{"id":15772,"date":"2015-12-27T14:46:38","date_gmt":"2015-12-27T22:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/?p=15772"},"modified":"2020-08-31T16:56:26","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T23:56:26","slug":"top-cycling-posts-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/top-cycling-posts-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Some of our TOP Cycling Posts!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are some of the TOP cycling posts on Average Joe Cyclist. Many thousands of readers have enjoyed these top cycling posts. All these happy readers make all our research and writing worthwhile – thanks for reading! In case you missed any of them, each entry below is linked to the original post.<\/p>\n

No. 11: Van Driver Knocks a Cyclist Over and Then Assaults Him \u2013 Watch the Viral Video<\/a><\/h3>\n

Some people love to criticize cyclists. I have had little old ladies launch into me in elevators to tell me that I don’t pay taxes. Bizarre – if there is a box in my tax return forms that says “Exempt from paying taxes because I ride a bike” – I am sorry to say I cannot find it! In any event, some cyclists have it much worse, as you can see in the video in this post<\/a>. The video shows an appalling incident in Essex, England, caught on the cyclist\u2019s helmet cam. The white van driver was on his cell phone, and almost clipped the cyclist, so the cyclist shouted at him to get off his mobile phone. The van driver then cut off the cyclist – and knocked him right off his bike. The driver leapt out of the van, hurled abuse at the cyclist, and punched him. Wow! I am happy to say that the driver was fired from his van-driving job. The video is not for the faint of heart, due to violence and language.<\/p>\n

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