Anyone know this idiot motorcyclist?

[Custom24]

Thank you. I think that any lawyer would use the mobile phone evidence in mitigation.

That would backfire. The cyclist himself had it spot on in his first words after being knocked off

(this isn't verbatim)
MC: What were you doing on your phone?
Cyclist: So that's why you did it, is it?

It's pretty clear (beyond reasonable doubt) from the footage that this was deliberate. The intent may not have been to knock the cyclist off, but that's as may be.

I agree also that the police officer was wrong;

(again, not verbatim)
Police: Ah, but you were on your phone
Cyclist: Yes, but irrespective of that....
Police: I hear what you're saying, I really do...

How can she have heard what he was saying when he hadn't said anything? Unless he'd managed to say something to her while they were walking across the road together, out of shot of the camera.

If prosecuted, the MC's defence is more likely to be along the lines of the classic Shaggy defence - "it wasn't me". So that's going to come down to whether the police officer made notes at the scene or not.

Could one of the community go into the local station and ask to speak to that police office by badge number?

 

[gaz]

Could one of the community go into the local station and ask to speak to that police office by badge number?

There are 4 police stations in westminster. The closest is probably Charing Cross.
Even then, I doubt they would say anything about a 'case' you are not involved in.

 

[Lanzecki]

I went to court for that and can completely understand her not wanting to take it further. That was one hell of an experience.

Why so?

 

[gaz]

Why so?

Standing up and giving evidence in court is something that is hard to explain. Getting threats from the driver and his brother after wasn't particularly nice either.

 

[benb]

Odd, OV13VNM is not coming up on any of the reg sites I check (eg mycarcheck.com)

 

[captain nemo1701]

Haven't seen the video, so difficult to judge. However, I get the gist of it: Biker buzzes cyclist who is on mobile (not illegal, but certainly not advisable), miscalculates and causes collision, then tries to wrangle out of it. Am I on the right track?. Biker sounds like a bit of a knob with an attitude towards cyclists. Staggering really, given the fact that he's also a vulnerable road user.

A mate of mine is a serving police officer in Lewes who is coming to visit shortly as we're off on hols down in Cornwall. Anyone got a copy of this video and I'll get his opinion on it as a matter of interest (he also rides motorbikes).

 

[benb]

Haven't seen the video, so difficult to judge. However, I get the gist of it: Biker buzzes cyclist who is on mobile (not illegal, but certainly not advisable), miscalculates and causes collision, then tries to wrangle out of it. Am I on the right track?. Biker sounds like a bit of a knob with an attitude towards cyclists. Staggering really, given the fact that he's also a vulnerable road user.

A mate of mine is a serving police officer in Lewes who is coming to visit shortly as we're off on hols down in Cornwall. Anyone got a copy of this video and I'll get his opinion on it as a matter of interest (he also rides motorbikes).

It looks to me as though the intention of the biker was to deliberately made contact not just to buzz the cyclist.

 

[Lanzecki]

Haven't seen the video, so difficult to judge. However, I get the gist of it: Biker buzzes cyclist who is on mobile (not illegal, but certainly not advisable), miscalculates and causes collision, then tries to wrangle out of it. Am I on the right track?. Biker sounds like a bit of a knob with an attitude towards cyclists. Staggering really, given the fact that he's also a vulnerable road user.

A mate of mine is a serving police officer in Lewes who is coming to visit shortly as we're off on hols down in Cornwall. Anyone got a copy of this video and I'll get his opinion on it as a matter of interest (he also rides motorbikes).

It looks intentional. As many people who have commented in this topic have said. There are several links to the video in the topic as well.

Maybe take a look and view the vid for yourself before commenting?

 

[vickster]

Haven't seen the video, so difficult to judge. However, I get the gist of it: Biker buzzes cyclist who is on mobile (not illegal, but certainly not advisable), miscalculates and causes collision, then tries to wrangle out of it. Am I on the right track?. Biker sounds like a bit of a knob with an attitude towards cyclists. Staggering really, given the fact that he's also a vulnerable road user.

A mate of mine is a serving police officer in Lewes who is coming to visit shortly as we're off on hols down in Cornwall. Anyone got a copy of this video and I'll get his opinion on it as a matter of interest (he also rides motorbikes).

Vid in post #115 works still

 

[KneesUp]

On the pistonheads thread someone is suggesting that this post which reads

"I adjusted my right handle bar mirror with the left elbow of a cyclist. Lol" and was posted on March 7th 2014

was made by the same person.

 

[vickster]

The biker's Australian? Sounded like he was from the West Country, oo-ar

He is certainly a k*** wherever he is from. The cyclist was just pottering along, minding his own business in not very heavy traffic from what it seemed

 

[martint235]

Tried to get roadcc attention on twitter.

 

[vickster]

The bloke linked on piston heads is apparently rom Sydney, may not be the same cyclist hating biker so who knows!

 

[Glow worm]

The bloke linked on piston heads is apparently rom Sydney, may not be the same cyclist hating biker so who knows!

He's just changed it from 'London' to 'Sydney' on there. Utterly pathetic.

 

[vickster]

Oh he really is a ...