He smacked the cyclist with his car, twice, on purpose, while in a bike labe he drove into, also on purpose.
If this was Denmark he'd lose his car and the license to even own one.
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This is why I applied for a conceal carry permit because I want a gun on myself legally when I’m biking.
In British parlance 'what a cunt'
At first I thought surely this is staged for the video (what social media makes us question these days) but the police showing up made me believe. What an idiot driver.
To the UK's credit, police will prosecute drivers using video evidence, so "CyclingMikey" does this stuff all day long.
But... He has to go to work, you guys. SMH my fucking head.
You're shaking your head your fucking head?
Nice. The word “fucking” here isn’t an adjective, it’s a verb.
What other kind of head would you shake?
damn right
I was hoping the cyclist would lose his balance and fall on the hood of the car when he was rammed. Not that I want the cyclist injured, of course, but damage to the precious car? I'm all for that.
I had a road rage incident while I was out riding yesterday - I was in the middle of the lane passing some pedestrians. Note, this is a country road, and there's no sidewalk or even shoulder. It's a pretty popular cycling route, but it's the first time I've seen people walking there (I'm not even sure where they were going). Some jackass rolled up right behind me and blew the horn, as I was next to the pedestrians. I gave the "what the hell" gesture, then after I passed the pedestrians, I moved closer to the right edge of the lane, and he swerved over to run me off the road.
Set a few PRs after that incident. lol Later, the rear derailleur cable broke, and I got rained on, so the end of the ride was less great than the rest of it (which was a pretty good ride aside from those incidents).
Oh that windshield would be toast. I carry a buck knife with a window punch on the end.
That would be sweet but then police would arrest you too. This is the best outcome.
Police in the US probably wouldn't even bother to respond, unless it was a lawmaker or CEO.
Ah yes, escalation is always better
IdK man, seems like his vehicular assault was the escalation.
A Mercedes driver being a cunt? Wow, never seen that before 🤣
At least he used his indicators, which is a minor miracle.
This wasn't even a one off. This guys video channel was just him waiting for this to happen and it happened very frequently. I do remember seeing several where the police weren't really that supportive (probably as, though it made a point it was basically planned confrontation for video views).
This guys video channel was just him waiting for this to happen
Good.
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There's no justifiable reason for the driver to still be allowed to drive, the only reasonable consequence for these actions is the permanent loss of their drivers license
Best I can do is a ticket this Mercedes owner wont even notice /s
According to the original video posted elsewhere on this thread, he got fined a whopping £140.
£50 for driving like a twat, and £90 for trying to run the cameraman over.
Being drunk at the wheel is about the only sure fire way to lose your license in the UK.
I just saw an article about Emma Watson losing her license because of speeding?
She did a lot of speeding. And lost her license for 6 months.
As a comparison my missus has been driving since Emma was in the first movie and has one speeding fine and no points on the license because it was by such a small amount.
this is so foreign to me. 38mph in a 30, and 3 points and license lost (due to a previous 9 point total)
in Canada, going 63 in a 50 km/h zone is the expectation. you will never get a ticket for that, let alone pulled over, other than automated speed cameras (which are clearly warned about in advance and identifiable)
I wish we stuck to the rules like that. don't make it a 50 if you're not going to enforce it - it's a false sense of safety
If people are routinely speeding, the road is too wide.
For sure, I-88 in upstate New York is the road that always gets me. So straight and wide, great visibility,no traffic, very little population, towns are few and far between, built for speed. It’s painful to hold to the limit, painful to hold to my standard +8. Even worse, it was 55mph for the longest time.
And I’m sure highways in the Midwest are much worse
You would actually lose your license in germany over such behaviour. You may get it back, but you need to convince a psychologist beforehaned that you've got your temper under control.
In Germany you can go 122km/h in a 50km/h zone, kill three people while doing so and permanently cripple a fourth one, and still you get your driver's license back just like that, because you claim that you need a car for work: https://www.tz.de/muenchen/stadt/rentner-fuhr-drei-franzosen-tot-doch-kriegt-fuehrerschein-zurueck-zr-91815963.html
In the same article it references a guy who tried to escape the police while being high on cocaine and alcohol and killed a 14yo by running him over. He was sentenced for murder, but also got his license back after 5 years.
You can run a red light in a 40 ton truck and kill a pedestrian right in front of his wife, and you can just keep your driver's license without restrictions, because "nobody would benefit from putting the truck driver out of work": https://archive.is/W59hd
Germany is certainly not a good example for that kind of stuff. Germany is the carbrain capitol of Europe.
In Germany it really depends on the ethnicity of the driver. Law enforcement and the courts will be much more lenient towards ethnic Germans
Damn... The more I hear about stuff like this the more I like the Danish police and traffic laws... They certainly aren't perfect, but man is most of the rest of the world a shit show when it comes to that.
In Denmark 3 km/h above the limit can get you a ticket. 30% above will get you a "point" to your drivers license and a much larger fine. 60% above and you will immediately lose your license and a large fine or potentially prison.
A "point" stays on your license for 3 years, and it you get 6 cuts, you lose your license.
I haven't heard of anyone keeping their license "because they needed it"... You just have to bike, or take public transport.
You also get a point for many other offenses, such as using a handheld phone, crossing on red, tailgating, driving the wrong way, or many other things.
The first 3 years after getting your license, the limit is lower at 4 points, and if you lose your license and get a new license the limit is only 3 points.
Proper action right here. I wish the states took away drivers licences for road rage like this.
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