Last week, as I was going up the great north road, some twunt came right up behind, sounded the horn, went past with about 5cm to spare, then cut in sharply (the outside lane being empty!). As the car sped off, the driver was pointing to the side of the road. It took me a bit by surprise, so I didnt get the full reg. By the time I got to work (7 miles later) I had put it to the back of my mind.
Until Monday.
When the same thing happened, same time, same road, same car - this time I got the whole reg & as soon as I got work, emailed Northumbria police. Within hours, they rang me, got details, said they would go round to the registered owners address to see the owner and add the complaint to the datafile on the owner.
1. Do complain - if this driver is doing this to me (or you) then other, less capable & confident cyclists are probably also at risk
2. Assume the police will act on behalf of reasonable law abiding complainants
3. Get a helmet cam ( the PC I spoke to was very enthusiastic about the value of video evidence from such sources, even said it was a shame I didnt have one).
So (and I know Mag and Arch have been fielding queries like this for ages), which cam should I buy, that records to card, not video, and wiil be useable in midwinter at 6:30?
Until Monday.
When the same thing happened, same time, same road, same car - this time I got the whole reg & as soon as I got work, emailed Northumbria police. Within hours, they rang me, got details, said they would go round to the registered owners address to see the owner and add the complaint to the datafile on the owner.
1. Do complain - if this driver is doing this to me (or you) then other, less capable & confident cyclists are probably also at risk
2. Assume the police will act on behalf of reasonable law abiding complainants
3. Get a helmet cam ( the PC I spoke to was very enthusiastic about the value of video evidence from such sources, even said it was a shame I didnt have one).
So (and I know Mag and Arch have been fielding queries like this for ages), which cam should I buy, that records to card, not video, and wiil be useable in midwinter at 6:30?