Road Rage: Cyclist Ends Up on Hood of Car

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Caught on tape: PORTLAND, Oregon - A confrontation between a cyclist and a driver in southeast Portland Sunday erupted into a road rage incident in which the cyclist found himself on the hood of the man's speeding car, police said.

The cyclist tells his story here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdbwoWq5e1c
Pushkillsays...

I live in Portland and there seems to be a war brewing between cyclists and cars. There has been 3 incidents in the past month and some people are getting mad, so there might be more videos like this soon.

Duckman33says...

The problem with bicyclists in Oregon (Yes I Live there) is that they think they don't have to follow the rules of the road since they are on a bike, and that they ALWAYS have the right of way.

Case in point: I came to a 4-way stop intersection and stopped. I saw a bike coming up on the left. I proceeded to go through after stopping at the the intersection and he blew right through the intersection without stopping. Needless to say, I almost ran him over. When I turned to follow him and ask why he didn't stop, he told me he doesn't have to obey stop signs because he was on a bike. Since we were only 100 yards from the police station, I invited him to go with me to have a conversation with a police officer about this and he denied the invitation.

I see this type of behavior all the time from bike riders here, blatantly ignoring traffic signs and lights not following the rules of the road.

Not that this guy was right my any means, he was a moron. But it does get aggravating having to constantly avoid idiots not paying attention because they think they don't have to, or that they own the road simply because they are on a bike.

Pushkillsays...

yeah the bicyclists here are a bit much sometimes, they have a militant attitude about biking which is some regards is nice but a lot view it as a way to just be a dick on the road. I've come very close to accidentally hitting people just because they are morons and don't obey traffic laws, (or bike lanes for that matter). It's not as bad as it is in NoPo as it is in the SE side but still, give me a break. Its the same in California, especially north of San Francisco. My grandma was driving once and this biker kept veering in front of her, she beeped just like you would to a car that did the same thing and this guy jumped on her hood and started spitting at her, I mean seriously, she is an elderly lady, she might not be the best driver in the world but you gotta bike defensively, not like a pompous douchebag.

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