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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband was blocked into a crosswalk by an unmarked police officer behind him and some issue ahead. He was not trying to make the light or whatnot - just an unexpected traffic stall. An irate cyclist called him douchebag repeatedly and then squirted him and the car with his water bottle when my husbands calm demeanor infuriated him. The police officer got out of his vehicle and upbraided him, at which point the cyclists stopped whining and shouting and begged to get off. At least he didnt do that annoying slapping the hood thing. So entitled..  I told my husband he should have filed assault charges.[/quote]

The guy is a jerk but your husband should not have been blocking the crosswalk. How entitled is he that he thinks he can prevent people from crossing (or force people to walk into oncoming traffic) because he is unable to stop his car behind a crosswalk until the intersection is totally clear?

And I have seen drivers complain about the hood slapping thing before- who cares?  If you are so fragile that you can’t have someone tap your car while you are in it then get out of the city and keep your car out of the G-d crosswalk. People are way too sensitive about their cars getting touched (and in this car touched but not even damaged!). [/quote]

I'm guessing you are the one who threw the water  :roll: 
Are we allowed to reach out and smack people bicycles while they're on it? Just curious.[/quote]

I mean, I called the guy a jerk, so I am probably not the person who threw the water.  Smacking the hood of a car is not equivalent to smacking bicycle.  It just isn't.  Smacking the hood of a car does not damage the car and does not endanger the people inside the car.  Smacking a bike could cause a person to fall and get injured.  So, no, you are not allowed to reach out and smack people on bicycles.  Or smack pedestrians.  Or throw rocks at cars.  Please tell me you see the difference between smacking a car and smacking a bicycle. [/quote]

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