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Dude in a car threw an apple at me

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  • June 19, 2015 at 9:51 am #24273
    Kadinkski

    So yesterday I’m descending a hill in the countryside, I’m in primary position but going fast – just over 50mph.

    I can hear this souped up car behind and when I need to slow down for some turns I move to the side to let him pass. As he passes me the passenger leans out the window and chucks an apple at me pretty hard. It hit me in the bicep and it actually really stung – the speed I was travelling and the force of the throw made it feel more like a brick (I’ve got a massive black and purple bruise on my arm to show for it). I wobbled a bit and very nearly went into the bank but thankfully stayed upright.

    I was so angry at the time that I tried to chase them down, I swear I would have put my fist through the car window if I’d caught them up so its probably a good job I didn’t.

    The guys in the car were young, probably about 17. I memorised the number plate and the car is very distinctive, I’m pretty sure I’ve come across the car before – it makes a very loud and unusual engine noise. I didn’t have a video camera.

    Any advice on what I can do? Ideally I would really like to find out an address based on the number plate and go there to give them the apple back, show them the black and purple arm they created, and talk to the driver’s parents. Failing that I guess I could report it to the police but to be honest I have no faith in them doing anything about it.

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  • June 20, 2015 at 6:40 am #850923
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    racyrich

    Make, model and colour of
    Make, model and colour of car. Boy racers tent to be very proud of their souped up jamjars and there may well be pics of it online which will lead you to the driver.
    Then key the crap out of it one night.

    June 20, 2015 at 5:27 am #850921
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    Daveyraveygravey

    Find a friendly farmer and
    Find a friendly farmer and arrange the biggest tractor load of cow-sh1t to be dumped all over his pride and joy.
    Failing that definitely report it. The best you can hope for is the police go round there and are particularly officious about it, which may make the young tits not do it to the next cyclist they come across.
    I don’t know how people can turn the other cheek and say get over it. It’s stupid behaviour and why should we accept it is ok?

    June 20, 2015 at 1:19 am #850919
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    Anonymous

    I would report it to the
    I would report it to the police and then send that report to the local newspaper with a photograph of the injury.

    June 20, 2015 at 12:00 am #850917
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    Redvee

    Was it a braeburn, pink lady
    Was it a braeburn, pink lady or golden delicious?

    June 19, 2015 at 11:28 pm #850915
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    2 Wheeled Idiot

    I was Really hoping you were
    I was Really hoping you were going to say that you caught it in your mouth and took a bite just to spite them =))

    June 19, 2015 at 11:01 pm #850913
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    chrisl

    I’d report it, you never know
    I’d report it, you never know when it might be a useful thing to have on someone’s record…
    Incidentally, I’ve had a few drive-by-screamings lately, where someone shouts loudly at you as they overtake, presumably to send you flying (nice…). Fortunately about 8 years of London cycling has blunted the loud noise jumping reflex, so it has very little effect other than depressing me about some people’s humanity :/

    June 19, 2015 at 10:37 pm #850911
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    rjfrussell

    Breathe deeply, relax and
    Breathe deeply, relax and forget about it.

    June 19, 2015 at 4:55 pm #850909
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    Russell Orgazoid

    I don’t think there is much
    I don’t think there is much you can do, officially.

    Bide your time and key it when you see it next, if you are that way inclined.

    June 19, 2015 at 4:54 pm #850907
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    crikey

    Would you be able to identify
    Would you be able to identify the apple if you saw it again?

    June 19, 2015 at 4:51 pm #850905
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    mike the bike

    Crosshouses wrote:I don’t

    Crosshouses wrote:
    I don’t think the police could do anything as you have no evidence ……

    Of course you have evidence. You were there and you remember clearly what happened.
    If you think it’s worth an hour of your free time then report it.

    June 19, 2015 at 3:24 pm #850903
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    Kapelmuur

    I don’t think the police
    I don’t think the police could do anything as you have no evidence, it’s just your word against someone who will probably deny they were using the car at the time.

    Maybe the reg number will be noted and will come up on checks if the driver is seen by the police to be committing an offence.

    June 19, 2015 at 2:52 pm #850901
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    psling

    I’m guessing from the
    I’m guessing from the bruising that it was an iPad rather than an iPhone but, either way, don’t take a byte from it if you managed to recover it. Report it to the police if you feel strongly about it but ask for the name of the person who will be following up your complaint and chase them to enquire their course of action.

    June 19, 2015 at 1:57 pm #850899
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    Quince

    userfriendly wrote:Find the

    userfriendly wrote:
    Find the car. Place an apple prominently on its bonnet. Leave quietly.

    Might creep them out enough that they’ll behave better next time.

    Carve a creepy ‘jack o’ lantern’ style face into the apple first though. Then you’ll have a DIY Omen of Death – without having to worry about the actual ‘death’ bit.

    June 19, 2015 at 1:57 pm #850897
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    Kadinkski

    Hah! Yeah, I love the idea of
    Hah! Yeah, I love the idea of creeping them out with some apple psychological warfare.

    I’ve calmed down now so I’m not really interested in kicking a dent in the car door or escalating it to anything physical anymore.

    I know there are bigger problems in the world, but I genuinely feel if I don’t do something they will just continue thinking its a funny, victimless passtime and keep doing it. Except next time it might hit me in the head. Or next time it might be my girlfriend they target and she may not be as lucky as me in managing to stay upright. Or next time they might not have an apple to hand, so hey-ho, “I’ll lean out and push the cyclist into the bank, saw it on youtube once, fucking hilarious etc etc”.

    June 19, 2015 at 1:29 pm #850895
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    userfriendly

    Find the car. Place an apple
    Find the car. Place an apple prominently on its bonnet. Leave quietly.

    Might creep them out enough that they’ll behave better next time.

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