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All things else aside; That is an excellent way to start a road rage incident. It's not a wise decision to hit someone's car to get their attention. Here in the US, from grade-school on, we're taught to protect possessions with deadly force.
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satireI assume he was on a bicycle in the earlier incident as well, not in a car.
With a car, sure. You tap your horn. You don't bump the car that is oblivious to the light change.
But the guy probably doesn't have a horn on his bike, isn't required to have one, and tapping the bumper with your hand is not going to hurt the car in question.
There are things that bicyclists do that very much annoy me, like blowing through red lights, riding the wrong way on the road, and riding with no lights at night. Tapping my bumper isn't one.
Tapping a bumper made someone tried to murder you? Nah dude, something is seriously fucking unhinged with many Americans and it needs to be called out way more. So many are so eager and trigger happy after one small interaction. Why is it ok to go insane after someone taps your car?
And it's disgusting that we believe it's justified to protect possessions with deadly force. Shit can be replaced a persons life cannot.
Don't know where you grew up, but sure as fuck not where I grew up.
Spoiler had more info.
Tbh, if I were the cyclist, I would have used deadly force on the rager. I carry when I ride.