A video showing a car passenger pushing a man from his bike has attracted hundreds of thousands of views on Facebook – but the social network has declined to remove it, saying it doesn’t breach its community guidelines.
Shot from the inside of a car, it shows the passenger leaning out of the window and giving the rider – who appears to be wearing a Royal Mail high-visibility jacket – from his bike as the vehicle overtakes him.
The cyclist lands on a grass verge, to the evident glee of the car’s occupants.
The video, which you can watch below, has also been viewed more than 250,000 times via a Facebook page called Young Rich Britain, where the vast majority of people commenting on it condemned the actions of the people in the car.
What is thought to be the original video – uploaded on Saturday, and also with around a quarter of a million views – was shared to the Stop Killing Cyclists group on Facebook, with user Tony Sanders urging people to report the video to the social network using its ‘I don’t like this’ facility.
However, he subsequently received a message from Facebook saying the video hadn’t been removed as it didn’t breach community guidelines, causing him to comment, “Facebook are seemingly happy that this wasn't a violent attack.”
We have asked Royal Mail whether they are aware of one of their employees being assaulted in such a manner.
It is believed that the Metropolitan Police have been notified of the incident, with the presumed original poster giving the location on Facebook as London, but the force was unable to confirm that it had been reported to them.
Wait for it ………
Posted by Young Rich Britain on Monday, 30 March 2015
58 thoughts on “Video: Car passenger filmed pushing cyclist off bike”
Surley the idiot in the car
Surley the idiot in the car is breaking the law and should be arrested put before the court? As for face book I don’t use it but if I did I would be contacting them via my account to state my horror at it staying on the site. this has the potential to become a bit of a summer craze by thick people and it could happen to any of us with possible fatal consequences
Original upload possibly
Original upload possibly here.
https://www.facebook.com/johnathon.odonnell.9
I have reported it, but knowing FB nothing will happen as it’s not a breast feeding mother.
umm, why are we horrified
umm, why are we horrified that the video is on facebook, when it is now also on road.cc?
Those comments on the
Those comments on the facebook link are scary – they all think its funny.
I have also reported it on
I have also reported it on Facebook. But like Kwi has said they probably wIll do Sod all… ~X(
Young moronic Britain
Young moronic Britain
Don’t think video should be
Don’t think video should be on line anywhere think this is dangerous to publicise
I assume that they can, if
I assume that they can, if necessary trace the video back to the original uploader and then pursue an inquiry for attempted murder?
Ramuz wrote:I assume that
For crying out loud, it’s not attempted murder. That would require intent to kill, and I very much doubt that was the case. It’s probably not even GBH, but I’m not about to trawl the legislation to check. It could be assault with battery, or reckless endangerment, or something like that. Calling it attempted murder is hyperbole.
vonhelmet wrote:Ramuz wrote:I
Perhaps legally it’s not attempted murder, but morally it surely is – you push someone off a bike, with no concern at all for where they land – that’s a bloody good attempt at killing them.#
But no, legally no doubt it’s just a minor prank, whereas taking a sledge to the scumbag’s care would be something important, and worth prosecuting. Ah well, with any luck next time he tries it he’ll misjudge things, and smash his head into a lamppost.
oldstrath wrote:Perhaps
It’s really not. It’s a bloody good attempt at pushing them off their bike, indeed in this case it was a successful attempt. But I very much doubt anyone is attempting to kill anyone. It’s stupid and irresponsible, but just because the consequences could just about conceivably include death doesn’t mean that that is the intention.
Well, yeah, if you sledgehammer a car then you’re clearly intending to cause damage to someone else’s property, so you’d have only yourself to blame when you were charged with an offence. Are you intending to completely obliterate the car to the point of it being non-functional? Probably not, unless you’re really trying, so you’d still be subject to a lesser degree of criminal damage charge than if you, I don’t know, blew the car to pieces. Much like these youths would be subject to a lesser charge than if they’d pushed the cyclist into oncoming traffic or down an embankment or whatever.
vonhelmet wrote:oldstrath
So pushing someone off a bike, with no concern at all for what happens to them, isn’t attempted murder in the eyes of the law? No doubt you’re right, but just how stupid and immoral does that make the law?
