Road rage incident

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65-year-old truck driver Ian Main was left with a broken shoulder and ribs following a road-rage incident yesterday. (27/8/13)

Mr Main, a truck driver for 42 years, was reversing his abnormal load when a car driver started ranting at him.

He said the man threatened him because his way was blocked. He then started to drive a Ford Focus towards him.

Mr Main had to cling to the moving car for 100 metres before he was thrown clear when the car went over a speed bump.

It happened at 0745 near the junction of Dawnay Road and Tamar Street in the Little Horton area of Bradford, West Yorkshire.

Ian Main said he will never return to work.

West Yorkshire Police said the suspect is described as a 20-30 year old Asian man.
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Finding it well hard to bite my tongue…

Christ I’ve had some impatient arse holes but nothing near that. Wishing a speedy recovery to the driver.

FarnboroughBoy11:
Finding it well hard to bite my tongue…

At the last night sentence per chance :wink:

Scumbag, hope he gets caught and the driver heals as best he can :frowning:

Lets hope they catch the basterd :imp:

Road rage lorry driver relives ordeal

Get well soon drive, A terrible act by someone who has a low value on life, they say what goes around comes around, I truely hope so.

FarnboroughBoy11:
Finding it well hard to bite my tongue…

+1

FarnboroughBoy11:
Finding it well hard to bite my tongue…

Yeap , we hear you loud and clear , mines bleeding .

“Police are treating the incident as an assault.”

How about attempted murder… arisole !

flat to the mat:

FarnboroughBoy11:
Finding it well hard to bite my tongue…

Yeap , we hear you loud and clear , mines bleeding .

Let me help, as an Asian Gentleman and a renowned god awful driver I suspect he was completely oblivious of Mr Main hanging on to to his wipers.

Dieseldoforme:
Mr Main had to cling to the moving car for 100 metres…

puts CSI TruckNet Inspector’s hat on

Sounds to me like Mr Main was the main aggressor in all of this. After all, you don’t often find yourself clinging to a Ford Focus out of self defence do you? The other bloke might have been a bit mouthy, but it was Mr Main who decided to make it physical.

No sympathy from me.

In the space of 3 hours yesterday evening I witnessed 3 drivers shouting aggressively at other motorists.
As I joined the M4 at junction 13, a van driver was shouting aggressively at a Mercedes driver in front of him, and then proceeded to almost ram him onto the M4, M25 a fellow truck driver was shouting at a lone female driver as we queued, not good, and then as I neared my delivery point at Croydon on the A 23, more shouting and threats from a BMW driver.
I do not wish to stereotype, but all 3 were young, shaven heads and tattooed, too much testostorone methinks.

How did he get from reversing his ‘abnormal load’ to ‘clinging to the Ford Focus’ :question:

Poor politically correct reporting me thinks.

Knowing how big Thomas Cromptons are and the contacts they have I’m suprised a few wagons didn’t turn up to help the driver.

BUT - do you go off to have a word with an impatient motorist, especially in the area the incident happened - NO
sometimes the red mist raises so get well soon old chap and I hope the police have to luck catching your attacker, although I doubt it

Stay in you motor & let em get on with it is what I do. Too many nut bar’s with knives on em nowadays.

Get well soon drive…

I hope they catch the M/F who did this !!

Hope the driver makes a speedy recovery and like others have said, they catch the a***hole responsible !!!

Dieseldoforme:
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West Yorkshire Police said the suspect is described as a 20-30 year old Asian man.
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And knowing Bradford, he’ll be uninsured.

Silver_Surfer:
Stay in you motor & let em get on with it is what I do. Too many nut bar’s with knives on em nowadays.

Yep, happens at least twice a week when using the Moffat at the roadside unloading. When they start shouting or whatever I just stick my earphones in.

You’re asking for trouble if you confront some of these people, kicking off in the first place should show they aren’t rational members of society.