[handol]

>I'm actually surprised that there isn't more direct action against overly aggressive drivers.

What direction action could a cyclist take on a car driver that intentionally buzzed them while passing? I suppose if you happen to catch up to them at a light you could vandalize their car. Make a habit of doing that and you'll wind up the victim of an unfortunate accident that no one will be punished for.

[0xcde4c3db]

I'm sure there are logistical hurdles to this that aren't occurring to me, but I was basically thinking along the lines of posting GoPro videos with visible license plates to an online community of like-minded folks and "allowing nature to take its course", so to speak.

[KennyBlanken]

It's generally been my experience that online communities of cyclists tend to have fairly high moral standards (for example, every single one I'm in has very strict and explicit rules against sexism, racism, homophobia, etc) and vigilantism isn't really even joked about. People will get plenty upset and outraged, but I've never seen people even joke about harming a driver in an incident, even when they caused substantial injury or even death.

Literally all we want is for people to be held legally accountable - in both the criminal and civil sense.

That aside, vigilantism is by and large something that only ingroups can "get away" with. When outgroups do them, things generally end very poorly for them. Politicians, press, police, courts, etc would never abide violence by cyclists. I mean, for chrissakes, cyclists are subject to incessant violence by motorists and nobody bats an eye.

[rootusrootus]

I think maybe the better answer is to give that to the cops. And if you're unhappy with enforcement, elect different politicians. A major reason we have a justice system to begin with is so we don't have vigilantes.

[heretogetout]

Maybe aggrieved riders can track down the employers of the drivers, starting with plates and photos. If violence isn't worth a cancellation, what is?