some sort of justice but I wouldn't hold your breath - other than the bit at the end, it's four people's words against yours and a defence solicitor would make it sound like it was six of one, half dozen of the other and only admit to the bits of dangerous driving that you can prove via independent witnesses.
Re him finding out your address - it's not normal practice for the victim's full address to be read out in court -
http://www.talk2someone.org.uk/professional/documents-and-strategies/national-documents-strategies/cjs-giving-a-witness-statement-to-the-police-what
- however he might be able to find out where you live by other means, like the electoral roll if you're on it, so it's worth thinking about carefully.
That's what I was thinking after - very tempting to remove my restriction but its pretty easy to check so I'll wait until jan.
and theres always the - slow down and then accelerate to lose the car - slow gear changes = slow acceleration.
Part of the appeal of getting something like a Busa is that you should be able to use the power to get away in this sort of situation.
A guy I knew was riding two up with his Mrs on a VFR750 when a nutcase in a MKII MR2 started chasing him and trying to run him off the road. He did absolutely nothing to provoke it but thinks it might have been down to the extra weight at the back making it look like he had full beam on as he passed the car.
It was a deserted dual carriageway in rural Wales in the early hours of the morning and as he didn't quite have the power to get away, he had a very scary experience. Unless you're a god of braking and you can lose him by swerving off onto an exit, there's not much you can do in that sort of situation as there's nowhere a bike can go where a car can't follow, and if you pull over and/or stop, you're a sitting duck.
Thankfully, he eventually saw a police car up ahead and the MR2 saw it and cleared off. Always made me think though that if finances allow, it would be nice to get a properly fast bike that can get away from pretty much any car when filtering isn't an option.
Hope the OP gets some sort of justice but I wouldn't hold your breath - other than the bit at the end, it's four people's words against yours and a defence solicitor would make it sound like it was six of one, half dozen of the other and only admit to the bits of dangerous driving that you can prove via independent witnesses.
Re him finding out your address - it's not normal practice for the victim's full address to be read out in court -
http://www.talk2someone.org.uk/professional/documents-and-strategies/national-documents-strategies/cjs-giving-a-witness-statement-to-the-police-what
- however he might be able to find out where you live by other means, like the electoral roll if you're on it, so it's worth thinking about carefully.
It's easy enough to find someone - all you need is a full name and a quick check on Facebook - and since I'm don't have a name like "Tom Smith" He'd find it pretty easy to locate me.
I'll deal with it without the "fill in these forms and maybe he'll admit to it and then we can charge him" brigade if there's a next time.
ChrisCurvyS
16-11-12, 04:01 PM
Fair enough. The police guys and gals on here might be able to advise you better but from cases I've covered in court, (used to be a journalist) most low-level crims don't attempt to intimidate witnesses/their accusers in cases where the two parties aren't known to each other - beyond the usual hardman stare across the courtroom of course.
They realise that it will just bring more problems for them and reinforce their guilt, so it's not likely that anything would come of it - easy for me to say that of course as it didn't happen to me. Just so depressing that people go round doing serious stuff like that and get away with it but I suppose you've got to keep in perspective and not take it personally - you could have been Bob Sapp under that lid.
But yes - a fast bike should always be able to leave a car for dead with a clear road ahead, and if it's not clear you should be able to get away by filtering.
Chin up and don't let it put you off!
Bluefish
17-11-12, 09:24 AM
Wow, sounds pretty hectic - good to hear you made it to safety OK!
Sadly I've heard far too many stories like that. These random nutcases don't seem to need much to tip them over the edge into a bike-hating/murdering rage.
Especially in London, where you never know what element from the criminal underworld is in the car. One guy I know even had a gun pointed at him after flipping the bird at a dangerous driver! Safest to just to ignore them TBH
This, i once was chased in London, I was in the works van, guy in as it turns out a stolen bmw, i gave him the man love sign,for some crap driving, he chased and after a while, whilst i was stopped at lights he got out walked up to my van , door were locked and smashed the window with a baseball bat, and started hitting me with the bat, i didn't wear a seatbelt for a while after that, police came nothing they could do :rolleyes:
This, i once was chased in London, I was in the works van, guy in as it turns out a stolen bmw, i gave him the man love sign,for some crap driving, he chased and after a while, whilst i was stopped at lights he got out walked up to my van , door were locked and smashed the window with a baseball bat, and started hitting me with the bat, i didn't wear a seatbelt for a while after that, police came nothing they could do :rolleyes:
police came nothing they could do
Maybe they'll get the driver for speeding, getting this close to xmas there's bound to be 90% of the force on the roads trying to get their xmas bonus.
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