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Off to register a complaint...
I had an irate, small-truck driver demand I get off the road, while Mark
and I were waiting side by side at the traffic lights. We were there first - it's not like we had pushed through, and there was another lane anyway. He told me to get out of the way. I pointed out I was doing nothing wrong and I would not move. He said, "Fine, I'll fscking run over you," and I pointed out that such behaviour was illegal and would result in prosecution. He went on with these two statements for a bit. When the lights changed, Mark and I did a very clean, fast take-off. Despite the fact that bikes accelerate better than trucks, this guy revved it, laid on the horn continually. He sped up until he nearly clipped my rear wheel, then slammed on the brakes, and did this repeatedly as we crossed the intersection. Once we were across, I could move over to let him through... which would have been my intent from the start, had he asked. I yelled out to onlookers, "What the -? Did you see that? Did I deserve that?" and they looked at me blankly, except for one guy who looked ****ed off... at me or at the driver? Anyway, it was a white truck, probably a Mitsubishi Canter (?) with a tray, 464DEP, happened around 0645 this morning at the Logan/Kessels Rd intersection... and we caught him before Klumpp Rd. ******! |
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Off to register a complaint...
good luck. Nothing will happen.
Jock "Tamyka Bell" wrote in message ... |I had an irate, small-truck driver demand I get off the road, while Mark | and I were waiting side by side at the traffic lights. We were there | first - it's not like we had pushed through, and there was another lane | anyway. He told me to get out of the way. I pointed out I was doing | nothing wrong and I would not move. He said, "Fine, I'll fscking run | over you," and I pointed out that such behaviour was illegal and would | result in prosecution. He went on with these two statements for a bit. | When the lights changed, Mark and I did a very clean, fast take-off. | Despite the fact that bikes accelerate better than trucks, this guy | revved it, laid on the horn continually. He sped up until he nearly | clipped my rear wheel, then slammed on the brakes, and did this | repeatedly as we crossed the intersection. Once we were across, I could | move over to let him through... which would have been my intent from the | start, had he asked. I yelled out to onlookers, "What the -? Did you see | that? Did I deserve that?" and they looked at me blankly, except for one | guy who looked ****ed off... at me or at the driver? Anyway, it was a | white truck, probably a Mitsubishi Canter (?) with a tray, 464DEP, | happened around 0645 this morning at the Logan/Kessels Rd | intersection... and we caught him before Klumpp Rd. ******! |
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Off to register a complaint...
Jock wrote:
good luck. Nothing will happen. Jock This is where it comes in handy that there's a certain AFP traffic guy who has a crush on me... Tam |
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Off to register a complaint...
well good on you and I hope your beneficial aquaintance delivers on the
implied assistance. I have written ministerials on a recent incident and so far, big fat nothing has happened. Even the court dismissed the case with all evidence presented. In the law & justice system, Cyclist = 0. It seems apparent that (in this case), old motorists must be given the right to maim people through their inability to drive safely and the world keeps turning. Even the RTA couldn't give a rat's backside. Jock "Tamyka Bell" wrote in message ... | Jock wrote: | | good luck. Nothing will happen. | Jock | | This is where it comes in handy that there's a certain AFP traffic guy | who has a crush on me... | | Tam |
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Jock wrote:
well good on you and I hope your beneficial aquaintance delivers on the implied assistance. I have written ministerials on a recent incident and so far, big fat nothing has happened. Even the court dismissed the case with all evidence presented. In the law & justice system, Cyclist = 0. It seems apparent that (in this case), old motorists must be given the right to maim people through their inability to drive safely and the world keeps turning. Even the RTA couldn't give a rat's backside. Jock The backup plan is the friend with the RPG. Tam |
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"Tamyka Bell" wrote in message ... | Jock wrote: | | well good on you and I hope your beneficial aquaintance delivers on the | implied assistance. I have written ministerials on a recent incident and so | far, big fat nothing has happened. Even the court dismissed the case with | all evidence presented. | In the law & justice system, Cyclist = 0. It seems apparent that (in this | case), old motorists must be given the right to maim people through their | inability to drive safely and the world keeps turning. Even the RTA | couldn't give a rat's backside. | Jock | | The backup plan is the friend with the RPG. | | Tam I see the merit in that but then you are dropping to their level. Jock |
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Off to register a complaint...
On 2005-09-07, Tamyka Bell (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: Jock wrote: well good on you and I hope your beneficial aquaintance delivers on the implied assistance. I have written ministerials on a recent incident and so far, big fat nothing has happened. Even the court dismissed the case with all evidence presented. In the law & justice system, Cyclist = 0. It seems apparent that (in this case), old motorists must be given the right to maim people through their inability to drive safely and the world keeps turning. Even the RTA couldn't give a rat's backside. Jock The backup plan is the friend with the RPG. Lotte? -- TimC Some people claim that the UNIX learning curve is steep, but at least you only have to climb it once. -- unknown |
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Off to register a complaint...
Tamyka Bell wrote:
I had an irate, small-truck driver demand I get off the road, while Mark and I were waiting side by side at the traffic lights. We were there first - it's not like we had pushed through, and there was another lane anyway. He told me to get out of the way. I pointed out I was doing nothing wrong and I would not move. He said, "Fine, I'll fscking run over you," and I pointed out that such behaviour was illegal and would result in prosecution. snip He threatened to run you over with a truck, then proceeded to deliberately come as close as possible to doing this... Doesn't that equate to a murder threat or threatening grievous bodily harm? Who are you going to make your complaint to? You should go straight to the Police. -- SL "The essence of propaganda consists in winning people over to an idea so sincerely, so vitally, that in the end they succumb to it utterly and can never again escape from it" Joseph Goebbels - Nazi Minister of Propaganda, 1933 - 1945 |
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TimC wrote: Lotte? Yes. Tam, f*cking report it! At least that way you've done everything you can. When you go to the police, demand something be done! A roadie I used to know works at the Mt Gravatt police station - Sam (Policeman Sam) is his name. He'd help you, no doubt about it. That's if he's still there of course. What's that dangerous driver number? 3864 6464???? Jock, I know exactly what you're saying, but we still need to report these incidents. I know for a fact I would, regardless of the outcome. Maybe if we ALL lobbied and carried on, we'd be heard. I'm so glad I no longer ride on the Southside much - I much prefer riding in the Western burbs. Even riding Logan Road last Thursday on my scooter was f*cking annoying - and there are SO many traffic lights, and as we all know, traffic lights are where a lot of cyclist abuse takes place. LotteBum -- LotteBum |
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On 2005-09-07, TimC wrote:
On 2005-09-07, Tamyka Bell (aka Bruce) was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: The backup plan is the friend with the RPG. Lotte? Lotte only has a shotgun. For an RPG, I suspect Tam will be contacting a friend in the military ... -- My Usenet From: address now expires after two weeks. If you email me, and the mail bounces, try changing the bit before the "@" to "usenet". |
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