Road Rage Against Cyclists in Portland

August 20th, 2007 Wade

Portland Oregon is known for being bike friendly. They have miles and miles of bike lanes, and cater to cyclists. But apparently this guy hadn’t heard about all that. A janitor was on his way to work in his car when he passed a cyclist. Apparently they got into an argument (not sure what that was about) then the cyclist kicked the side of his car then pedaled off. After that the driver of the car sped up and sideswiped a car parked on the side of the road, then HIT the cyclist, rolling him up onto the hood and smashing his windshield.

And if that wasn’t enough… another cyclist… this guy just a random passer by, was pulling up from another street. The driver of the car took off again and HIT THAT GUY!

Road rage is nuts. The guy was charged with “attempted assault”. I don’t really understand that… sounds like he did more than “attempt” it.

Here’s the news story with video.

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