Ive had 2 situations that would fall under this category....

The first one was my roomate. He has a motorcycle and he was comming home from work as I was finishing up a ride. Well he turns his bike off and coasts up to me.....I didnt hear him at all......and he flew by me as close as he could get.....i didnt see it comming....i almost ruined my tri shorts :eek:

The second one was a few races ago and the bike in front of me shot a rock up at me.....Im used to getting hit in the face or even swallowing a bug to two but this time was different. The rock shot into the back of my throught! It was lodged there for a few seconds before I could hack it up

when I was in college the townies would throw coins and beer caps at us while cursing. there was not a healthy relationship between the liberal arts college at the conservative churchie town to begin with, but the townies just really hated the cross country guys. we never understood it.

There's been some moronic hoodlums in the West LA/Culver City area throwing rocks and things at cyclist in the area. Be careful out there...

Ya, been there done that. Cookie sheet, Wow! no. but I have been peleted by idiots in a car passing in the opposing direction with an apple once; hit the down tube but missed "me". Another time a kid threw a snowball and hit the bike. I hate people like that.

jsoder- That is really scary. I'm glad that the guy wasn't too badly injured.

Well, today i rode in an 80km team road race(like the team time trial) and during the race my team was assualted by plastic soda or water bottle accompanied by yelling from a passing vehicle. No one was struck but this was the first time that I have actually had something thrown at me.

I have experienced many horns, yells, and "hand signals" while riding on the roads.some drivers down here just don't belive that cyclists have road rights. At least there aren't many people down here, unlike CA where I used to live.

there was a lady here in Norman, OK who got shot at and hit in the side with a BB gun. luckily it didnt hurt her too bad. she sped up and eventually caught the teens at a red light. she exchanged words with them, got their license number and the kids got in trouble. not sure what kind but the kids did get arrested for something.

Fruit, batteries, trash...you name it. You ride in rural Ohio long enough, you'll see it all.

ya'll be careful out there.... cyclist VS. automobile - you'll be DEAD right every time..

Even if you have the right to be on the road, do your best to cycle in low traffic areas..

Just today someone tried to run me and my riding buddy off the road enough to push us off the road and in the ditch while yelling get off the road and on the sidewalk you fu*kers, luckily my partner threw his water bottle at their car, bunch of kids too. They sped off too soon to get their liscense plate.

Also on my way over to his house, while biking, 3 different people yelled at me. Damn it was a bad day to bike I guess. Sometimes I just hate people.

I think that the people who harass bikers should be punished to ride 5 days a week during rush hour and see how they like it.

My friends and I got flipped off by two fat kids in some SUV. I wonder what is going through their minds when they think to do things like this......"hey dude check it out....those people are in shape...lets give them the bird!"

I actually laughed pretty hard when that happened

I think ALL drivers should have to spend 5 days a week riding a bike during rush hour before the can get/renew their licenses. I've run across the jerks just like all of you have in my 2 years of bike commuting (luckily nothing thrown at me).

But it's the one's not paying attention that really bug me. Everyone seems to be on their phones or eating while they are driving these days. :mad:

Oregon rocks for cycling, lived there for almost 20 years before i moved. Some of the best riding in the US in my opinion

Ive only had water thrown at me by some stupid kids walking home from school. I wanted to beat em down but then i figured it would take too much effort because i would have to turn around.

yeah, I passed a lady lifting weights while driving the other day... and of course there are the ones putting on mascara! Crazy people. At least the one didn't throw the weights at any bikers!

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished- the car passed way too close to be by accident so when the car got straightened out, up went my obligatory middle finger salute. The car screeches to a halt, reverses, burning rubber, and stops. Meanwhile, I am off the bike an removing my shoes.
The driver is a male about 30 with his 5-6 year old son.
Before Dad can get out I go to the boy's open window with a shoe in each hand. I tell the young boy in a soothing voice that his Daddy is a very stupid man and that he tried to run me over with his car. The boy is listening so I ask him if he sees my yellow shoes. He shakes his head. "Your Daddy tried to run me over with his big car, I am taking my shoes off so when your Daddy gets out of the car I can kick his ass."
Daddy spins out without comment. Five(5) miles up the road here is Dad, his son and the nice policeman. Dad don't like hippy bikers on his road and don't care much for dem speed limits either.

Whoa, american people are not normal...

SOMEONE READING WHILE DRIVING?

I don´t think I would feel safe riding with a gun. But...A plastic one sticking out of your back jersey´s pocket sure would stop these type of ass$%&/ from attacking bikers.

I am lucky enough to not have had anything throw at me while on my road bike yet, but one time on my BMX bike as a kid I had a roll of toilet paper thrown at me.

I had some guy the other day though saying, "Nice stop, nice stop" all because I blew through a stop sign when there were NO CARS AROUND!

That is awesome! Proof of bad karma!

Wow.....I always had the idea we had bad attitude here in GT but after reading all your stories I have to say I´m surprized!!!

Never thought you guys had to deal with that kind of stuff in the us. I have never heard of a person attacking like that a cyclist here.

The incidents you hear about come from lower cultured people truck drivers etc. but never have heard of anybody shouting to a cyclist, driving a nice car near to a cyclist, of showing a gun to a cyclist.

I guess we have other sort of problems but people in general are not so hatefull.

I try an ride on low traffic back roads with wider shoulders.
The town I am moving to has shoulders designated as bike lanes.

Ride with someone too. If someone gets hurt you won't be lying there by yourself.:D

Someone threw a deer leg at you? Disturbing.

:)

On another note, I read that 1 person's solution to this is to wear a jersey that prominently features the U.S. flag. Apparently, people who think nothing of trying to nail a living, breathing cyclist with all types of projectiles will show more respect to a fabric representation of Old Glory. (Obviously, this applies in the USA only, I could see this not working too well elsewhere). I'm thinking of trying it next season.

Now that is an idea!

I'd hate to be sponsered by Target.....