Motorist gets arsey with cyclists, gets thumped

[jdtate101]

"Both were white and aged in their late 20s or early 30s. One was around 6ft 2ins tall and well-built. He was wearing black cycling gear and riding a black bike"

White, wearing black kit, in their 20s and 30s, on a black bike, athletic/well built. Doesn't exactly narrow it down much!

yep loved that bit. That description covers about 90% of the male cycling population.

 

[PK99]

You mean those actions that potentially put cyclists in danger.

No, that is why I pointed to Mathews posts , where he gets arsey with drivers who have not put him in danger

 

[User6179]

Do we know if the BMW had a private plate?

 

[alans]

Its legal and ok to ride side by side isnt it?

It is legal,in fact I've not yet met a driver who is NOT riding siding by side,even when he is solo

 

[addictfreak]

Why the driver feels the need to stop to tell then not to cycle side by side in beyond me, Only one side of the story, hard to know what realy happened.

Its legal and ok to ride side by side isnt it?

Probably for the same reason that certain cyclists feel the need to tell drivers how to drive their cars.

But as you quite rightly say, we are only getting one side of the story.

 

[wheres_my_beard]

Do we know if the BMW had a private plate?

455 C10WN.

Possibly.

 

[400bhp]

Do we know if the BMW had a private plate?

R55 3OL3

 

[400bhp]

But as you quite rightly say, we are only getting one side of the story.

No, we are getting a story with no sides. We like to live in la la land speculate here

 

[Col5632]

Haha this thread has made me laugh, amount of people (who dont cycle) who say to me you shouldnt be riding side by side and i quickly tell them that there is nothing wrong with it and only when on a narrow road or the driver really cant get pass to i move over and let them past

 

[Peowpeowpeowlasers]

in the report it does not say the driver got out but that the cyclist opened the car door - does that make the cyclist a dick?

Well spotted, however, in my defence I'll still say that anyone who stops to "have a word" is a dick.

 

[Matthew_T]

And who made this driver the arbiter of who should and shouldn't pursue a lawful activity? He'd overtaken them and was on his merry way, so why did he need to stop for a chat with a 6'2" heavily built cyclist?

Exactly. I can understand if someone felt they could 'take me on' as I am 5'6'' and weigh sub-9 stone.

I think that the driver has just explained to the cops his side of the story to make himself look good, and that the cyclists will look bad if they say anything otherwise.

It does sound (from the drivers POV) that the cyclists were way over the top with the car kicking and "opened drivers door and punched driver in face" actions.

 

[Matthew_T]

No, that is why I pointed to Mathews posts , where he gets arsey with drivers who have not put him in danger

I have learnt the error of my ways now and havent posted such things in a while. Just look at my channel. The most recent post is a SMIDSY at a roundabout with a dozzy driver who could have easily taken me out. Before that I just have videos of club rides. I dont upload much nowadays.

 

[Crankarm]

If the scenario was reversed ie the cyclists had made a complaint to police would it have been taken as seriously? Maybe, but maybe not. Kicking a BMW if this is what actually happened is a serious offence. It might even be on Crime Watch.

 

[Mugshot]

Well spotted, however, in my defence I'll still say that anyone who stops to "have a word" is a dick.

Really? Anyone?

 

[Col5632]

I have learnt the error of my ways now and havent posted such things in a while. Just look at my channel. The most recent post is a SMIDSY at a roundabout with a dozzy driver who could have easily taken me out. Before that I just have videos of club rides. I dont upload much nowadays.

Very glad to hear it Matthew