Police ask for help to catch driver targeting cyclists...

[TwickenhamCyclist]

Quote:
Cyclists in Wiltshire and Gloucestershire are being urged to help police bring to justice a motorist caught on film veering across the road to pass an oncoming rider with just inches to spare in what appears to be a deliberate and highly dangerous close pass.

Link to road cc story

 

[glenn forger]

Psycho. Take his car. Immediate Section 59. that's like pranking someone by aiming a loaded gun at their head.

 

[ufkacbln]

As an aside...
Yet again a helmet camera proves it's use!

 

[ianrauk]

Oh my word.. what a farking peanut. That driver needs to be put in jail and his license taken away for good.

 

[Hip Priest]

Terrible.

I've had that happen to me. Utterly terrifying, and like Glenn says, it's as much of a threat as someone pulling a knife or gun on you.

 

[KneesUp]

Surely the police can make enquires with the owner of the black/blue Peugeot 206 2.0 diesel Hdi (90bhp) registration number V496 ELT as to who was driving it on the 20th April 2014?

 

[glenn forger]

YESV496ELT IS showing as insured on the Motor Insurance Database

 

[Crankarm]

Plod, if they can be ar$ed, can easily go and bang on the door at the address of the registered owner. I'd say it's at least a s.18 OAPA with intent or attempted murder for each occasion he, or she, has pulled the stunt. I'd shoot the driver who is doing this, if of course it were legal.

 

[albion]

"The husband of one of those cyclists told road.cc via Facebook that police proceedings are now under way against the motorist."

That 'independent witness' thing is darn weird though.
Someone tries to kill you and PC plod almost said 'not interested'.

 

[Pikey]

I think that's the b@5tard that tried to run into me at a pinch point and threw his drink all over me last Sunday on a national speed limit just outside melksham.

I'll be popping over to see plod after work tomorrow me thinks...

 

[Shut Up Legs]

"The husband of one of those cyclists told road.cc via Facebook that police proceedings are now under way against the motorist."

That 'independent witness' thing is darn weird though.
Someone tries to kill you and PC plod almost said 'not interested'.

That bothers me, too . The video makes it obvious what occurred, and would be very difficult to fake.

 

[Nigeyy]

From what I read, it appears the woman quoted in the article just called in after experiencing a similar incident -without video or physical evidence. While I could see you could argue you need a corroborating witness if this just came out of the blue (i.e. you just didn't make it up to get a driver in trouble just because they annoyed you) she said she mentioned the video (or so I thought from the article anyway). Given that, you'd think she should be taken more seriously.

It also begs the question: if you report someone tried to knife/shoot you without other witnesses or physical evidence, would they also not take you seriously until you had a witness? I know it's not the same, but it can't be very often someone says they swerved from the other side of the road. I think if someone reported that to me I'd be inclined to take it very seriously.

And yes, this is definitely an advantage for having a head-cam without a doubt.

That bothers me, too . The video makes it obvious what occurred, and would be very difficult to fake.

 

[BSRU]

Hopefully he gets more than a slap on the wrist, although from personal experience of Wiltshire police I doubt it.

 

[TwickenhamCyclist]

From what I read, it appears the woman quoted in the article just called in after experiencing a similar incident -without video or physical evidence. While I could see you could argue you need a corroborating witness if this just came out of the blue (i.e. you just didn't make it up to get a driver in trouble just because they annoyed you) she said she mentioned the video (or so I thought from the article anyway). Given that, you'd think she should be taken more seriously.

It also begs the question: if you report someone tried to knife/shoot you without other witnesses or physical evidence, would they also not take you seriously until you had a witness? I know it's not the same, but it can't be very often someone says they swerved from the other side of the road. I think if someone reported that to me I'd be inclined to take it very seriously.

And yes, this is definitely an advantage for having a head-cam without a doubt.

Years ago I had a horrible run in with a van driver - he didn't like the fact i was correctly positioned at a roundabout (middle of very narrow right hand lane when turning right) - he tried to run me off the road and then threatened to beat me up when I complained. I remembered the reg etc. and naively went to the police station. I said I had just been physically threatened and a guy had tried to hurt me. Policeman sounded rather concerned, I was pretty shaken and out of breath - and he got out some paperwork and started taking my details. He then asked me exactly what happened and as soon as I mentioned I had been on a bike and the bloke was in a van he stopped, looked a little annoyed and said something like 'well that's just a traffic incident' and handed me a different form 'for the traffic division' and basically told me to foxtrot Oscar.
Its the old adage - walk around with a steel bar and smash someone over the head with it and your done for murder, take the precaution of attaching the steel bar yo your car and...

 

[fossyant]

I'm sure if nothing happens, and the location of the driver is found, the car may be missing a few essential items in a short space of time.