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A caution!
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 11:52 am
by ssnowman
WTF, this is unbelievable and unacceptable that he only got a caution.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-englan ... e-58558802
Re: A caution!
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 4:45 pm
by fatbikephil
Hmm - the guy put his hand on the mirror to keep pace with him... Thats a total no-no unless your a pro and the guy in the car is the team doctor so I suspect there is more to this than the story suggests....
Re: A caution!
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 4:56 pm
by BreninBeener
Sadly an admitted no injury common assault with no previous offending behaviour will end up very often in a caution
Ian
Re: A caution!
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 5:10 pm
by In Reverse
Nobody comes out of that looking great tbh - cyclist should have ignored the driver, there's absolutely nothing to be gained from trying to pick a row with someone who's beeped their horn at you; driver's a moron and a danger to other road users.
Morale of the story: don't go to Swindon
Re: A caution!
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 5:24 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
I did think that the overtaking looked alright. Yes, the driver did beep his horn but maybe it was to make the riders aware he was there? I dunno, chances are that outside looking in we'll never know for sure but the film doesn't seem to show any reason for confrontation.
Re: A caution!
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 5:52 pm
by In Reverse
This one off the sidebar is a horrow-show.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-43421271
Don't drive tired yo.
Re: A caution!
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 6:27 pm
by Dave Barter
Full story here
https://road.cc/content/news/cyclist-pu ... ver-286281
Driver brake checked the group after passing. Group leader tried to explain why they were riding 2 abreast but got assaulted. There’s too much fixation on his light touch on the mirror.
You punch someone while driving a car and it is 10000% your fault regardless of what they said. You knock another rider off as a result of this and it’s multiplied by 10. You should be done for assault.
Re: A caution!
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 7:40 pm
by Rob S
If I was driving and a cyclist decided to have a rant at me, whatever the reason, there's no way I'd throw a punch. The rider could have gone under the wheels, dead or maimed for life. Considering the vulnerability of the cyclist and how unnecessary the punch was, I'd have hoped for a bit more than a caution.
Re: A caution!
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 7:42 pm
by fatbikephil
Oh well another dick in a car, they should form a club and have a forum....
I was thinking of the old peletons on the road thing that everyone gets so worked up about and surely its better to pass a group of cyclists who are all riding in a nice tight bunch rather than strung out along the road over tens of meters.
Moral? Assume every other road user is a mad idiot out to kill you....