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Witnesses sought as cyclist pushes another rider into hedge after crash

Dorset Police says man who grabbed victim by throat was riding “gold-coloured Brompton-style bike”

by Simon_MacMichael

Mon, Jun 01, 2015 10:27

Police in Dorset are appealing for information following after a cyclist allegedly grabbed another rider by the throat and shoved him into a hedge.

The incident took place at around 9.45am last Friday 29 May at Station Road, West Moors, near Bournemouth following a collision between the two cyclists, say Dorset Police.

One of the riders reportedly grabbed the other, a 31-year-old man from Three Legged Cross, by the throat and pushed him into a hedge.

The man, described as a white male aged in his late 40s and riding “a distinctive gold-coloured Brompton-style bike” then rode off towards Ferndown.

PC Tom Clements, of Verwood police, said: “I am appealing to anyone who witnessed either the collision or the assault immediately after to please call me on 101 [quoting incident number 29:126].

“All calls will be treated in strict confidence.”

Alternatively, anyone who witnessed the incident or has information about it can call the charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.

Assault, bike-on-bike collision, Dorset Police

Simon_MacMichael

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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danthomascyclist
June 1, 2015 at 10:35 am
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We complained when the Daily
We complained when the Daily Mail made news of the cyclist on pavement toddler incident, then this makes the front page of a cycling website?
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- zanf
  June 1, 2015 at 12:18 pm
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  danthomascyclist wrote:We
  We complained when the Daily Mail made news of the cyclist on pavement toddler incident, then this makes the front page of a cycling website?
  — danthomascyclist
  Youve made quite a few comments about what this site should, or shouldnt report on. Your last post I remember was a huge victim blaming comment on a story where the comments got switched off because of it.
  Who is this “we” that you speak of? Surely you can only speak for yourself, or have you appointed yourself ‘speaker’ for all road.cc visitors?
  As for your comment, the DM will ALWAYS wring maximum mileage out of a story that involves any minority group they dislike so complaining about that is an exercise in futility. As for this story being posted here, are you saying rogue behaviour against, and by cyclists should not be reported? So you’re all for either censorship or burying your head in the sand?
  Ever considered that it might be that by disseminating the story, it also drums up potential witnesses, or someone who might recognise the description of the person?
  I’m guessing you haven’t so you have to ask yourself, what exactly are you bringing to the table?
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  - danthomascyclist
    June 1, 2015 at 12:36 pm
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    zanf wrote:
    Youve made quite
    Youve made quite a few comments about what this site should, or shouldnt report on. Your last post I remember was a huge victim blaming comment on a story where the comments got switched off because of it.
    — zanf
    My comment was a tongue-in-cheek poke at the irony of the situation. I apologise if I caused any offence.
    You should probably get your facts correct before committing so much time writing about me. A quick look through ALL my limited post history in these threads show that I have never a) commented on what the site should report, nor b) blamed victims.
    http://road.cc/content/news/152854-witness-appeal-after-31-year-old-esther-hartsilver-killed-camberwell-lorry
    http://road.cc/content/news/152890-rapha-replica-team-wiggins-kit-launched-ahead-hour-record-attempt
    http://road.cc/content/news/152944-edinburgh-must-act-inevitable-fatality-its-tram-tracks-say-solicitors
    http://road.cc/content/news/152908-sussex-cyclists-warned-look-out-wire-strung-across-paths-brighton
    http://road.cc/content/news/152891-save-london-cyclists-banning-lorries-rush-hour-says-harriet-harman
    http://road.cc/content/news/152874-council-criticised-headphones-can-prevent-you-hearing-traffic-poster-aimed
    http://road.cc/content/news/152859-video-ouch-frooming-can-be-bad-your-health
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    - zanf
      June 1, 2015 at 4:32 pm
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      danthomascyclist wrote:You
      You should probably get your facts correct before committing so much time writing about me. A quick look through ALL my limited post history in these threads show that I have never a) commented on what the site should report, nor b) blamed victims.
      — danthomascyclist
      a) Your comment in this thread is exactly that. I wasnt offended, just … disappointed. Trying to claim its ‘tongue in cheek’ is trying to get on right side of Poes Law after the fact.
      b) The story in particular was this one: http://road.cc/152857 , which you’ll note, now has the comments turned off because of it.
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      - levermonkey
        June 1, 2015 at 5:43 pm
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        zanf wrote:danthomascyclist
        You should probably get your facts correct before committing so much time writing about me. A quick look through ALL my limited post history in these threads show that I have never a) commented on what the site should report, nor b) blamed victims.
        — zanf
        a) Your comment in this thread is exactly that. I wasnt offended, just … disappointed. Trying to claim its ‘tongue in cheek’ is trying to get on right side of Poes Law after the fact.
        b) The story in particular was this one: http://road.cc/152857 , which you’ll note, now has the comments turned off because of it.
        — danthomascyclist
        I wondered what had happened there. I kept seeing the story and the note saying there were 16 comments and couldn’t understand why I couldn’t see them.
        I put it down to yet another server problem. Hey-Ho! Live and learn. 😀
  - velorules
    June 3, 2015 at 7:29 am
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    Stay classy!
    Stay classy!
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KiwiMike
June 1, 2015 at 10:36 am
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Those Brompton riders. Proper
Those Brompton riders. Proper nasty pieces of work, the lot of ’em. Once had one hold a knife to my throat in return for my spare tube. More fool him – it was already punctured! (and 700c, but mostly punctured).
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brooksby
June 1, 2015 at 11:02 am
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People are people, whether
People are people, whether they’re driving an SUV or riding a Brompton.
Mind you, are they sure the guy on the Brompton wasn’t *really* a circus bear? 😉
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BikeBud
June 1, 2015 at 11:24 am
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Was the bloke on a Brompton
Was the bloke on a Brompton style bike a cyclist, or just a person on a bike?
Remember. Cyclists can do no wrong – it’s those ordinary people on bikes that give us a bad name!
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SuperG
June 1, 2015 at 11:24 am
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Is this really headline news
Is this really headline news for a cycling website?
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Simmo72
June 1, 2015 at 12:03 pm
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And in other news.
Man who
And in other news.
Man who happens to ride a bike in his free time is caught by inland revenue for tax evasion. The Daily Mail are pushing for all cyclists to requirement compulsory self assessment as clearly they all are dishonest scum.
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dee4life2005
June 1, 2015 at 1:59 pm
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I’m guessing both riders
I’m guessing both riders aren’t on Strava, or it would pretty easy to find out using the FlyBy feature.
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- fukawitribe
  June 1, 2015 at 2:18 pm
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  dee4life2005 wrote:I’m
  I’m guessing both riders aren’t on Strava, or it would pretty easy to find out using the FlyBy feature.
  — dee4life2005
  Interesting point but I wonder how many Brompton riders are also on Strava…
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atgni
June 1, 2015 at 3:55 pm
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I suspect Gold Brompton Man
I suspect Gold Brompton Man is a commuter and is likely to be back in Station Road at very nearly the same time most days. Possibly normally 1 train earlier and not in such a bad mood 😉
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- MarshalK
  June 2, 2015 at 7:33 am
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  No trains in the area but I
  No trains in the area but I see why you thought it, the train track has long since gone. Otherwise I agree, a commuter who shouldn’t be that hard to recognise especially in an area where there aren’t hordes of cycling commuters.
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Judge dreadful
June 1, 2015 at 6:28 pm
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Brompton rage, gawd help us
Brompton rage, gawd help us :O
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About time they got more of them out of cars and onto bikes. Do their fitness levels some good.

