Watch this insane bike hating driver harass cyclists

This guy is just lunatic…

That’s awesome! That’s like having a crowd of noise making spectators cheering you own, as they follow! These guys obviously don’t feel the love.

When you find out his identity please post it here and on YouTube!

Sadly, this is the type of driver who will eventually cause harm, not just to other cyclists but to all other drivers through their actions.

Hopefully, it doesn’t take a more serious incident for some action to be taken by law enforcement.

Hi, My name is Mark Ackerman and I’m a producer with CBS4 in Denver. I’d love to speak with the cyclists in this video. Please contact me at meackerman@cbs.com .

To the poster who says just pull over…there is a potential danger there, as well. I have pulled over to get out of the way of a driver who was harassing my group, and he chose to drive by at speed as close as he could. A few more inches and there would have been bikes and people flying everywhere. On the plus side, when we called the cops, they took it seriously and came looking for the guy.

After about 30 seconds of horn, and ignoring the signals to ‘come on around’, I’d have just taken my spot in the lane, the right-tire track, then called 911. The dispatcher would have heard all that.

Don’t think I’d have felt bad, either, if that fool would’ve awakened to something steely and heavy sticking out of his destroyed windshield…but I digress.

@MaLóL I am a Law Enforcement officer and avid cyclist. I can vouch that the recording of this incident that the two cyclists made is wonderful. It will help to stop the subject before he gets out of control. These type of people only escalate and become more dangerous and if everyone just ignored it, someone would eventually pay dearly, possibly with there life.

… Maybe not today, or tomorrow, but some day.

The Twitter handle of the guy who posted the video is https://twitter.com/DirkFriel

Hard carbon soles and cleats make wonderful imprints on a 1/4 panel. I got pissed just watching this, I wouldn’t have handled it as well as these guys did.

I can understand/support people’s pacifist impulse to just let him pass. Heck, I’ve done it in a car!
But I have to admit I’d do the same thing these riders did. As a cyclist I face a lot of disrespect from motorists while using the road within my legal rights, and even riding as considerately as possible. I find that the more time I spend on the road, the more right I feel to it, and the more resistant I am to back down. Giving into the drivers mania would have made me feel even worse, hating myself for giving him the satisfaction. As decision fueled by pride? Sure. Potentially self destructive? Yep. A good idea? Probably not, all possibilities considered.
But, that’s what I would have done.
For the sake of justice. *For. the. justice* haha

I live and ride in a busy area with twisty roads and this happens a lot but without the honking. We get a lot of yelling “fuckin faggot” is the usual line. It’s normally some out of work douche in a pickup on his way to buy scratch tickets and beer. Drivers get all kinds of balls when they are in their little bubble, especially trucks and SUVs. Then that all goes away when you get back with them at a stop light. Suddenly they don’t even see you or hear you asking what’s up.

I hope he gets seriously bad karma, which is inevitable when you are a huge asshole. I respect that you as a cyclist did not resort to physical confrontation (that would make all cyclists look bad and reinforce the driver’s actions.)

This guy should visit the Netherlands,

He would get a heartattack!
What an idiot!
…but idiots are everywhere sadly..

this guy is a idiot. I know, cyclist people dont want to fight people. I dont know whats happen with the driver. Drugs or another problem? call the police is the best one i thing. Of course take the number of the car and if you can take the face of this gentleman idiot person are wellcome to be famous in cicling homepages in the world. We running with people of many countries and its my first time we see this idiot people.
I listen in russia and china you have a same people sometimes, but dont worry about that, its only a idiot people who want to fight with somebody but they dont can. See ya.

Geez. That’s blatant harassment, and there you have the car’s description (on video no less), license plate, can easily get the day and time, I strongly suspect the driver’s description wouldn’t be much of a problem, AND this driver seems to have a history of such behavior, yet Trooper Donahue wants more information? What more do you need? What more are you waiting for before you take action, someone to get killed?

looks like the cops have been contacted:

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_21571712/longmont-area-driver-honks-at-cyclists-nonstop-colorado

this american paternalism it’s so funny. so a guy is pressing the claxon all the time, and you get scared as hell? My god. Hope you never have to live in a truly dangerous neighborhood. Come on, stop the bike and let the car go, don’t push a stupid person, that’s not a good thing, that is bad. Also; that road is not a safe place for cycling, there is virtually no space at the right of the right line. Do your sunday ride on a decent road for cycling, don’t risk your life like that. And please;

Stop whining!!!!!!!

yup, he’s OBVIOUSLY trying to make a point. You pull over and let him pass, you’re giving him the message that he’s right in his actions and validate/enforce this awful behavior. I would have given him room to pass, but would have held my claim to the road as these cyclist did.. and as @missedthepoint said pedaled harder with my new found strength from the awesome cheering gallery! hahah!

at MaLoL.. where the hell are you from?? no disrespect, but with comments like.. “the road is not a safe place for cycling”, “learn to deal with it”, etc etc… I’m starting to think YOU were the A-Hole in the car “pressing his claxon” ( I assume the means horn???)

Where I’m from, you can sue anyone for this kind of behavior in civil court.. and for a good chunk of change too. This guy would have already been served, and would be well advised to bring his checkbook to court!

I don’t know about the rules in USA, but in most european countries, a car has to be separated from a cyclist ALWAYS, at least 1,5meters. That means that in this road, which has a continuous line in the middle, the car would have to enter into the opposite direction way in order to respect that 1.5m separation, and could crash with a car coming in the opposite direction. This driver could have just passed the cyclists, not respecting that separation, with the possibility of risking the life of these cyslists. Fortunately, the driver, took the safe decision; not to pass the cyclist. Sure he f*d them up with the horn. Uhhhhh the horn, what a deadly weapon, eh?

I was honking in support. I mean, they were wearing their costumes, so I thought they were racing….

Jeez, you cyclists are so touchy!

MaLoL, you clearly don’t know U.S. cycling laws.

MaLoL. The laws in the USA differ from state to state. In Colorado, where this incident occured, since May 2009 the law is that you have to pass cyclists by 3 feet . See this site: http://bicyclecolo.org/page.cfm?PageID=988

The law that was passed in 2009 also allows cars to cross a solid centerline to pass cyclists when it is safe. It was obviously safe to pass as another car passes the honking car and the cyclists without incident.

I envy the cycling infrastructure and respect that motorists have for cyclists in most of Europe!

Maybe he was trying to get your attention to ask why Natural Grocers (team sponsor) doesn’t carry low fat pork rinds. It’s an important issue to this driver.

Seriously, glad nothing escalated.