Handcyclist Assaulted in Dunedin Cycling Road Rage Incident
January 5, 2023
PHOTO: Gerard O'Brien
A Dunedin wheelchair-bound handcycle user left shaken after she was twice kicked in the face by an e-bike rider said the incident happened “out of the blue”.
Speaking to the Otago Daily Times while waiting for police to arrive, the woman, who gave her name as Allie, said she was cycling near Ravensbourne when the alleged assault took place about 1.30pm.
An e-bike rider had overtaken her earlier but she had not thought much of it, although she knew the rider was aware of her because she saw him checking over his shoulder when he slowed down.
The attack came “completely out of the blue,” she said.