outRAGEous Cyclists:
-~ The battle between bikes and the Road
By Breanna Foster
Bike rage refers to acts of verbal or gestural anger or physical aggression between cyclists and other users of bike paths or roadways, including pedestrians, other cyclists, motorcyclists, or drivers.
What is bike rage?
The Road Rage Incident Heard Around the Cycling World
A driver in Los Angeles was recently convicted of using his car as a weapon against two cyclists. And the case is focusing attention on the often uneasy relationship between motorists and bicyclists who have to share the road.
Two cyclists on a steep, narrow road in Los Angeles were riding side by side when one resident came up behind them with his vehicle.
"There was an exchange of words," Stoehr recalls. "He then accelerated within five feet in front of us, pulled over and slammed on the brakes."
Stoehr says there was no time for them to stop. He was thrown over the car and landed across the road. But Peterson didn't have time to swerve.
"And he went right in through the back window of the car," says Stoehr, adding that Peterson crashed headfirst. "I think they found his teeth in the back seat."
Fun Fact:
In 2011, 4,432 pedestrians and 677 bicyclists were killed in crashes with motor vehicles