Moment horse rider launches into foul-mouthed rant at motorcyclist who cut engine to avoid spooking the animal in a narrow tunnel
Moment when rider gives a nasty tirade to motorcyclist who switches off the engine to avoid scaring the animal in a narrow tunnel
- PJ Challenger, 36, slowed his bike as he passed an offending rider
This is the moment a foul-mouthed rider railed at a motorcyclist – after thoughtfully slowing down for her in a narrow tunnel.
PJ Challenger was riding his motorbike in Wetton, Staffordshire, on Sunday when he spotted the woman in the distance leading her horse as he entered the tunnel.
The 36-year-old braked and rode through the tunnel in an attempt not to startle the horse, but his thoughtful actions did not win him any favors with the rider.
Instead, the woman started cursing and labeled him a “bloody idiot.”
The video begins with plumber PJ riding his bicycle through the dark, narrow tunnel, his headlights illuminating the brick walls on either side.
PJ Challenger, 36, was riding his motorbike in Wetton, Staffordshire, on Sunday when he spotted the woman in the distance leading her horse as he entered the tunnel.
Text on the screen read by an automated voice reads: ‘I see someone at the end of the tunnel and then see it’s a horse so turn off the engine – now coasting.
“It’s been a long time since I was told this way.”
Mr. Challenger walks slowly through the tunnel and is about to break through to the light on the other side when the woman, guiding her horse with a rope, decides to confront him.
She angrily shouts, “What kind of idiot are you?”
A confused Mr. Challenger then responds, “What do you mean?”
The woman, dressed in riding gear, explains, “Pack it up, there’s other people using this damn piece too, you know.”
Stunned, Mr. Challenger then says, “I just laid it out for you.”
The angry woman walks away from PJ through the tunnel and shouts loudly: ‘Stupid people, do you hear me, do you hear me?’
He chooses to avoid any further confrontation, instead driving calmly into the surrounding forest area with the text on the screen reading: ‘Lots of love.’
Mr Challenger shared the clip on social media yesterday with the caption: ‘You know I love horses but this person… not so much.’
Text on the screen read by an automated voice reads: ‘I see someone at the end of the tunnel and then see it’s a horse so turn off the engine – now coasting. It’s been a long time since I was told like that’
The video has since received more than 66,000 likes and more than 3,000 comments from users shocked by the woman’s aggression.
One user wrote: ‘I would have gone on tour.’
Another commented: ‘My anger couldn’t do that and my accelerator would be used.’
A third said: ‘As a fellow rider that lady was not well.’
Another commented: ‘But you’re already in the tunnel, they’re not.’
A fifth replied: ‘I mean she could have waited 20 seconds for you to leave the tunnel before going in.’
Speaking today, Mr Challenger said: “I was surprised, to be honest: I am always very respectful of riders and their horses, and normally they are too.
‘A lot of videos show this, she must have been unhappy about something else and I felt the brunt of it.
‘I’ve been riding a Yamaha MT-09 for just over two years now, but I’ve been riding for almost twenty years.’