Beware - Crazy Driver in the Inner West

[Stuart]

From Sydney Cyclist:
Cyclists beware - there are two crazy people driving around Sydney, who do NOT like cyclists. It's a dark red Mitsubishi sedan, their number plates are covered with cardboard with "TRAFFIC" written on in texta. Yesterday afternoon the guy on the right threw a battery at me, and then got out of the car and punched me. I suppose that's assault and battery?
N.B. I have reported this to the police. They're not hopeful of catching them, given they don't have any good images of their faces, or a car rego.

UPDATE: A friend of a friend said this car is sometimes parked in Petersham. Keep your eyes peeled in that area

http://www.sydneycyclist.com/forum/topi ... 3#comments

[mikesbytes]

According to the telegraph, the motorist is the victim, they must think that assault is perfectly acceptable

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/n ... 6310873619

[Dougie]

SMH also

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/who-are-sydne ... 1vvb2.html

[Lizanne]

wow how different are the two stories. it could have been 2 seperate incidents

[marc2131]

Call me paranoid, but I had a super close call with a similar vintage maroon Mitsubishi at the corner of Darling Drive and Quay St, Haymarket about 2 or 3 months ago.

I was cycling down Quay St and this car was waiting to turn into Darling Drive. They literally came at me as I crossed past them - missed me by inches. I didnt fall off, but stopped soon after but they just sped off.

Don't remember the licence plates being covered up.

[Stuart]

You can always rely on the Daily Tory to distort the truth and provide a red neck view of the world. Suits its intended audience.

[marc2131]

The latest on the 'Traffic' driver from the Sydney Cyclist forum:

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"Kicking myself. I am pretty sure I was hassled this morning by the male "Traffic" driver and I didn't realise till too late and therefore didn't take their rego. Grrrrr!

I have passed on the few details I could to the Newtown command and they will see what they can do. I will also report it to the Woollhara police as I was going through Paddington at the time. Perhaps they live in the Eastern suburbs, not the inner west.

The incident: I was going down Oxford St hill past the Barracks and he pulled in front of me suddenly, stopped, and put on his hazard lights. I had to veer suddenly to the right to avoid him (not much traffic fortunately) and as I cycled past him, he gave me the finger. Charming.
(END QUOTE)

[timyone]

far out :S If only Mick Mazza still road a still, he had a battery solution to every thing..