Adelaide Tradie berates cyclists for not obeying traffic rules in epic meltdown
A frustrated driver has stopped and lectured two cyclists in South Australia about ‘thinking logically’ in a bizarre roadside freakout.
The cyclists claim they were going through a roundabout on a suburban high street in north Adelaide when the motorist in a red sedan sped past them.
Video footage captured the moment the driver, a concrete worker, stopped and charged back to confront the cyclists and explain his interpretation of the rules of the road.
The driver believed he should have given way because cyclists were not allowed to go more than “20 kilometers” below the speed limit.
“You couldn’t go around the roundabout fast enough, so logical…” the nervous motorist began before explaining that they shouldn’t go around a roundabout so slowly.
One of the patient cyclists replied: “Right, okay. So what you’re saying is that we should stop in the middle of the roundabout so you don’t have to swerve to the right, which is the law?
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An angry Tradie (above) berated two cyclists for using a roundabout on a main road in Adelaide
“No, what I’m saying is that you (sic) aren’t able to obey (sic) road rules like everyone else, step aside until it’s safe. It’s like crossing a street,” argued the Tradie.
One of the cyclists replied: “There is no minimum speed for bicycles”.
“See this is bullshit,” the tradie shot back, “see you have to use your brain and be a human part of society…”
“Maybe you should work on your comprehension and learn how to write and contact your local MP if you have a problem with that, mate,” the cyclist interjected from behind the camera.
The crazed motorist then showed particular disdain for the cyclist, who was filming the confrontation, calling him a “pleb” and shooting at him with daggers while the cyclist in front explained how right-of-way works.
“I want you to think logically (sic) and think like a human,” the tradie said, before engaging in a failed analogy.
When the cameraman interrupted to clarify that Tradie had admitted the cyclist had the right-of-way, the motorist turned and told him to “shut up.”
“You’re nobody, you’ve been silent, you’re scared. Keep your mouth shut. At least he (the front cyclist) can talk to me like a man. You’re fucking little p***y. Shut up,” the driver said, gesturing wildly.
After more insults and a look down, the driver ran out of things to say.
“Anyway, look,” the lead cyclist said to relieve the tension, “you probably have a nice meal waiting for you at home, and so do I, well, I’ve got mine to cook.”
But the tirade of tradie continued.
“See what I mean, he can’t be a man and let me speak, but I’ll let you speak, that’s what I mean. I don’t want to talk to a little boy,’ said the tradie when he was interrupted.
The enraged concrete worker passionately appealed to one of the cyclists, “Shut up” (above)
The men discussed how the incident happened, with the Tradie pointing out that he did the right thing by not running over the two cyclists.
The cameraman asked why the concrete worker didn’t “move on and live (his) life”.
“Because I want to talk,” protested the concrete worker, who explained that he only wanted to speak to the man in front.
“You don’t have to talk,” said the tradie, “you don’t have to ‘bite’ your little kid, be an adult, if you can talk, talk.”
“Because here you are flaunting your adulthood the way you act?” asked the off-camera cyclist.
“Bro,” said the motorist.
The Tradie clarified that he just wanted to know why the cyclists thought they should use a roundabout so he could “stop getting upset and understand” (above).
“How you stopped and threw a little tantrum because you had to slow down and lost two seconds on the way home,” the cyclist continued.
“No,” said the tradie, “because I’m trying to stop so I can stop getting upset and know your reasoning.”
The cyclist then tried to explain the incident again in an understandable way.
“We’re legally allowed to drive on the road like we did,” he said.
“I was approaching the roundabout. I indicated my direction of travel with my right arm because I am required by law to do so.
‘When I entered the roundabout there were no other vehicles, I had a clear drive, I entered the roundabout, when I turned the roundabout you were coming towards the roundabout -um.’
Tradie interrupted through gritted teeth to add: “I’m fucking trying to say that, use your brain, fuck the law”.
Urging the apparent change of heart, Tradie told cyclists they’d get hit if they slowed around the roundabout.
“Do you know how many crackheads live around here?” he asked the couple.
“As opposed to highly rational people like you?” asked the cyclist from behind the camera.
‘Did I run over you?’ replied the concrete worker.
Young Tradie continued to ride while the front cyclist called the police.
He tried one last time to plead his case, but when the phone rang and he couldn’t find a suitable explanation, he stormed back to his car.
‘See you (unintelligible),’ said the Tradie, halfway to his car.
“I really hope you don’t, but you never know we might get lucky,” the front cyclist joked.
The young man (above) finally gave up his tirade and stormed back to his vehicle
The incident happened when cyclists were stopped on a bike lane on one of the city’s main suburban streets.
“Driving home recently, a motorist pulled over and got out of his car, leaving me berating myself and another cyclist for almost 10 minutes for (legally) riding on the road and being slower than cars. This was after they illegally passed us on a roundabout at an unsafe speed and distance,” the cyclists, who posted the video to Reddit, claimed.
Commentators were quick to mock the motorist in the comments section.
Many pointed out his frequent use of the word “logic”, some argued that his arguments seemed to elude him.
“The people who use this expression excessively are usually not logical,” wrote one.
“I think logically and I think Yellow Shirt is the first living brain donor,” said another.
A sarcastic commenter poked fun at his attempted bravery after repeatedly calling on the cyclist to be “a man”.
“He totally destroyed these vegan, liberal, p***y cyclists with his manly facts and logic!” They write.
“It’s like arguing with a toddler. One rule for me, another for you and don’t call me an insult,” commented another.
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