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I cannot tell if they relate to my report or someone else’s Yes, that's the point - the aim of the pseudo - database is to shut the punters up and deceive them about how little the police have done. They know the deception scheme has been successful when people report on here that they have achieved successful outcomes from most of their reports. They haven't.

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This is disgusting. Cycling is for everyone; no-one should feel intimidated out of the hobby. The kind of "men" who think it's ok to harass women would think twice about doing it to a man. If we are going to persuade large numbers of motorists to become cyclists then the issue of harassment has to be addressed.

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Thanks for bringing that to our attention. Then ... it will be easy to see that in the casualty numbers, no? And (albeit this is looking a decade back) indeed you can *see* the truth! https://robertweetman.wordpress.com/2017/09/29/a-year-of-death-and-injury-2016/ Do you mean is "we are used to *looking for the cars*" (or even "looking with our ears" - which is real) and thus cyclists are often surprising? Or is it "cyclists are in or space, we know that motorists are only on the roads"? * But ... it is true that cyclists are a bit less visible and quieter than motorists. And it is true that some cyclists don't make efforts to be visible. And indeed some are too relaxed about cycling in accordance with the law. The latter points are not good ... but then the damage caused by cyclists in a collision is on average much less than a with a motor vehicle. And while people often think that motorists are more likely to be motivated to obey the law because of legal consequences (because eg. "They've got number plates") that it's debatable. Unlike cyclists motorists aren't going to be motivated to proceed carefully because of worries about being injured or killed in a collision with a pedestrian... * Excluding all those motorists who reach year kill more people on the footways than cyclists do altogether...

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The cross checking is limited but I do have the matching data fields on my own records which correspond with the police's data fields: 'Offence Date', Offending Vehicle Type', 'Reporter' ('Cyclist' for me), 'Location Town or City', 'Primary Offence'. If that isn't replicated in the database for an incident I have reported it tells me something is wrong with the database. If I have reported an incident and there are several matching possibilities then, yes, I cannot tell if they relate to my report or someone else's.

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