Crazy woman attempted to knock me off

Firstly, I'd like to repeat that I sounded my horn in the first instance to make her aware of my existance and that she was about to hit me.

I understand why people may be disappointed by my actions of keeping up with her and demanding an explanation however if you were in my position, could you honestly say that you wouldn't repeat my actions.

We all seem to know the 'right' actions to take. I.e. Back off after the 2nd event and just note down her numberplate... But once the 'red mist' descends on us ( which we're ALL prone to ) logic just kind of flies out the window.

As an explanation to her actions -
I have read -Ralph's- comments and sources and understand she may have unintentionally not seen me, and for some reason unknown decided she wanted to punish me for.. I don't know what on the roundabout.

Anyway, I find solace in what Fallout said, thank you, I agree my feelings towards her are extremely low.

Thanks for your comments guys

[NTECUK]

Don't put your self in danger.
They have a very dangerous weapon.
Yes you have cause to be angry.
But if she had a mind she could have mamed or killed you .
Life is precious . Your realise it when your older .

Have to say, I would like to think I wouldn't have lost it with her but I probably would have! & I am female too!
We aren't all bad drivers

[SIII]

I had a road rage incident against me when first started riding, noted number of the car in my head, said it over and over for 5 miles till i got to the local cop shop, walked in repeating it, officer on desk understood and wrote it down whilst i said reg over and over. Explained the situation to him. He took details. Thought i would never hear of it again until i got a phone call that day to tell me he had given her a 'right bollocking' because there was nothing else he could do, but hoped that i was satisfied!

I know we all want to drag drivers out of there cars and batter them, but as has been said -most likely outcome is you get hurt! You are far too vunerable on a bike to take any kind of aggressive action. You are not going to become their driving instructor, you cannot improve their driving skills, they are not going to give you a hug and thank you for telling them their error of their ways.

Horn should be used as a warning! Not to tell someone off, blast on the horn before the incident (Get a stebel), she would have been calling you a ******! So what!

Deep breath, call them w*****s, shake head, ride on, forget it.

Originally Posted by SIII

Deep breath, call them w*****s, shake head, ride on, forget it.

This I find to be the best way to deal. Especially Part two. Though I have come acropper when on my pushbike, articulated my frustration only to realise the knuckledragger's window is open, and I don't have a chin guard to muffle my voice.

Originally Posted by TCochrane

I have bright white HID's

There's your problem right there. She was probably dazzled and confused by your crap and non-MOT-friendly choice of lighting.

[Messie]

Hear hear. Hate those bloody things, on cars, bikes or cycles. So distracting

Originally Posted by ChrisCurvyS

Call me a coward but if a bloke in a branded company van cuts me up or whatever, I'll give him a beep cos I know he's insured, driving legally, probably wants to keep his job and is highly unlikely to be armed

Unfortunately not me experiance. Still my scariest incident to date was with a branded company van, when he pulled up his van ahead of me and nearly pulled me off my bike/pushed me into an oncoming bus (again on the pushbike).

In other news... I've pulled out in front of a motorcyclist before. I didn't mean to, but he was lost in the sea of lights, colours and general hubbub going on around me. After I'd noticed him, which was a little late to change my course safely I acknowledged that I had done wrong by mouthing sorry as he went past and putting an open hand up almost as a surrender gesture.

Did that appease him... no! He then proceeded to act like a complete d1ckhead and was swerving all over the road, brake-testing me and generally putting himself in a hell of a lot of danger. I held back as far as possible and didn't inflame the situation as I knew he'd been upset and wasn't thinking straight.

At a set of traffic lights he got off the bike and walked back to my van, thumped the window was kneeing the door panel and started shouting. I wound the window down and tried to apologise but he wasn't allowing me to be heard, so I pushed the door hard against him as I got out of the van and lumped the tw4t full pelt across the side of his lid which sent him off balance, then tripped him up. He was then told in no uncertain terms that I was sorry that I'd missed seeing him, I'd tried twice to apologise and that he was acting the tw4t. He was further informed that any more attempts at violence towards me would be met with me getting medieval on his donkey.

He only really calmed down when I explained that I too was a motorcyclist who commuted into work every day by bike, did approx 20,000 miles a year and owned 4 or 5 bikes at the time. I told him everyone makes the occasional mistake and most of us are sorry and show it - that's when he apologised to me.

I'm not proud of it, I think I was a d1ck for not looking properly, but my view is that anyone who loses their temper in a road-rage situation deserves any pain they get.

After attempting to knock me off on purpose, especially more than once, I'd probably follow her home and give her car a good seeing to tbh