Forget facetw@t. Their happy
Forget facetw@t. Their happy to have videos of people being beheaded, there not going to be interested in this.
I much prefer a good old fashioned internet lynching
https://www.facebook.com/johnathon.odonnell.9?fref=photo
Unfortunately he looks to young to have a job to get him sacked from
If you are on Facebook, you
If you are on Facebook, you can report it. Eventually even Facebook will recognize that this shouldn’t be there.
I reported it too. If enough
I reported it too. If enough of us report it the fuckwit might get his comeuppance.
Some commenters seem to think
Some commenters seem to think they have identified the car involved (from the original poster’s Facebook page).
If so, two things:
1. Does the interior of the car as seen in the video match the make and model of car?
2. Can someone make a permanent copy of the post revealing his car with number plate.
fortunate that he had a soft
fortunate that he had a soft landing onto grass.
original post:
original post: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1602226240063787
video of the car?: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1544964075790004
Mugs
Mugs
Interesting the video tells
Interesting the video tells us it was posted by a “young rich Britton” I think we should have a competition to rename them “juvenile retarded Britton” is my vote. Who can better that?
I hope he’s not driving, he
I hope he’s not driving, he looks about 13 years old.
Report the original John
Report the original John O’Donnell link to RoadSafe London! Enough reports and they’ll surely have to look at it.
The RoadSafe London form is
The RoadSafe London form is here:
https://secure.met.police.uk/roadsafelondon/
You should have enough information to fill most fields in.
I like to think if this ever
I like to think if this ever happened to me, I’d catch the scumbag and throw him under the wheels of the car.
This car looks from 1995 to
This car looks from 1995 to 2004 hatchback. I’ve tried to look through most manufacturers but was not able to find same ventilation grills as in the video 🙁 At first glance it looked like ford mondeo or focus, maybe rover… from googling the most accurate image was from nissan. Sadly I’m out of ideas how to find the car.
Well you must be a complete
Well you must be a complete bike head ’cause you’re rubbish at identifying cars. It’s a Vauxhall Astra, would have thought about 2010 onwards.
That is the inside of Peugeot
That is the inside of Peugeot 406 Estate
This is the profile pic from
This is the profile pic from facebook of J ODonnels cousin (I believe). Is this the interior of a 406 estate? The window shapes seem to match but interior seat options vary. He has the same eyebrows and similar hair as the car driver as seen in the rear view mirror of the assault video and so MAY be the driver – but ofcourse may not be either.
Danny Barrett
https://www.facebook.com/danny.barrett.948?fref=tl_fr_box&pnref=lhc.friends
Is this not the
Is this not the car?
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1544964075790004&set=vb.100008292783129&type=3&theater
Kadinkski wrote:Is this not
” DN5I ZDH “?
Quince wrote:Kadinkski
The car is Peugeot 406. So it’s not that
I think it’s DN61 ZDH.
Nice
I think it’s DN61 ZDH.
Nice colour, would be a real shame if it got scratched.
First off – filmed in
First off – filmed in portrait: that should be a crime in itself.
Secondly, how are people so stupid in this day and age? Film yourself/your mate committing a crime (probably a handful of crimes in fact) and post it on the internet for the world to see. Assuming the police and CPS are willing this sort of thing must be like shooting fish in a barrel.
Could try contacting Steve
Could try contacting Steve Hatch – Facebook’s UK Managing Director
see:
https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/steve-hatch/14/1b/269
http://www.thedrum.com/news/2013/11/06/facebook-appoints-mec-ceo-steve-hatch-regional-director-uk-and-ireland
If you want to get something done, go to the top…
Reported it on the
Reported it on the RoadsafeLondon link shared earlier. Suggest others do likewise.
https://secure.met.police.uk/roadsafelondon/
The car’s occupants, in their
The car’s occupants, in their gross stupidity, seem really pleased with themselves.
Lucky for the cyclist that there wasn’t a tree in his path and that it was a grass verge and not a concrete kerb he was pushed onto. Not that the idiots in the car gave any consideration to the cyclists landing.
Calling it attempted murder
Calling it attempted murder is hyperbole.
Bring back hanging.
