How do you deal with generally unpleasant people?

He'd be in a hospital and I'd be in jail :lol:
 
OP could also practise more on sarcasm and insults to confront deuchebags like that in the future, so u can relief some stress on urself.
 
I'd do the same as you on the road... now outside the road, I'd be doing as much as possible for him to trow the first one... then I could really test the knuckle protection on my gloves ..
 
This guy sounds like he's more than just "unpleasant", he sounds completely deranged.

You'll never win when it comes to people like this, so always just back off and disengage. It sounds like you handled the situation appropriately enough.
 
I had an incident where I was purposely cut off twice by a guy who didn't want me to pass him on a two lane road.
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this should never have escalated past "cut off once".


you recognized he was a menace, yet chose to continue to try to pass him.

he may be at fault, but you did choose to continue to put yourself in danger.

plus, if someone confronts you like that, walk away, they're clearly not sane
 
vociferous said:
this should never have escalated past "cut off once".


you recognized he was a menace, yet chose to continue to try to pass him.

he may be at fault, but you did choose to continue to put yourself in danger.
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Ridiculous. Leave it to some philosophizing gtam'er to attempt to place blame on the rider.
The reality is that you generally give the cager the benefit of the doubt (they didn't see you before changing lanes, etc) and it doesn't sink in that the person is actively trying to block you - until you try and pass again. Then it becomes clear.

I agree with the other posters here about backing off and whatnot, but that retard following you to your destination was over the line. I would not have had as much control as you.
 
Whenever I'm in a 50 or 60 zone, I don't even bother to pass. You'll just end up beside / behind / infront of the person at the next red light.
 
We have a sticky for stolen bikes and one for spotting girls on Ninjas...er, other riders.

How 'bout one for dangerous *****? Cages + bikes. Location, description, plate. photos & video too if available.
 
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I live in Richmond Hill. I see that clown all the time at Timmies in Newmarket. The one at Kingston and Yonge across from the Canadian Tire. (My brother and I meet there some nights to chill after a long day)
He drives like a moron in the parking lot too. So it's not just you.
 
suprPHREAK said:
Dash cam + road watch.
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Which is my current method. Or public shaming on YouTube. Whatever.

I had another thought about how I might have dealt with the situation, once it got to the in-store confrontation; turn to the clerk and ask him to call the police, so that they could collect the person guilty of 'dangerous operation of a vehicle.'
 
These threads are just so full of fail.. *facepalm*
 
If I were to play Devil's Advocate, I'd have to question you. Be honest, now... Did you do anything before your story began that would have caused him to do what he did? If you did, (and I'm not passing any judgement at all), but then you'd know as well as anyone else how to avoid the problem in the future.

Regardless, the driver was reckless, but if you didn't do anything then he's beyond just being reckless, he's clearly not all together there - mentally. In that case it isn't even worth your breath (or life) to try and 'correct' or 'fix' him by your words or actions, and nothing you could have done or said would have helped. You did the right thing. Just let him go on ahead.

However, if you do believe it is worth your time to try and correct or fix by your words or actions, then I'd encourage you to volunteer at a Mental Hospital, or some other similiar place where individuals such as this man might live. lol. You would gain a new perspective on what makes this type of individual tick. Perhaps the next time it happens to you, you will feel pity, or empathy, rather than anger and hostility. I'm being half serious, and half funny. It's funny, because it's true.
 
You did the right thing ....back off give them plenty of room or go in another direction...not worth it.

Off the bike different story...him in hospital ...me in jail.

I live in the area will be on the look out.
 
Tanned, curly hair, skinny, about 5'9"

enough said...

lol jk

good for you though, keeping your cool on the bike...id say if anything, confrontation is not safe when your on the bike...off however, its more fair. minus your carbon knuckles

aurora is crazy, i grew up there...once had a guy try to run my cage off the road...he was on...oh nevermind the story...lol

always nice to give the cops a call...worst case scenario they match the description and pull the guy over and waste his time for a bit...
if more people called in this stuff it would catch the eye of the cops im sure.
 
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Scary said:
Ridiculous. Leave it to some philosophizing gtam'er to attempt to place blame on the rider.
The reality is that you generally give the cager the benefit of the doubt (they didn't see you before changing lanes, etc) and it doesn't sink in that the person is actively trying to block you - until you try and pass again. Then it becomes clear.

I agree with the other posters here about backing off and whatnot, but that retard following you to your destination was over the line. I would not have had as much control as you.
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+100 hes probably from leaside...
 
Rob MacLennan said:
Without mentioning the speeds involved, report him to police/Roadwatch.
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I would do this today. An idiot on the road is one thing, but he walked into your work and confronted you telling you WHY he did what he did. That's enough reason to believe (convince the courts, should it ever get to that point) that what he did on the road wasn't unintentional, but a case of road-rage. Heck, the "I hope you crash one day" line combined with his actions could be justifiably problematic for the civic driver one day.
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