Something tells me that, had this bike rage incident taken place in a town where defensive firearms use was more popular, we would have had a lot less carnage and a valuable learning experience for the bike gang.

Confusion, however, quickly turned to terror, she said, when the swarming cyclists began wildly circling around and then running into the sides of her Toyota van.

Filled with panic, Ferrando said, she started inching forward until coming to a stop at Post and Gough streets, where she was surrounded by bikers on all sides.

A biker in front blocked her as another biker began pounding on the windshield. Another was pounding on her window. Another pounded the other side.

“It seemed like they were using their bikes as weapons,’‘ Ferrando said. One of the bikers then threw his bike — shattering the rear window and terrifying the young girls inside.