As a counterpoint (in both ways) to the post below, here's not only a European cyclist behaving in such a way as to make all cyclists pay (lane splitting, riding in blind spots, weaving between cars, cutting off a car trying to turn left, violent response followed by cowardly running away), but here's also a response/comment defending this type of action attitude.
psychocandy
I'm not a fan of bike nazis, or obnoxious lycra warriors, but I get just as sick of those goodie-goodie cyclists that say: "I come to a complete stop at every stoplight and stop sign just like I'm supposed to. If we want to be accepted, we have to [take it up the ass without lube on a daily basis] blah-blah blah."
Listen, the whole point of riding a bicycle is because it's fun, it's healthy, and sometimes it can be faster than a car. But you're also a sitting duck in traffic. My philosophy is that you take your own risks. If/when cagers make honest mistakes (cutting you off when they're texting while driving doesn't count as an honest mistake, btw), that's part of life.
But when an asshat like that Hyundai driver start using their brute force to step on the little guy, you got every right in the world to take matters in your own hands. If the Hyundai driver wanted in to that lane so badly, he could've waited. And he wouldn't've ended up paying for it with his mirror.
No wonder segregation is so popular.
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It looked to me less like the Hyundai driver was being a bully and more like normal jockying for position. The cyclist in that video was just as guilty of jockeying for position as anyone else. And to bust the mirror? What a wanker!
If you want to play with the big boys, you gotta expect some roughhousing and learn some finesse along the way. I would have filtered in behind the silver car, most likely, once I knew he was merging. Or, just moved to the front without the happy horseshit.
On this one, I agree with Khal, though there was a darn good chance the Hyundai driver never saw the guy on a bike. Until he or she got the mirror knocked off his or her vehicle. Maybe some idiot on a bike created the Teal Escort driver. That actually makes me feel a little better. Thanks.
In this situation I'd have to put most of the blame on the driver of the silver car.
He did not properly look for other traffic before merging into the left lane (or else he would have noticed the cyclist), and the cyclist clearly had the right of way since he had already begun passing the car before its turn signal was activated.
Even though he got cut off, that's still no reason to damage someone's vehicle.
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