Anyone know this idiot motorcyclist?

[Big Nick]

The cyclist is irresponsible and inconsiderate to other road users generally wobbling around whilst on his phone in traffic paying little attention to what's going on around him

That said the motorcyclist causes the accident by his impatience and undertaking stupidly close when he lets the above annoy him

Prosecute them both for inconsiderate cycling/riding or neither is my view

 

[Sara_H]

The cyclist is irresponsible and inconsiderate to other road users generally wobbling around whilst on his phone in traffic paying little attention to what's going on around him

That said the motorcyclist causes the accident by his impatience and undertaking stupidly close when he lets the above annoy him

Prosecute them both for inconsiderate cycling/riding or neither is my view

Can't see the cyclist wobbling around in the footage I viewed.

There's suggestion on the motorbike forums that he deliberately aimed for the cyclist.

 

[glenn forger]

The cyclist wasn't wobbling around at all, and you can't prosecute him because he hasn't broken the law.

 

[Arjimlad]

The cyclist is not especially fast and I could not see he was on the phone. Even if he was, it's hardly justification for barging him off his bike, is it ?

I suppose the Ducati rider checked for the presence of adjacent HGVs before biffing him off..

 

[Big Nick]

The cyclist wasn't wobbling around at all, and you can't prosecute him because he hasn't broken the law.

I would say careless/inconsiderate cycling, he's riding one handed, through busy traffic, paying zero attention to what's going on with traffic around him.....that's my view and I'm sticking to it!

The motorcyclist caused the collision though I agree

 

[glenn forger]

If it is illegal to ride one-handed then I won't be able to salute magpies, scratch my ear or wave at chums I encounter.

I'm out.

 

[Saluki]

The video says that it's private. I am guessing that the poster of the vid has taken it down from public viewing.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

He reckons he's getting threats from cyclists and motorbikers now.

Blimey, he should go to the police...


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[Andy_R]

The video says that it's private. I am guessing that the poster of the vid has taken it down from public viewing.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CkO_UoK0jOk

 

[Big Nick]

Would you still call it inconsiderate if the cyclist had been indicating right? And how on earth can you tell he was 'paying zero attention'?

Taking your hand off briefly to indicate a turn is a world away to riding along one handed holding a phone conversation through a busy junction, filtering around cars and a foot away from oncoming traffic in my opinion.

Zero attention....he's negotiating a hazard (going round cars and through a junction) and not once is seen looking around or to the side to see what traffic is doing around him

I'm not prepared to accept he is without any fault just because he's on a bicycle

 

[glenn forger]

He wasn't having a conversation, have you actually watched the clip?

 

[Saluki]

I gave up at just after 3 minutes. The motorcyclist is a pillock and the policewoman should brush up on her listening skills and not just bunny on about what she 'thinks' happened.

 

[Big Nick]

He wasn't having a conversation, have you actually watched the clip?

Yes but it sounds like you haven't

He has the phone to his left ear despite his claims of ' I had it in my hand'

 

[TwickenhamCyclist]

OP Link taken down - someone has already reposed it here!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkO_UoK0jOk

 

[glenn forger]

I've got my hand near my ear, doesn't mean I'm having a conversation.

The cyclist may have been rash, no need to make stuff up.