I had an incident with a beat-up black Acura Integra this afternoon license GZB-8397 in Brentwood. He stopped short in front of me with no warning and then started the whole F-you bikes, etc. He threatened to beat me up, etc. etc.
Well I got out my blue sharpie that I keep taped to my frame pump and proceeded to write his license on my arm in big two inch letters, all the while calling the guy a drunk (thanks Mick!). Traffic started to back up behind me while I continued to call the guy a drunk and now there started to be witnesses. The guy got nervous and took off down the first cross street we came to. Since the police station is less than a mile from where we were, I just rode on over to the station to make my report. I’m not sure there is much they can do, but they said they would at least run the plate and keep an eye out for the driver.
I hadn’t thought of it before, but I think I like the idea of writing the license on my arm in such big letters. It lets the driver know that I know who he is (assuming it’s not a stolen car), and if I were to be unconscious due to a fall I think the first responders would find this faster than a picture on my cell phone.
Please be careful out there.