AIBU To think normal people don't behave like this?

[DizzyZebra]

I finished work earlier and OH and I decided to nip out to the shops. We walked with DS in his stroller.

So we were walking down the street, and some bloke comes hurtling towards us on a pushbike carrying a small child (maybe 18 month old) under his arm, nearly hits us, We did move to the side to allow him past.

We walked a few paces and he started shouting abuse at us? Something about we nearly caused him to fall off his bike and he's carrying his daughter... TBF he DID nearly fall off his bike, but that was because he was going stupidly fast, had to slow down to go past us and the curb is really weird (He'd past us by the time he nearly toppled over). His girlfriend was stood giving me the filthiest looks while the vile man shouted abuse (Still with child under his arm) at my OH.

Is this normal? I can't see what on earth we did to provoke this? I was so gobsmacked I didn't even respond, i just stood there with my mouth open.

WTF is wrong with people?

Was he cycling on the pavement? Were you walking on the road?

I don't understand where his girlfriend appeared from.

And no, this is not a normal scenario. The carrying of the small child alone sounds a bit nuts.

It's not normal, no.

You can't argue with that level of stupidity, so you have to just let it pass you by.

No its not normal.
People are becoming very aggressive.
Sorry that the prick upset you and I wonder what social and life skills he is passing on to his child. Arse.

He was cycling on the pavement. His girlfriend was trailing behind him. I didn't realise she was with him until she caught up to him after he stopped and was giving me filthy looks.

I have similar issues while walking dog with the young 'in by the river. There is a path for bikes and walkers but skinny arsed Lycra men always come flying past and often shout abuse if I don't move out of the way quickly enough.

It didn't upset me, People generally don't scare me for me, I worried for a second that he might start something in front of children, But then realised he blatantly didn't have the bollocks as he stood away from us shouting and walked off. I was just really really bemused. I haven't experienced that sort of behaviour out of the blue like that before.

Bobby - Where i'm originally from, We have a country park, which has two paths - One solely for horses and one for cyclists and walkers. The local youths frequently use to bridle path as the ground is soft and they can push it up into mounds for ramps and then get all huffy when shock horror Horse riders come along and want them to move.

I'm bewildered as to why a woman would run after a man peddling fast on a bicycle with a toddler under his arm.

Are you sure it was his girlfriend?

First one should say we walked off. I wasn't going to stand around straining to hear any more of his abuse.

Linerunner - She wasn't running, she was trailing behind. The word girlfriend is assumption. She also had a child in a pushchair and she caught up while he stood there shouting abuse, They looked together. She was stood giving me filthy looks and looked strange anyway so it looked to me like she was in support of whatever his problem was.

YABU to say "his girlfriend was STOOD". aaaargh!

Just for you, Ste I'll rephrase 'his girlfriend was standing'

Better? :)

Much.

Did you not say "pavements are for pedestrians"? I will never give way on the footpath for an adult cyclist. They should be in the road. And I never hesitate to tell them so.

Much.