Share the Road -- Or Else! "Psycho Cycler" Allegedly Goes Ape, Takes His Revenge, in the Big Apple.

Don't mess with the cyclists. First, they have a right to be out on the road. Second, they might just kick your ass, as allegedly occurred in New York City yesterday. The linked New York Post item tells the story of the alleged "psycho cyclist" -- 20-year-old Perzeus Forte (pictured above) -- who is also variously described as the "raging cyclist," "the belligerent biker," and the "bike messenger-gone-wild" (you have to love The Post!). The cycler, who claimed he was grazed by a limo on a Manhattan street, allegedly "flipped out, ditching his wheels and sprinting 100 yards" after the limo (BTW, wouldn't it have been faster to chase the limo on the bike?). And that's when business really started to pick up, as a "savage road rage attack" allegedly ensued.

It's alleged that the cycler, once he caught up with the limo, threw himself upon the hood and screamed, "I'm going to kill you, mother f---er!" Apparently that was no idle threat, as the cyclist then allegedly proceeded to batter the windshield with his bare fists until the windshield was smashed to bits. Then he allegedly tore out the front passenger window and went after the driver -- 49-year-old Darr Mohammed -- and "clocked him right in the face." Just for good measure, it's alleged, the cyclist then tried to tear the driver's shirt off, ripping "the breast pocket of his blue dress shirt" (the shirt's color being a particularly relevant fact).

Following the incident, the limo driver said he was just glad to be alive. He claimed that during the attack, he was "socked in left eye," resulting in a black eye. Plus, the blue shirt's ruined. All in all, the limo driver estimates that he's about 1000 bucks out-of-pocket. But he's relieved, since he thought was a goner: "He was running like he was possessed . . . I swear to God I thought I was a dead man."

The cyclist, to his credit, didn't run away. After "fellow bikers peddled up and calmed him down before he could do further damage," the cyclist "turned his attention to his blood-soaked hands, plucking out shards of glass while waiting for the cops." He's been charged with misdemeanor assault and harassment. But what about the property damage, particularly the tattered blue shirt? No word yet, apparently.

http://www.newyorkpost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/psycho_cycler_revenge_ldcv38M2qbZUHVU5MXvSPJ