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On Mar 23, 4:24=A0pm, Peter Grange  wrote: > On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:05:45 -0000, "Brian Robertson" > > > >  wrote: > >"Tosspot"  wrote in message > >news:gq8a1e$fbk$01$3@news.t-online.com... > >> Brian Robertson wrote: > > >> > > >>> I was cycling through Marple (Near Manchester) last year and as I pas= sed > >>> a > >>> pedestrian crossing some teenager made a mock kick at my bike as a fu= nny > >>> for > >>> his mate. He seemed to regret his actions somewhat though when I > >>> returned, U > >>> lock in hand, threatening to stove his head in with it and telling th= e > >>> whole > >>> world at the top of my voice that his mother was a prostitute and his > >>> father > >>> her pimp. > > >> > > >Christ, don't encourage me! I was cycling on another occasion in very sl= ow > >moving traffic when a prat in a 4x4, who must have seen me, moved so as = to > >nearly knock me off my bike. Now, not so long before, a friend from Amer= ica > >had sent me a spray - for the purposes of a public thread, lets say it w= as > >strong perfume ;-) - and, since it was a hot day, he had his windows ope= n a > >couple of inches. I stopped, reached in my pocket and was going to give = him > >the lot. > > >Fortunately for me, I had left the said spray at home that day. I never > >carried it again. When the red mist comes down, I am definately not safe= ! > > A plastic drinks bottle can make an effective water pistol. Just full > of water is ok, but some of those additives can make the liquid quite > sticky. Not that I would advocate squirting any of it through an open > window of course, that would be naughty.

Incredible. As long as you're a cyclist, you're allowed to be as much of a fuckwit as you want towards other road users, just because you're using a "morally superior" mode of transport. Conversely, if you're a motorist, then it doesn't matter how courteous and well behaved you are: you deserve nothing but ludicrously strict rules and contempt from all other road users.