Tired of being mistreated by motorists?

[Happyrider]

Tired of being mistreated by motorists? Here's a 19th century solution from an article in the UK's Engineer magazine! It was designed for obnoxious pedestrians, but should work for motorized vehicles as well It would fit well along the Cruzbike boom!



Full story at:
http://www.theengineer.co.uk/story....eview=1&hash=FDE6D2B5FEA06763C6A9E2E7D203C21A

 

[VenRiderGuy]

Interesting bit of history that I never knew about....thanks for sharing. Now, where can I find one of the mounting brackets pictured?

 

[Robert Holler]

OMG

 

[JOSEPHWEISSERT]

Would it work wth a paint ball gun?

 

[Charles.Plager]

Would it work wth a paint ball gun?

I kinda like that idea. (Well, I'm sure it wouldn't end well, but...)

I've also had the idea of attaching two different color sharpies on a stick that is 3 feet long attached to my rack. Any car that got too close would be marked.

 

[DuncanWatson]

Built a paintball gun into the boom of your Vendetta ;-)

 

[JOSEPHWEISSERT]

I kinda like that idea. (Well, I'm sure it wouldn't end well, but...)

...but it sure would be fun!

 

[RojoRacing]

I kinda like that idea. (Well, I'm sure it wouldn't end well, but...)

I've also had the idea of attaching two different color sharpies on a stick that is 3 feet long attached to my rack. Any car that got too close would be marked.

I started working on a similar idea for my DF bike but I was going to use carbide scribers on the ends for a more permanent reminder. Then the Vendetta landed in my lap and it so low i was worried about the sticks getting sucked into truck tires.

 

[JOSEPHWEISSERT]

I went out the for the Thursday night shop ride. It gets dark really early now, so I continued on afterwards for another 10 miles or so around the lake by myself. I had my bright headlight and bright red rear flasher on and I was waiting at an intersection near home for the light to turn green. A big white pickup truck pulled up behind me and to the right in the right turn lane - I was in the lane to continue straight across. I heard the guy mumbling something and I just ignored him. Then the light turned green and he said, "You should be doing that during the day. You're a dumb-ass!" And he turned right and took off. As he was pulling away, I saw his brightly lit Michigan license plate, DGP-5547, which I'm going to call in to the police tomorrow for harassment. Who's the dumb-ass now?

 

[bladderhead]

A Vendetta with that thing would live up to its name.

 

[MrSteve]

Dealing out instant Karma is a fun concept, but it's usually frowned upon.


I thought I'd turn this fun thread into a useful resource, especially since the title is perfect: "Tired of Being Mistreated by Motorists."
So, to get the ball rolling....

I like the, Close Call Database.

http://closecalldatabase.com/

There are other sites like it, some better & some worse, but this tickled my fancy.
Sign up and post your threatening encounters.
The software will notify you and other local member cyclists of who, what, when, where and how.
Being safely and legally proactive is a good thing!

 

[Emeljay]

http://orthoinfo.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00711

on a billboard beside a freeway in Phoenix.
Link above..

 

[marshall2389]

I thought I'd turn this fun thread into a useful resource, especially since the title is perfect: "Tired of Being Mistreated by Motorists."
So, to get the ball rolling....

I like the, Close Call Database.

http://closecalldatabase.com/

There are other sites like it, some better & some worse, but this tickled my fancy.
Sign up and post your threatening encounters.
The software will notify you and other local member cyclists of who, what, when, where and how.
Being safely and legally proactive is a good thing!

Great site. I just input some recent incidences.