Bad case of inferiority complex
Jarod | September 2, 2006Last night on my way back home I had an … incident. I was on my bike, as usual, when such an everyday idiot overtook me in his brandnew convertible, speeding, tires screeching. So, I waved at him. You know, the aggressive kind of waving. I did not show him the finger – because that’s illegal in Germany and may have cost me.
Well he didn’t take it very well. He slammed on the brakes. He got out of the car and started shouting at me. “You showed me the finger you *explicit word*” bla bla. I just rode past him and continued down the road. He, back in his car, overtook me again. Then he cut me. Forced me to stop – almost. I just went on, circling him. Answered with all patience and calmness I could muster at the same time. He started up again, I rode up the sidewalk, ’cause I knew what was coming. He cut me again, tried to scare me, even drove up the sidewalk.
“I know what you look like!” bla bla bla and more threats like that. Then we came to a bigger street with more people around and suddenly he lost all interest in me. I didn’t get his license number, but next time I will. I could sue him and then some.
Man, I mean he was driving an Opel. He should be the one feeling embarrassed. Geesh. What a poor guy.
its ilegal to flip someone the bird ?
In fact, yes, it is in road traffic. It’s handled as an insult.
Strange law… youd have a hard time proving it in court unless you flipped the bird at a police officer, and thats not exactly advisable in any country
Do you own one of those forward open helmet kinda thing ( dont know the actual name), you know the ones were your face is visible?
If so you should get one of them fully enclosed ones, they look cooler plus no one can see your face
Hmmmm I meant ‘bike’ like in normal bike, not a motorcycle. I don’t wear a helmet. It’s cool though, I like my bike. It’s shiny. And my new one even has brakes.
ah!
Reminds me of something that hapened to me years ago.
Was riding home from work when i went passed an intersection, a lory (the 18 weeler variety) was turning into the main rode (that i was traveling down) as i rode past it. He honked his horn at me and i replied with the customary british responce in such situations (i.e i stuck two fingers up at him) 2 min later the dipstick rides his freaking truck less then 1 m away from me and forces me to stop, jumps out of the cabin and starts mouthing off at me. My reply was something like…
“you almost killed me TWICE and im suposed to be polite ?”
A bit more swearing may, or may not, have been involved in the discussion
Its just a case of shallow genepool, people like that arent worth a second thought.