Angry driver repeatedly tries to run cyclist off the road
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Cyclist Nick Jones was almost knocked off his bike repeatedly as a car stopped in front of him, trying to knock him off the road. Mr Jones was enjoying a ride out on Boxing Day near Botley, Hampshire.
Video footage shows the blue Hyundai Tucson overtaking the cyclist, despite another person on a bike coming head on.
In the two-minute footage recorded by Mr Jones, the car appears to try to run him off the road on six occasions.
Mr Jones said he was weary about reacting to the driver as it could lead to a “confrontation.”
He said: “There were lots of puddles on the road so I was riding in the middle of the road, avoiding the puddle.
“All of a sudden, I hear this car coming up behind me and it’s revving higher than a car would normally rev.
“So, I did stick my hand out to say stop and slow down because there’s not enough room to overtake, but it did overtake.”
Mr Jones did not sustain any injuries as a result of the incident.
He added “these things happen all the time”.
It didn’t take long before the cyclist realised he might be in trouble, however.
“The way he was driving back and forth I think he would have got out of the car,” he said.
“That wasn’t the confrontation I wanted, so I just carried on,” he added.
“I don’t know what was going through his mind.”
Mr Jones didn’t report the incident to police, saying he has “no faith” in officers’ ability to deal with such matters.
“You report the incident, and they say not to publish online, keep all your stuff and we’ll back to you in the next six weeks,” he said.
“Six weeks come and go and, the moment is gone, when and if they find the driver it’s too long to then remember anything.”
Inspector Alex Dale, of the joint operations roads policing unit, said: “Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is committed to making our roads safer for all road users.
“We aim to investigate all incidents that are reported to us and exhaust all lines of inquiry available to us.
“I would urge anyone who has experienced harassment or abuse on our roads to contact us.”
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