Video: attack on cyclist - Is this you? Essex Police want to hear from you

It's in Hornchurch so it would be the Metropolitan Police not Essex.

Listening to the film, the cyclist has a go not for the pass, but because the driver is on his mobile phone. So not only have we got battery, but there is driving whilst on the mobile and using the vehicle as a weapon. I really would like to see the police use attempted murder but seriously doubt it.

In all fairness, it's difficult to see due to the camera angle, but it looks to me like the van is only a foot or so ahead when he brakes, I would have difficulty not going up the inside of the van in this instance.

Ah another motorist embarrassed at being caught driving whilst using a mobile phone, and to top it all by someone who jumps red lights all the time, rides on the pavement, doesn't pay road tax or have insurance. Ok, best be a man and knock him off his bike with my Van then assault him, that will lessen my embarrassment hugely.

FAIL!!!!

The incident takes place at the following address (I know, because I live 5 minutes from there):

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.569058,0.219708,3a,75y,176.54h,74.9t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1suaW8yxOIiBwDNrzHQSzdMg!2e0

As a cyclist and driver myself, both parties are guilty here. That road is barely wide enough for a single car, let alone a cyclist trying to ride up the inside. So the cyclist is to blame for nearly causing a traffic collision, and starting the foul mouthed tirade as the cyclist swears at the driver first.
However, the driver overtakes and immediately applies the brakes, so hasn't analysed the situation ahead of him. Upon contact, instead of pointing out the error of the cyclists ways (riding up the inside of a moving vehicle), the driver joins in the verbal abuse and physically assaults the cyclist, then verbally abuses a passing pedestrian attempting to intervene and calm both sides down.

Both need some education on conducting themselves.

He is driving nicely and close to the curb. Not stopping when he does not have to is natural. I cannot believe someone is (partly) blaming the cyclist in here. Like saying a Girl wanted to be raped because she was wearing a Short skirt.

If he had been killed, how would have been able to ring 101 to help Essex Police investigate his own murder?

Come on Barry, grow a pair and report this dickhead. On his mobile, then knocks over cyclist and tops it off with an assault. Got to be worth a smack on the bum surely?

I used to live in Essex. Yep, that's how I remember it.

Why can't the police just go and arrest the thug? Why do they need the victim to come forward? Its not like they need the cyclist's description or anything in order to find him. I guarantee you that this unhinged psychopath will behave the same way again and again until he is stopped or he kills someone. I honestly don't understand why the police are prepared to let him to do this.

Taylor Landscaping
Phone: 01268 710922
Mobile: 07812 082491 and 07939 640764
Email: taylorlandscaping [at] me.com

The cops are interested due to their being an assault once he was off the bike.

The act of ramming the rider off the bike in the first place is something that does not interest the police.

Any forthcoming prosecution will be solely regarding the assault. No driving offences will be mentioned.

While you are on the bicycle, you do not matter as a victim; the police don't care (unless, possibly, you are actually killed). Once off the bicycle, it becomes the sort of crime the police want to enforce the law about.

Cyclist-hating double-standards are the norm for the cops. If this video stopped at the point where the rider landed on the pavement, but before the driver appeared in frame, the police would not have given it a single thought.

I would like to say to the cyclist - I think he took a heck of a risk trying to overtake the van in that situation - narrow roads, junctions etc...

I really think cyclists need to not put themselves into that situation. We saw how that van was being driven, and the care and attention the driver was paying to the cyclist - if the van had turned left at the junction, we could be looking at another dead cyclist.

Having said all that - nothing excuses the dangerous driving and assault from the driver.

Shocking. Simply shocking.
Let's hope the cyclist comes forward and this thug gets the book thrown at him.

HANG HIM! mouthy jumped up driver, I would have climbed into him if I had seen him do this.

Terrible.

I'll remember the name of the firm, just in case I ever bump into this mentalist on the road and avoid him.

Would think it's a relatively common name though. There must be some other identifying factor...

Oh, I know! The email address on the side of the van is taylorlandscaping [at] me.com

That will help.

Without a known victim, there's nothing they can do.

Really hope the cyclist comes forward, this looks like a certain conviction for assault or more.

Yeah Essex police would like you to come forward to they can do, SWEET F.A. But rub it in your face