Range Rover twat or was I unreasonable? (With diagram)

[TheProcrastinati]

attached obligatory diagram to try to explain what happened today.

I was cycling up a road where if there are cars parked on both sides, there is only room for one car to get through.

On this particular road, the right hand side was completely full but there was only one car parked in the left (the blue one).

I (green) initially pulled behind the yellow car who had stopped. I then realised that he had stopped because the red car - the Range Rover - was stopped in the middle of road chatting to guy in blue car (both in their cars). I waited for a bit and the Range Rover showed no sign of moving, so I thought I’ll try to squeeze between them. So I followed dotted green line but when I got close to the red and blue car it was a bit tight so I dinged my bell as if the RR moved slightly to his left I could get past. But he just looked at me, smirked then edged forward making it more difficult. Pathetic really.

so I decided just to squeeze past anyway and when passing his window and having noticed there were kids in the back of the car I said “your dad’s a twat” and cycled off. He exploded and shouted “you cunt, you fucking cunt!”

now I know it’s foolish to incur the wrath of an Angry Man as he could have hurt me. And I know that I shouldn’t have said a naughty word in front of the kids but I absolutely loved his reaction! I felt like I’d stood up to him and he was utterly enraged I hadn’t cowtowed to him.

but should I just have waited until he finished his conversation?

but I want to see what the MN consensus is - AIBU?

Thank you for all the comments!

I agree I lost moral high ground by saying bad things about the nasty man to his children. But I think if I’d just said “excuse ME” I’d have been laughed at. I just couldn’t believe the testosterone-filled aggression when he smirked and edged forward. I’ve had enough of men who do that.

I also think he was setting an appalling example for his kids so I hope they did ask him questions. Or laugh at him. I also suspect it made him look like a twat in front of his mate too.

I really do know that there’s a lot wrong with what I did. But it felt brilliant to know I’d got to him.

say any comments direct and grow a back bone if you have something to say. Dragging kids into it is just cowardly.

There is a reason cyclists are generally though of as bellends and you are playing up to the stereotype. Next time be the bigger person and have a civilised conversation without badmouthing children's father Infront of them

Yabu for saying anything to his kids.

Don't really understand why you said it to the kids and not him

Just to be clear, I said “your dad’s a twat” through the open driver window - the kid’s windows in the back were shut.

I don’t think they’ll need therapy.

And cyclists are not bellends. Bellend drivers just accuse them of being bellends for no reason what so ever. I had done absolutely nothing remotely bellendish to the driver before he smirked and tried to make things more difficult for me.

Daddy what's a twat?

Haha well done 👏

What a horrible thing to do. Why on earth would you involve his children? If you want to call him a twat, call him a twat.

He was a twat but you should not have spoken to his kids.

Get a camera and report twats like that to the police.

Bet he had a personalised number plate too.

Depends who you ask- I think people driving rage rovers in urban environments are bellends.

I want to know what yellow driver did.

Your dad was very selfish and unkind would have been better. Otherwise they'll grow up thinking he's god's gift.

Agreed. I don’t think this reflects well on you at all.

Can you imagine the mums net reaction if a man had said this to a women. So biased

Well he could have simply ignored your comment ( a minor 'your Dad's a silly sausage' which is what twat is akin to in this neck of the woods ) but instead decided to shout obscenities infront of his children, and I bet they are used to hearing it a lot when sitting in the car with him.

What would be the point in that?! Don’t think anyone would defend him, he was very obviously in the wrong, and OP asked us to comment on her behaviour.

I said “your dad’s a twat” and cycled off

❤️🤣

Daddy what's a twat?

Someone who thinks that they have a God given right to block the highway ?

You would of had my admiration if you’d called him a twat to his face instead of to the kids
if the kids were older teenagers fair enough but I’m all you would of done is given them something to laugh at

IIRC the highway code says that you shouldn't hinder other traffic. Why should OP wait a few minutes for twat-face to have a conversation?

I wouldn't have addressed the kids, but i would have told him he was a twat.

I would totally have said “your mum’s a twat” if it was a women.

and I would have a no problem with a man saying “your mum’s a twat” if roles were reversed. I was not aggressive - just very matter-of-fact.

He obviously being a twat but life's full of them

There's a reason for that

I also think he was setting an appalling example for his kids so I hope they did ask him questions. Or laugh at him. I also suspect it made him look like a twat in front of his mate too.

Well I think you made yourself look like more of the twat tbh. They probably had a good laugh at you.

Great clear explanation ☑️
Great diagram ☑️
Great use of the word twat ☑️

10/10.

I wonder what they would have done if you had stopped your bike in between their two cars and joined in the conversation ‘oh, you must be talking about something interesting if you’re stopped in the middle of the road; fill me in!’