The truth is that young
The truth is that young people (sadly no longer me) do not read papers or watch the news; they are prone to say and do stupid things on social media. They will keep finding out that it has repercussions. So expect similar stories in the future. Attempted murder, no, but assault, yes. I hope the police are interested, though if the ‘victim’ isn’t identified I doubt it will go further.
DN61 ZDH is a blue Vauxhall
DN61 ZDH is a blue Vauxhall according to the DVLA.
It looks as if Facebook mods
It looks as if Facebook mods have removed it.
What was really disconcerting was the comments from people who thought it was funny and intended to copy it.
I hope we’re not in for a summer of copycat idiots leaning out of cars pushing cyclists over.
Jacobi wrote:It looks as if
Nope, it’s still there on the Rich Young Britain page, or whatever it’s called.
I complained about it, fully expecting no good to come of it, and I wasn’t surprised. I’ve just had a report back saying they’d reviewed it and determined it doesn’t breach their guidelines. Somewhat bewildering, really.
Hmm, that’s strange. When I
Hmm, that’s strange. When I click on the link it says unavailable.
YouTube mirror anyone?
YouTube mirror anyone?
Seems like two offences have
Seems like two offences have been commited here. Firstly the passanger commits assault. But secondly the driver is passing too close which should as a minimum count as careless driving. The drivers get out of jail free card of ‘didnt see him due to dark clothing/low sun/no helmet/can’t explain why clearly doesn’t wash here as all the car occupants were well aware of ghe cyclist.
I reported the video on that
I reported the video on that Johnathon O’Donnell’s page (seemingly the originating post) to Facebook last night and initially got the same “it doesn’t violate our guidelines” response, but have since had another message to say that *he* has removed it.
Yup, he’s pulled it down
Yup, he’s pulled it down before they (FB) could review it, after saying they had reviewed it 😕
Probably had it pointed out to him how stupid it was posting it on social media, then sent to his room.
Well, BBC are looking for a
Well, BBC are looking for a new presenter for a ‘popular’ car show, think they’ve possibly found one.
Arrogant, self obsessed wanker with a general dislike towards anyone who isn’t like themself and thinks it would be funny to film such ‘antics’. Yup, we have a winner.
id say shoot the little
id say shoot the little faggots, but that’d be a waste of
perfectly good ammunition ….
therevokid wrote:id say shoot
Charming.
turboprannet wrote:therevokid
But accurate.
oldstrath wrote:turboprannet
But accurate.— therevokid
I don’t think the term faggots is accurate or appropriate really, regardless of what these idiots have done.
therevokid wrote:id say shoot
In case you’re unaware of why you were called out on this: wiki faggot
tom_w wrote:therevokid
I’m disappointed not only due to the crass homophobic language, but because now I quite fancy faggots with loads of gravy and mash.
Idiots, should be prosecuted.
Idiots, should be prosecuted. If there had been a tree or worse metal road sign there could have been a lot worse
PS – its def a 406 estate
I think that was a plain
I think that was a plain stupid thing to do.
It was me who reported it to
It was me who reported it to london police (and maybe others did too). They got back to me and said they couldn’t take it any further because they don’t know where it happened. If only we could find the victim…
afrogonabike wrote:It was me
It’s funny how when people were planning riots or threatening Robin Hood airport the police somehow managed to track individuals via their facebook/Twitter accounts and take them to court. The minute we see a criminal act against a cyclist, somehow the police are powerless to do anything about it.
Response from the
Response from the Police:
Thank you for your submission to Roadsafe London concerning the incident detailed below. We have received several reports showing concern regarding this Facebook post. Without any details of the vehicle, cyclist, date/time or location, we at Roadsafe, are unable to investigate the matter within this department. It would appear that Facebook themselves have also received complaints and have removed the video as none of the video links sent to us are accessible.
With the belief that this is a genuine incident and not a hoax, we are confident this matter would have been reported to police by the victim and this report will include the necessary details in order for the matter to be fully investigated as a substantial criminal offence.
Roadsafe London is not intended for the reporting of crimes, collisions or incidents of poor driving with a view to prosecution. Please read the information on the Roadsafe London home page to confirm if a Roadsafe submission is suitable for your incident.
If any submissions received at Roadsafe London require a different course of action, we will redirect it, but rest assured your submission will be dealt with accordingly.
Kind regards,
On behalf of RoadSafe London