Earlier today, I witnessed what could have been a tragic accident..

[il Padrino Ute]

between a cyclist and an idiot in a big Chevy Colorado with about an 8 inch lift kit.

I was behind the truck driving north on 300 West at 6100 South. I could see a cyclist ahead and I moved a bit more to my left to pass the cyclist, but the moron in the truck didn't and as the truck approached 5900 South, it just moved into the turn lane without even looking for the cyclist. If the cyclist hadn't jumped off his bike to the right, he would have been crushed because the truck ran right over the bike and destroyed it. The cyclist had to hop over the little cement wall that separates the southbound TRAX line and 300 West. Fortunately, there was no train in the vicinity.

Well the moron in the truck gets out and starts to yell at the cyclist. The cyclist didn't take well to it and went after the guy. They scuffled for a bit until the cyclist had promptly kicked the other guy's ass. (By now, I had pulled into the parking lot on the other side of the street to watch what was going on.)

Somebody called the cops and when they got there, the guy in the truck was livid about getting his ass kicked and the minimal damage his truck received from his being an inconsiderate idiot. One officer turned and asked if anyone saw what had happened, so I told him exactly what did happen. The officer thanked me then opened up the ticket book and started writing.

The truck guy went berserk and it took both officers there about 5 minutes to finally slap cuffs on him and put him in the back of one of the cop cars.

I don't know what happened after that, because the officer I talked to thanked me for the info and asked that, unless I had any more info, to go about my business. So I left.

What could have been tragic turned out to be rather amusing. The weasel in the truck got his ass kicked and ended up in cuffs. Hopefully, he'll have to replace the cyclist's bike.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

between a cyclist and an idiot in a big Chevy Colorado with about an 8 inch lift kit.

I was behind the truck driving north on 300 West at 6100 South. I could see a cyclist ahead and I moved a bit more to my left to pass the cyclist, but the moron in the truck didn't and as the truck approached 5900 South, it just moved into the turn lane without even looking for the cyclist. If the cyclist hadn't jumped off his bike to the right, he would have been crushed because the truck ran right over the bike and destroyed it. The cyclist had to hop over the little cement wall that separates the southbound TRAX line and 300 West. Fortunately, there was no train in the vicinity.

Well the moron in the truck gets out and starts to yell at the cyclist. The cyclist didn't take well to it and went after the guy. They scuffled for a bit until the cyclist had promptly kicked the other guy's ass. (By now, I had pulled into the parking lot on the other side of the street to watch what was going on.)

Somebody called the cops and when they got there, the guy in the truck was livid about getting his ass kicked and the minimal damage his truck received from his being an inconsiderate idiot. One officer turned and asked if anyone saw what had happened, so I told him exactly what did happen. The officer thanked me then opened up the ticket book and started writing.

The truck guy went berserk and it took both officers there about 5 minutes to finally slap cuffs on him and put him in the back of one of the cop cars.

I don't know what happened after that, because the officer I talked to thanked me for the info and asked that, unless I had any more info, to go about my business. So I left.

What could have been tragic turned out to be rather amusing. The weasel in the truck got his ass kicked and ended up in cuffs. Hopefully, he'll have to replace the cyclist's bike.

What a wonderful story. Thanks for relating it.

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by Archaea

What a wonderful story. Thanks for relating it.

As I drove away, I started to get ticked about the guy in the truck and I kind of wish I would have gotten close enough to take a few shots of my own at him, though my help wasn't needed.

[bluegoose]

Was this your typical skinny, shaved-legged, lycra-wearing cyclist? If thats the case, it makes the story all the better. I can't help but picture in my mind that cyclist fight that we've linked several times here where the one guys throws the big reverse windmill punch and very nearly connects.

That made my day.

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by bluegoose

Was this your typical skinny, shaved-legged, lycra-wearing cyclist? If thats the case, it makes the story all the better. I can't help but picture in my mind that cyclist fight that we've linked several times here where the one guys throws the big reverse windmill punch and very nearly connects.

That made my day.

Yes, he was. Dude looked like a shorter version of Lee Cummard.

[creekster]

But for the initial cause of the confrontation, a great story. Thanks for relating it. Cyclist beating lifted pick-up driver is not unlike man bites dog.

[SteelBlue]

What was the redneck claiming that the cyclist had done wrong?

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by SteelBlue

What was the redneck claiming that the cyclist had done wrong?

He was upset that the cyclist was on the road and didn't get out of the way when he wanted to make a right turn. The trouble with his story was that he forgot to tell the cop that he didn't signal his intent to turn and just moved over without even looking to see where the cyclist was. He was also ticked that the handlebars on the bike scratched a bit of pain off the passenger door.

[MikeWaters]

Great story.

[mattbikeboy]

For my first post I have to say that is an Awesome story!

It cracks me up a lot since I had my first experience with a driver that tried (three times) to run us off the road recently after 20 plus years of riding. Unfortunately, I didn't have my phone on me to get a little police envolvement -- man maybe it could have ended up like your story!

mbb