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Aussie105

(6,555 posts)
2. I'm going to suggest . . .
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 08:52 PM
Jan 6

that losing your cool when some peasants on bicycles get in the way of your precious Merc and your ego starts to throb painfully, speeding up is the wrong thing to do.

Merc owner will have fun explaining to the police what happened, and to his insurance company.

Nice to see LA has its fair share of dumb drivers and people who don't hold back dealing out some natural justice!
(No shots fired, no one got hurt, so all good, really.)

LauraInLA

(1,481 posts)
4. The multi-block-long group of cyclists were not staying in the right lane, actively impeding traffic. I'd say the
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 12:11 AM
Jan 7

cyclists and the Mercedes driver deserved each other. Both bad cyclists and bad drivers are a curse on Los Angeles. I hope they are arrested for damaging the car, and I hope no one was hurt when they chased the person in the gray sweatshirt. Vigilantes of any stripe are a huge problem for our society.

CoopersDad

(2,985 posts)
6. Worse, they were using ALL the lanes in one direction and riding in oncoming traffic lanes, too.
Wed Jan 8, 2025, 07:52 PM
Jan 8

It's a problem, and now e-bikes are in the hands of minors and juveniles.

diane in sf

(4,111 posts)
3. The cyclists could have stuck to the right lane so people could pass, but they were enjoying being aholes to
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 09:29 PM
Jan 6

people in cars. We get bicycle mobs here in the Bay Area. They will often do this at the worst possible time and place, like clogging the approaches to the Bay Bridge during Friday afternoon rush hour. The driver was also a real dick head.

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