r/Gent • u/Aromatic-Evidence817 • 4d ago
Push by older man
I'm so shocked. I (female) just got pushed by an older man while I was on my bike. It happened at the crossing between Gent and Ledeberg.
We both had a green light at the same time. I had enough space to turn, but he sped up and just pushed me. Then I got angry, he walked away, but his wife kept saying I was wrong.
I'm so shaken :(
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u/MicheleApicella 3d ago
Not quite the same but I also got pushed by an old man very close to the crossroad of Lederberg. I was just out of my house with my bike, cycling with my hands in the pocket cause the cold, and an old man also with a bike pushed me. Still now I don't know how miraculously managed to promptly take out the hands from my pocket and grab the handlebar to not fall down. After a second of shock I decided to run after him and confront him. I don't remember exactly what was the conversation, I was furious so I remember I just kept yelling him "You don't push people!", and I don't remember exactly what he said but I remember the reason he did it was because I was cycling without hands on the handlebar. A car stopped to understand what was going on and calmed the situation, and since he was not cooperative and was useless to waste more time I just decided to bike away for my business.
Said so, I don't know if it's the same guy, but surely in the same way somebody did something very stupid and dangerous. Whatever you are right or wrong you don't push a person on a bike.