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Article from Todays Geelong Advertiser Cyclist road rage bashing Daniel Breen 29Jan07 TWO men armed themselves with a baseball bat and metal chains before bashing a cyclist in broad daylight. In what police described as an act of road rage, the men set upon the cyclist in Victoria St about 4.55pm Saturday. The cyclist, a 36-year-old North Geelong man, suffered extensive head injuries from the afternoon assault. Detective Senior Constable Damian McKeegan, of Corio CIU, said the assault occurred 10 minutes after an argument between the cyclist and the driver of a blue Mitsubishi in the North Geelong street. ``Words have been exchanged in regards to the driver's speed. Both parties have then gone their own way but about 10 minutes later the cyclist has been met by the driver and the passenger in Victoria St and a fight has taken place between the parties,'' Det Sen-Constable McKeegan said. ``The driver had armed himself with a baseball bat.'' ``He has then had a swing at the cyclist and a tussle between the two followed. While they were on the ground the passenger has punched the cyclist in the back of the head and at this stage it appears that he had chain wrapped around his knuckles.'' Det Sen-Constable McKeegan said the last punch left the man with serious cuts to the back of his head and appealed for witnesses to contact police. ``He received cuts and abrasions to the back of his head, lacerations to his right ear and his left eye was gauged,'' he said. ``There were witnesses at the scene and we're also seeking information from anyone else who may have seen the incident or the Mitsibishi sedan.'' Anyone with information can contact Corio CIU on 5273 9575. -- Craig Strong |
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unfcknblvbl I was reminded recently of an old habit of taking a jersey pocket full of fishing sinkers for ammo to deal with aggressive drivers. Seems a bit like taking a knife to a gunfight now. And gun-fights seem to be where things are headed .. .. -- monsterman |
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Link to Geelong Advertiser article: http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/...1105_news.html I'll attempt to find out a bit more about this fcuking appalling incident. -- cfsmtb |
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Bogan (Straya) day weekend, kids.... -- LotteBum |
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I don't argue with drivers anymore. I just point to their number
plate, and make sure they know that I have taken a note of their number plate and will report them to the police. It's really dangerous to argue, and very unlikely to produce any change in the behaviour of the driver. Of course, as the kharma wheel turns, inside the body of the baseball hat holder a small but active cancer has begun to grow. There you go :-) On Jan 29, 10:52 pm, cfsmtb cfsmtb.2l6...@no- mx.forums.cyclingforums.com wrote: Link to Geelong Advertiser article:http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/...1105_news.html I'll attempt to find out a bit more about this fcuking appalling incident. -- cfsmtb |
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AndrewJ Wrote: I don't argue with drivers anymore. yep you can't win.... ends up like that, like you said make a note of the license plate if it is a real bad situation. I'm still trying to figure out what is worse the bashing or the Witnesses, just witnessing it..... I guess it depends on the situation, but I would of thought if I saw someone in a situation like that I would try and help them out. -- MikeyOz |
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MikeyOz Wrote: yep you can't win.... ends up like that, like you said make a note of the license plate if it is a real bad situation. I'm still trying to figure out what is worse the bashing or the Witnesses, just witnessing it..... I guess it depends on the situation, but I would of thought if I saw someone in a situation like that I would try and help them out. bldyfknunblvbel... premeditated...if that isnt a jail sentence when caught what is! a key hole camera in the helmet would have helped the investigation no end..wont stop a bashing but the cops would be pleased to see the footage.. riding 101...never get mad!!! just get even!!! witnesses... each of us may be different but in my experience ( here in Oz, in Asia, Europe and Nth Amer. ) witnesses only tend to put their hand up when their blood is involved... -- rooman |
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On Jan 30, 11:08 am, MikeyOz MikeyOz.2l7...@no- mx.forums.cyclingforums.com wrote: AndrewJ Wrote: I don't argue with drivers anymore.yep you can't win.... ends up like that, like you said make a note of the license plate if it is a real bad situation. I'm still trying to figure out what is worse the bashing or the Witnesses, just witnessing it..... I guess it depends on the situation, but I would of thought if I saw someone in a situation like that I would try and help them out. yes.. and no. It of course depends on if the bystanders were a busload from the old folks home or the olympic judo team on a tour. If you can't get a few burly bystanders to help, there's no point going in by yourself. These guys had a baseball bat + chain. Much better to do something like call police, note numberplate, possibly even steal car keys and drop them down a drain whilst they're not looking. Hope they get the fckers |
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AndrewJ Wrote: Of course, as the kharma wheel turns, inside the body of the baseball hat holder a small but active cancer has begun to grow. There you go :-) Bought a car just the other day, Man could that baby run, But you know what they always say, There's always a better one, Got a tumor in my brain, It's creeping to my lungs, Man, I've searched around in vain, Can't find me a better one. -- cfsmtb |
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Duncan wrote:
If you can't get a few burly bystanders to help, there's no point going in by yourself. These guys had a baseball bat + chain. Much better to do something like call police, note numberplate, possibly even steal car keys and drop them down a drain whilst they're not looking. I don't know. I stepped in once where the choice was watch someone get killed in a head kicking or do something. My solution was to run like an absolute lunatic straight at the group, while the wife called the police. If they had weapons I might have re-thought that approach, but it worked at the time. DaveB |
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