If he had caused an accident and injury (or even death) to the biker, then what would you suggest his punishment be?
He’s a road user and subject to the same rules.
so he’d get a 6 month suspended and a year ban maybe, as many drivers who kill cyclists seem to get. Just plead ‘a momentary lapse of concentration’. Or a bee in your face, it happens..
I’m sure the media would claim there’s ‘killer cyclists on the loose’ though, in classic man bites dog style.
Maybe those criticising and commenting on how dangerous all this is could think back over their years on a bike and recall how close they’ve been to doing something similar, a dog on a blind bend, a slide on some oil, sht happens. “There but for the grace of god go I” – also a basic reason why death by car rarely attracts heavy penalties from Judges.
Anyway, great clip, I feel his panic! I’ve done something similar clipping an A-frame road sign with my foot coming down Alpe D’Huez in about 15mins.. while descending like a care-free and dangerous lunatic. Clip / slide, hi-side bounce, swerve across the road into a recovery wobble and carry on. A memorable moment : )