Filtering swerve menouver

[Bubbs]

Just wondering if anyone else has noticed while filtering you get one or two knobheads in cars that seem to swerve to try and hit you off your bike.

I live in Surrey and drive back from central London on the A3 every week night, and everytime ive driven back i've had people swerve to scare me.... and it is bloody scary!!

I've even has this with a central divide on a single carriage road and there is no reason for a car to come into the central part unless they want to overtake but I had 2 cars on the same stretch of road purposefully scaring this shit out of me.

Might just be me!
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[27cows]

It's common. I've destroyed the off side wing mirror/put a big dent in the wing/door of loads of cars that did this to me over the years. I even had a punch up with a black cab driver in London one day, after the utter moron speeded up and moved to block me from overtaking with a fucking bus bearing down on me on the other side of the road I just made it, but put a huge dent in his door at the next set of lights. He went mental, leapt out of his box and started punching me in the head (not sensible unless as I obviously had a lid on). I got off the bike and told him he deserved it for being a fucking menace. Then floored him with a swift steel toe to the groin.

I try not to take such drastic action since some gangster pointed a gun out the window at me after I kicked a lump out of his BM.

[Bubbs]

[Itchy]

Thats not a story this is a story, in Manchester passing prestwich near armstrongs fish & chips, I was filtering down when it turned into a 3 lane road, a BMW to the left moved to block me, at the same time a BMW on the right moved to block me, they pranged each other.

I stopped laughed my keks off and filtered around them, I believe I posted asking a question if I should have stopped since I felt I was a factor in the accident.
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[Mister James]

Putting your foot out to fend off a car or warn them you are there is one thing. Kicking it or damaging it AFTER the danger has passed is criminal damage.

That said, if someone pulled out deliberately to startle me, I would see them in court for dangerous driving, via a little word in their shell-like at the next set of lights.
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A lot of the time I suspect it's just dozyness. If it's intentional, you're probably not filtering fast enough, if you were, you'd be way past before they had the chance .

Even when I was driving my £115 tank of a passat estate I had people almost hitting me, drifting into my lane etc... which made me realise it was often just people being useless, not anti-bike.

[calyx]

It is common in London. I used to give them a good kick but I realized that it just makes them to hate bikers even more.
Now I just stop in front of them, grab my mobile, pretend like taking a picture. It 90% makes them jump out of the car, tell me that I can't take a picture of them which is BS. Then I tell them that I am a volunteer police officer (which is another BS) and know my rights better than him.
When I do that, I actually see the fear in their eyes; PRICELESS!
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[pits]

I dont get why car drivers do this, I drive a car, and if I notice a bike coming up behind me, whether it be in traffic or on a country lane and they wish to make better progress than I do, what harm does it cause to shift slightly to one side of the road to let a bike past? Doesnt hinder you in anyway, you dont use anymore fuel, I dont understand what their problem is.

[neil.]

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[dodgydog]

I had this a few years ago when I used to commute. One particular stretch of road that was always choked up at 5pm. most drivers either stayed put or moved over a little to let me pass, (I was riding a Firestorm at the time, with a single sided can, could hear it a mile away). So one time a volvo estate moved out to block me as I tried to pass, no prob, I gunned it around him. Couple of evenings later, same thing, same car. Next evening, same thing, same car again .
The next few evenings I wrapped my security chain around the tail end, just so it dropped down far enough to obscure the number plate, it was only a couple of evenings later that the arse did it again. This time I stopped alongside him, neatly smashed his door mirror clean off, and away I went (hearing the sound of his horn and him shouting) .
Obviously took a different route for a few days after that.
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[27cows]

I had a mate years ago who used to carry a half litre bottle in his pocket filled with used engine oil...which he used to dump on anyone foolish enough to impede his progress (though it was only really effective if they were in a convertible with the top down, or had a window open ).

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[Luke_Retrofly]

I'm more concerned by people panicing and swearving out the way into a hedge or on comming traffic.

I've had a couple mount the kerb, as they seems to think I was a cruise missile heading towards them
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[Bubbs]

I don't think I explained properly in my original post.

I wasn't talking about the cars on your side of the road.. im already very used to people doing this and have accepted it. I tend to just stop and stare at these dick heads.

It's people coming in the opposite direction that I have noticed trying to swerve towards me... Hence not having enough time to do much about it, and scaring the bejesus out of me!!

Anyone experienced this or just the cars going the same way?
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[Alexio]

I find that generally people try to avoid head on collisions where possible

Nope, never had someone serve towards me like that. Why would they do that?! I'm well aware of when I have an oncoming car and there isn't enough room so I stop and pull in to my line of traffic but that's different.
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[FlyBri]

You all should get away from the big smoke and come down to Wales where drivers are friendly (it's on the police you have to watch out for!!)

Bri

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[Bubbs]

It only ever seems to happen around rush hour though. But a few of the were blatantly trying to scare me as there was even a divide with the chevrons in the middle of the road and had 3-4 people swerving into the chevrons and towards me.

Only one section of this one road. Might even be the same person doing it, all I see is headlights!
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