Cyclist assaulted by white van man.

[Frood42]

I am just shocked at how these road rage incidents are getting more and more out of hand. It seems the stress of the recession is causing people to boil over.

eeeeeeeeer what?

Well you know, the WVM was probably thinking of the cost of having to remove the dent from the panel of his precious piece of metal, rather than the cost of hitting the cyclist, let alone the cost of washing blood from his vehicle...

Actually it may be cheaper to have hit the cyclist than to beat the dent out of the panel...

Yes, I am being over the top and a bit dramatic here, but these people just don't think.

This guy clearly couldn't give a monkeys about the safety of a vunerable road user, and a ban should be given to help him reflect on his selfishness... tougher penalties are needed to help combat the sorts of people who think it is ok to get out of there van and start pushing others around like that.

 

[Leodis]

I don't think anything will change, any government or party whose put into power (exception of those who will never be) will not alienate motorist through fear of losing votes. I really cannot see anything changing, the CPS will not take any chances and the police by and large couldn't give a toss (with exception).

If the OP had got off his bike and lamped the fella back, he would be in court and the tabloids would be creaming it as "Lycra lout attacks man"... Sometimes it feels like because we ride bikes they treat us as children or something below them, anyway now I have removed the chip...

 

[Mugshot]

The sound was my elbow being hit by his van i was looking forward and did not even see him.
I was off work for five weeks because of him

Check video pot hole ops p/point

I understand that's what you said, but that doesn't really answer what I or latterly what GC asked.

 

[HLaB]

I like how the sgt said there was no rtc??
So no nip given ??
Very odd??

And Nelson Madela is not African

 

[sue perb]

I honestly thought he was getting out to see if I was ok, I was shocked when he attacked me. I didn't have the chance to say a word and said If I can touch your van mate you're far too close meaning if you're that close to anyone its too close in reply to his shrieking I was really shaken up.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

When I first watched your video, before you made any suggestion of the van hitting you, I thought it was an ignorantly close pass where the cyclist slapped the van to show his displeasure (I've done it myself).

Nothing you've said since has convinced me otherwise.

GC

 

[Boris Bajic]

When I first watched your video, before you made any suggestion of the van hitting you, I thought it was an ignorantly close pass where the cyclist slapped the van to show his displeasure (I've done it myself).

Nothing you've said since has convinced me otherwise.

GC

My reading of the video too.

The motorist was an aggressive, brainless thug and ought not to be driving like that. His actions were inexcusable and unmitigable.

But... the 'clang' sounded like a punishment slap of his van's bodywork - a view supported by the clean pass of his door mirror, the nature of the tiny wobble-ette at the moment of 'clang' and the lack of any serious wobble after it.

The shouted 'constructive comment' from the OP as the van drove off after the 'clang' also suggests the rider was 'slapping angry'.

None of this excuses the dreadful post-incident road rage of the motorist, but I am sure I'm not the only one to think as GC does.

I've been close-passed many times at speed and the 'punishment slap' looks the most likely scenario. Like GC, I've had a swing at close-passing vehicles (in my youth). I've also been side-swiped. I know what they both look and feel like.

 

[Primal Scream]

Maybe I am being too kinda, its the lefties on here making me soft.

Nobber

 

[Primal Scream]

And this is the reason to carry a u lock on your bike and to be very willing to brain the b,stard with it.

 

[DavidBlaine]

That was straight up assault. Should have been charged in my opinion. Here in Toronto, pretty much every driver doesn't know or understand the laws regarding passing a cyclist. I get hit like that pretty much once a day!

David

 

[gaz]

I've only just listened to the audio of this and as others have said the sound of the hit was a second or so after the wing mirror had passed you. The sound was also that of a metallic nature, what I would believe to be a slap on the panel of the van rather than the wing mirror hitting you.

If the wing mirror had hit your elbow, I would have expected the sound to be different, the sound to happen before the wing mirror has passed you and for you to swerve a little. I also wouldn't have thought you would follow on with the conversation of "If I can touch your van, you are too close". More "you hit me with your wing mirror!"

 

[veloevol]

Now I'm scratching my chin wondering why I'm seeing Sue's arm extend out before the knocking noise when I step through it frame by frame in Quicktime HD Mp4 Download.

Very odd Holmes!

 

[glenn forger]

He thumped the van. Doesn't excuse the driver's behaviour.

 

[Primal Scream]

Always get the number plate, plod may not do anything but if you are lucky you will see the van again.

A rolled up news paper or a potato shoved up the exhaust will cause the van to conk out after a few hundred yards and they will never think to check the exhaust

 

[adamangler]

My take is if youre going to slap the van in anger youve got to be ready to go the distance. No point lashing out at a close pass and giving it verbal then bottle it when guy hits you. Thought the way OP went down was quite funny lol. Ovc driver was in the wrong with the close pass but a caution seems about fair unless any serious injury was caused.