Bicycling

Novara

(6,115 posts)

17. I pulled out my pepper spray and aimed it directly at the face of the asshole....

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 04:03 PM

Jul 2015

....who kept harassing me on the trails. It all started one day when I told him for his dog's safety it needed to be on a leash (plus, yanno, leash law). Then every time I saw him again he started getting worse, verbally harassing me, etc. He stepped towards me one day and almost knocked me off a pedestrian bridge (I swerved to avoid him) and I reported him to the cops. I didn't see him for a long time, then there he was, blocking the trail so I couldn't pass, sticking both arms out. I stopped, unhooked my pepper spray from my handlebars, aimed it at his face and said, "The police know about you and they're okay with me blasting you in the face with pepper spray. Leave me the fuck alone."

He looked like he was about to shit his pants. Thought because I was a woman he could intimidate me. After that he was as meek as a lamb.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

19 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

How do you deal with unfriendly dogs? [View all] TexasProgresive Jul 2015 OP

Ride faster kdmorris Jul 2015 #1

A shot from the water bottle always worked for me, and riding faster. Some of those big dogs Hoyt Jul 2015 #2

by usually panicking then falling .. olddots Jul 2015 #3

pleased to know someone is riding and has 2 years on me TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #4

pepper spray and a call to Animal Control if they're breaking the leash law Novara Jul 2015 #5

I bought a can of pepper spray TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #6

Always ride by them and say "Good Puppies" happyslug Jul 2015 #7

"stop and put the bike between you and the dog" jberryhill Jul 2015 #10

I once had a dog owner yell at me to KICK HIS DOG. happyslug Jul 2015 #12

I don't have to deal with them on the trails.. frylock Jul 2015 #8

having your your ears tuned in helps the most olddots Jul 2015 #9

I would never use ear buds on the road TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #13

I don't mind them as much as unfriendly humans jberryhill Jul 2015 #11

True confessions time about the primary reason I quit cycling TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #14

I dodged a thrown object once jberryhill Jul 2015 #15

I had beer cans thrown at me TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #16

I pulled out my pepper spray and aimed it directly at the face of the asshole.... Novara Jul 2015 #17

Oh, good, when I read "Pulled out my pepper spray" I thought you used in on a dog. happyslug Jul 2015 #18

Hell, if a dog was attacking me you bet I'd use my pepper spray Novara Jul 2015 #19