This youtuber has regular problems on it.
Looking at the shadow, it appears that he's in primary. There is absolutely no need for him to be stuck out in the middle of the road like that other than to antagonise other road users in order to generate footage for his channel. It's going to get him killed. Is he the same shouty idiot that's been doing this for years or have they multiplied?
Not that it excuses the driver's behaviour of course. That was an absolutely stupid overtake, quick thinking on the part of the oncoming driver saved them all.
... and the second one, there's no way I'd have filtered down the inside of that car. The driver was clearly trying to deliberately block the cyclist from passing, he was over the centre line. From the driver's reaction ("every ****ing day") they have previous.
Again, doesn't excuse the driver's actions, but the cyclist is causing confrontation that could easily be avoided. Even on a bike, what are you going to do on a road that chocka, arrive 30 seconds earlier?
There are no winners there.
Is he the same shouty idiot that’s been doing this for years or have they multiplied
He's the same shouty man from ITN news in 2011. Nevermind getting squashed, he's gonna give himself a heart attack or stroke carrying on like that.
He’s the same shouty man from ITN news in 2011.
He was on Sky News with that assault clip. Blamed it on Brexit and Covid.
IRC - you are quite right it was “pursued”, Ive no idea what guidelines they follow for deciding when it’s worth going to court and when a RPW is ok. PF and court don’t review that on a case-by-case basis but will be glad for the reduced workload.
you are right not telling him the disposal is unhelpful (and depending when it was he probably had a right to know under the victims and witness legislation). I can’t help thinking that a serial complainer will get less interest from the police than if he had never been in touch before? Yes we would like every bit of shit driving prosecuted but ever since people started posting this stuff on YouTube (and it’s entire channels devoted to it) I’ve been uncomfortable with it. I know my younger self would have done the same if YT and cameras were around. I’d have convinced myself that cameras offer me protection, but probably unwittingly driven by likes on social media would actually have been putting myself in harms way (from vehicles or fists) in a way that “older” me wouldn’t.
Update:
Notice of prosecution has been served on the driver
My faith in the system has been restored 😅
n uncomfortable with it. I know my younger self would have done the same if YT and cameras were around. I’d have convinced myself that cameras offer me protection, but probably unwittingly driven by likes on social media would actually have been putting myself in harms way
As it happens I live about 4 miles away and regularly ride most of the same roads he rides. Admittedly not as often because I'm not a full time commuter. That said, I have never had any incident with a vehicle where I thought "if only I had a camera I could send it to the police".
Of course I wouldn't be on those roads in the rush hour. There is a tarmac surfaced towpath which eliminates 2/3rds of the miles of his commute with no distance penalty. A fast road rider will be slower on a towpath as it is shared. For a 9 mile commute I would say a time penaltly is well worth the relaxed ride on the towpath. I am quite happy riding in busy peak hour traffic when I have to. It can be quite enjoyable filtering past long queues. It is full on concentration though.
In fact when I used to have the choice of riding the road those clips were on for my commute or a 3 mile longer towpath route I used the road about half the time depending on time of day/traffic volume etc.
The worst incidents I had bike commuting were drunk peds coming onto the road to assault me. No reg number to pick up so not sure how helpful cam footage would have been in identifying them. In any case I saw them coming and had done my shoulder check so could give them a wide swerve.
Again, doesn’t excuse the driver’s actions, but the cyclist is causing confrontation that could easily be avoided
Yeah, he could just not ride a bike and leave it to experts like you! FFS this place never disappoints does it!
Don't be a knob. That's not what I meant, as well you probably know.
My only recorded close pass, Police Meh! . I just don't use that road anymore 🙁
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0bAyp3fNnwc
@redthunder - That's poor driving and inexcusable.
However, I would call that 'too close for comfort' or 'dangerously close' rather than a close pass. My close pass was such that I still don't know how the car mirror missed my bars, there must have been less than an inch (25mm in new money) between them.
End result was the same for both of us though, I don't ride that road any more.
Don’t be a knob. That’s not what I meant, as well you probably know.
I can only see the words that you write, shame they seem to make you appear like a daily mail reader just out of primary school.
If you think I'm a Daily Mail reader then I suggest you do more reading yourself. I've only been prolifically the opposite on here for, what, twelve years? And you were already here when I arrived.
That said, I have never had any incident with a vehicle where I thought “if only I had a camera I could send it to the police”.
Yeah. I've been commuting by bike as my main transport for most of the last 20 years, so perhaps 50,000 miles in total. I've had one incident where a dashcam would have proven that a moron drove into me intentionally, which was pretty bad but that's the only incident I can recall.
These people that have YouTube channels and new incident videos daily must be doing something different.
