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Video: Police to investigate after footage emerges of car passenger pushing London cyclist off bike on Cycle Superhighway

Incident happened on Balham Hill in South London - but it's unclear who filmed it or when it was first posted online...

Police in London have said they will investigate a video taken from inside a vehicle that shows a passenger pushing a cyclist off his bike and into a bus stop on one of the capital's Cycle Superhighways.

Mark Treasure, chair of the Cycle Embassy of Great Britain, retweeted a post from Twitter user @CALMDOWNLAD that was subsequently deleted - but not before a copy had been made and flagged up to the Metropolitan Police's Cycle Safety Team, who said they would investigate on Monday.

It's unclear when the video was shot, or where it originated. It carries the logo of an Instagram account called @imjustnews, opened in July this year and which posts viral content from other sources, although this specific video does not appear to be on its feed.

The location has been identified as Balham Hill, SW12 on the route of Cycle Superhighway 7, and the video shows a rear seat passenger leaning out of the window to shove the cyclist.

Anyone with information should contact the Metropolitan Police Cycle Safety Team through Twitter.

 

 

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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BehindTheBikesheds | 6 years ago
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Vigilantism is going to start happening, plod aren't interested in doing anything meaningful if at all and people are just going to take the law into their own hands more and more to seek revenge/justice.

The police and government are institutionally racist to such an extent people are being killed and maimed without any redress whatsoever. And yes, racism does fit the description, perfectly in fact.

"prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior"

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beezus fufoon replied to BehindTheBikesheds | 6 years ago
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BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

Vigilantism is going to start happening...

finally another use for all those tight black outfits - just add a pair of colourful y-fronts and a cape and we're good to go

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Leviathan replied to beezus fufoon | 6 years ago
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beezus fufoon wrote:
BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

Vigilantism is going to start happening...

finally another use for all those tight black outfits - just add a pair of colourful y-fronts and a cape and we're good to go

Surely you couldn't be suggesting that all Vauxhall Astra have their tyres slashed at 2am? Zorro strikes again!

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beezus fufoon replied to Leviathan | 6 years ago
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Leviathan wrote:
beezus fufoon wrote:
BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

Vigilantism is going to start happening...

finally another use for all those tight black outfits - just add a pair of colourful y-fronts and a cape and we're good to go

Surely you couldn't be suggesting that all Vauxhall Astra have their tyres slashed at 2am? Zorro strikes again!

we could get a bit more creative with our superhero names - the Silver Spanner, Chain-whip, the Aero Avenger, Captain Spandex, the Lycra Lad - you get the idea.

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Helmut D. Bate replied to BehindTheBikesheds | 6 years ago
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BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

The police and government are institutionally racist to such an extent people are being killed and maimed without any redress whatsoever. And yes, racism does fit the description, perfectly in fact.

Apart from the 'race' bit, unless you want to define it as the other 'race' and pretend we're all taking part in an unannounced Tour or crit.

Surely it's some sort of hate crime in and of itself. Hate crimes extend to religion, sexuality, Goths etc... Why not people getting shit for just being on a bike?

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HLaB | 6 years ago
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When will muppets realise its not a Tom and Jerry world and such stupid incidents have consequences which can be very real  2

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dleaf | 6 years ago
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Seeing vids like these make me think that a helmet camera is a sound investment (for police, insurance claim).

Hope the cyclist's ok  2

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Zjtm231 | 6 years ago
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"Sorry we can't prosecute as we can't find the victim of the crime therefore it's not clear an actual crime ever took place"

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fixit | 6 years ago
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wonder what kind of monsters raised this asshole.  you britons need to do something about that.

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Yorkshire wallet replied to fixit | 6 years ago
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tsarouxaz wrote:

wonder what kind of monsters raised this asshole.  you britons need to do something about that.

Yes, because only bad things happen in Britain......

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Deeferdonk replied to fixit | 6 years ago
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tsarouxaz wrote:

wonder what kind of monsters raised this asshole.  you britons need to do something about that.

 

Good point. I'll bring it up at our next weekly meeting of all the Britons.

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FluffyKittenofT... replied to fixit | 6 years ago
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tsarouxaz wrote:

wonder what kind of monsters raised this asshole.  you britons need to do something about that.

Remember, about 40% of the population of London was born outside the UK. So if Londoners are assholes (tsk, please, it's 'arsehole'!), it's not just the British who are to blame!

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mikecassie | 6 years ago
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Cunts!  I hope the car driver and passenger both have to pass a hedgehog the next time they need a shit...

Also they get found, charged and dealt with properly.

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Gourmet Shot | 6 years ago
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meh...fck all will happen

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Luxie | 6 years ago
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We dont know if this wasn't investigated at the time,  so you are getting annoyed over something you know nothing about! 

At the end of the day the only way this video will help an investigation is if they had been given the car index and the victim has actually reported it. 

 

This just goes to show always report these things even if you cant give much detail as you never know what might come out in the future. 

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Luxie | 6 years ago
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how do you know what investigation has already taken place? Did the cyclist report it? Has the driver/passenger already been dealt with? Is it possible to identify them?
This is a horrible thing to happen to anyone and I hope the rider is OK but at the end of the day just like any crime if the suspect can't be identified then nothing will happen and it makes no difference if the victim is a pedestrian, cyclist or driver.

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Goldfever4 replied to Luxie | 6 years ago
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Any other instance of assault would be investigated pretty damn sharpish.

Luxie wrote:

how do you know what investigation has already taken place? Did the cyclist report it? Has the driver/passenger already been dealt with? Is it possible to identify them? This is a horrible thing to happen to anyone and I hope the rider is OK

 

Well that's what the investigation would be for, delaying it doesn't help.

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but at the end of the day just like any crime if the suspect can't be identified then nothing will happen and it makes no difference if the victim is a pedestrian, cyclist or driver.

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Goldfever4 | 6 years ago
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Such a disgrace, considering the rabid manhunt after the jogger that pushed the ped. Typical double standards whenever a cyclist is a victim.

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Butty replied to Goldfever4 | 6 years ago
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Goldfever4 wrote:

Such a disgrace, considering the rabid manhunt after the jogger that pushed the ped. Typical double standards whenever a cyclist is a victim.

 

Rabid as in it happened several months before the appeal went public?

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cidermart | 6 years ago
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Utterly disgusting if they'd hit the bus stop differently this could quite easily have been a murder hunt. Slapped wrists all round no doubt.

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jasecd | 6 years ago
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Good to know that the Met's Cycle Safety Team appears to be one person, who is on holiday until Monday.

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Grahamd replied to jasecd | 6 years ago
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jasecd wrote:

Good to know that the Met's Cycle Safety Team appears to be one person, who is on holiday until Monday.

When he returns he will undoubtedly have to spend a few weeks recruiting additional colleagues to seek cyclists without front brakes.

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Pub bike replied to Grahamd | 6 years ago
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Grahamd wrote:
jasecd wrote:

Good to know that the Met's Cycle Safety Team appears to be one person, who is on holiday until Monday.

When he returns he will undoubtedly have to spend a few weeks recruiting additional colleagues to seek cyclists without front brakes.

He may have to deal with the more urgent matter of cyclists using the Cat's Back Bridge in Wandsworth Common...[sigh].

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