Thread: Lycra lunatic takes womans keys

Similar incidents were happening in NZ, when there seemed to be a spate of foreign tourists driving inadvertently on the wrong side of the road and causing sometimes fatal head on crashes. Locals took to stopping them and taking their keys when seeing them drive dangerously(but then awaiting police)...interesting question isn't it...preventing a tragedy...or intimidating people, can be seen both ways?

"the cyclist appeared form nowhere"

In other words ...

"I had no idea what was going on around me"

I respectfully suggest that had the driver been mindful of the bike rider and been sufficiently courteous, they would both have continued on their merry way without any interaction whatsoever.

A photo fit of the alleged offender has been released

Originally Posted by trout1105

Like I said we Don't know ALL the facts here so lynching the bike rider out of hand is a bit premature.

I agree totally. Seems to me that some here are keen to lynch the car driver.

Originally Posted by trout1105

Sometimes the Police are not available and civilians take action to protect themselves or others as well.

Sorry, but under no circumstances is it OK for someone to take the action that the cyclist is alleged to have taken. I wonder if the big tough guy would have taken the same action against a ute full of brickies. Somehow I doubt it.

As to the Police: Dunno about SA, but in Vic police can charge a driver if two independent witnesses report the same incident.

So where's the line.

I was commuting to work on my motorcycle and a woman to the left of me was driving whilst using her phone handheld - texting or something like that.

When we stopped at the lights I saw her window was down so I went up next to her, grabbed her phone, and threw it into her back seat.

Why did I do that when I was far more tempted to hurl it across the road? Well taking it and throwing it away is probably theft or burglary or something. But mostly because she'd inevitably try to recover the phone which would put her physical safety at high risk.

So I 'managed' it in a way that made my point, ensured that she wasn't immediately on her phone again, and hopefully made her think about her actions. But with no damage done.

She did teach me a few words that I didn't think women used....

Originally Posted by VladTepes

So where's the line.

I was commuting to work on my motorcycle and a woman to the left of me was driving whilst using her phone handheld - texting or something like that.

When we stopped at the lights I saw her window was down so I went up next to her, grabbed her phone, and threw it into her back seat.

Why did I do that when I was far more tempted to hurl it across the road? Well taking it and throwing it away is probably theft or burglary or something. But mostly because she'd inevitably try to recover the phone which would put her physical safety at high risk.

So I 'managed' it in a way that made my point, ensured that she wasn't immediately on her phone again, and hopefully made her think about her actions. But with no damage done.

She did teach me a few words that I didn't think women used....

It is not up to us to take the law into our own hands
What you did will not teach said driver a thing except to wind her window up to prevent loony bike riders invading their space
Also what you did i bet you could be charged for even if she was breaking the law so be careful in future my friend as we all live in a totally cotton balled state of losers rights
You should be careful doing such good deeds just imagine if Bf or hubby were close by of following im sure you would not have seen it coming .
Two wrongs don`t make a right

Originally Posted by johntins

Seems to me that some here are keen to lynch the car driver.

No, just to teach her a lesson to not endanger the lives of other road users by her poor behaviour. Probably won't work though, if she's so weak she had to call the police to find her keys she's probably beyond learning.

Of course I don't condone illegal behaviour (not much anyway) but some of these canned morons do drive you to desperate measures.

Originally Posted by bee utey

Kia lunatic told to get off damn phone and concentrate on the road.

vigilantes for the win!
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