What to do.

[Racing roadkill]

I’ve just invested in a nice, high def, cycle camera. I’ve been collecting a whole lot of very nice, properly executed passes by motorists ( for the most part ) giving me plenty of room. This is the usual, and that’s fine and dandy. However, I do get some seriously moronic close passes. Today I got hit by a taxi, as he squeezed past, giving me bugger all room, and he drove off, having ( possibly ) not even realised what happened. I’d just been passed at stupidly close quarters by an idiot in a 4x4, who missed me by a cigarette paper’s width. I recovered it, and didn’t crash, but I went completely ballistic at the taxi driver, disappearing into the distance, and I was effing and jeffing, and turning the air blue. I have very very clear footage, his number plate and taxi licence number, and the hit and subsequent wobble, but there’s a lot of blasphemy going on. Is the footage still valid? What should I do with it. This dickhead needs to be taken to task before he kills someone.

 

[Drago]

The footage is still technically valid. However, you've just completely undermined your own credibility as a witness, making a prosecution very awkward, possibly even committing public order offences yourself.

Its not easy, but if you're hoping to use the footage to stiff dangerous drivers - and quite right too - you need to keep your cool.

Which leaves the licensing officer at the carncil. They won't be so bothered about your tourettes, but will hopefully be keen to see evidence of one of their licencees behaving dangerously, so in your shoes that's the direction I'd nudge it.

Good luck.

 

[si_c]

I'd report it to all appropriate channels, your entirely natural response to being hit by a car is no excuse for what happened.

 

[Spiderweb]

I don’t own a cycle camera but can you not delete the sound and just send the footage?

 

[figbat]

I don’t own a cycle camera but can you not delete the sound and just send the footage?

Edit the footage you say?

 

[Drago]

Tamper with the evidence? The consequences of that, if caught, are so severe I'd not even think about trying it.

 

[Spiderweb]

It shows you what I know!
Just thought it would be ok to send in the footage without sound so @Racing roadkill ’s obscenities, well deserved I’m sure, can’t be heard.

 

[steveindenmark]

I don’t own a cycle camera but can you not delete the sound and just send the footage?

You mean like doctor the evidence to meet your own ends? Maybe add some music over the top?

I think not.

 

[NorthernDave]

This is the reason I have the microphone switched off on my dash cam.

In the heat of a life and death moment rational thought and composure of your comments are not at the forefront of your mind.
As Drago says, try the council.

 

[steve292]

Did you get into an altercation with the driver? Or were you just expressing an opinion at a departing vehicle? if it's the latter it probably won't matter to the police as you have just displayed a shock reaction. Report it to the police and the licensing authority.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Did you get into an altercation with the driver? Or were you just expressing an opinion at a departing vehicle? if it's the latter it probably won't matter to the police as you have just displayed a shock reaction. Report it to the police and the licensing authority.

No altercation with the driver, just a bit of a sweary rant.

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=Hv3vcCubHuU

 

[steve292]

No altercation with the driver, just a bit of a sweary rant.

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=Hv3vcCubHuU

I'd report it. Follow the reporting instruction on the website to the letter

 

[steve292]

my close pass

I reported this a while back. The driver got, according to Avon and Somerset police a NIP . They require 2 mins of unedited footage either side of the incident. That's a snip of a longer clip

 

[Racing roadkill]

I'd report it. Follow the reporting instruction on the website to the letter

The only sticky point is that even I’m not 100 percent sure what clipped me, whether it was his mirror, or something pinged up off the road. He was way too close, that’s for sure, but I’ve been clipped by a bit of a car before, and was brought down, even though it was only a slight touch.

 

[Slick]

No altercation with the driver, just a bit of a sweary rant.

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=Hv3vcCubHuU

I think the camera position doesn't do it complete justice although I may watch it again. I filmed one that ended with me doing a bit of shouting and when I looked back, I was just embarrassed which is why I wouldn't post it on here. The thing in your favour is, yes you were shouting but you didn't confront the offender.