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Thames Valley Police logoOxford cyclist pelted with stones from white van in city centre - and forced to run away
An Oxford cyclist was chased through the city centre by a white van man who threw stones at him until he ran away on foot.
The 27-year old cyclist was near the junction joining Longwall Street and High Street on August 1 at 12.15pm when the Oxford Rentals branded van came alongside him and an occupant began to throw stones at him.
When the cyclist tried to take pictures of the driver and passenger with his phone, the driver got out to attempt to take away the phone.
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Thames Valley Police said that the van driver, who was described as in his thirties with dark hair, then chased the victim, who escaped by running towards Magdalen Bridge.
The cyclist was unhurt in the incident.
PC Sarah Watts, said: “This assault happened in the middle of the day in the centre of Oxford, and it’s likely that a number of people will have seen this dangerous and cowardly attack.”
Any witnesses can call 101 to report the incident.
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- Rendel Harris 17 min 50 sec ago
It's a great catch, that catch 22, the best catch there is...
- Rendel Harris 20 min 21 sec ago
I don't think that's correct, before he turned 27 (in 1972) Merckx had already captured three Tours and three Giros, two WC road race titles, five...
- Bigfoz 42 min 59 sec ago
You have to shower etc whether you ride, walk, drive, or use a jetpack. Whether the shower is one end or the other of the commute is immaterial.
- quiff 1 hour 42 min ago
Yep. s.3 RTA 1988:...
- Mr Hoopdriver 1 hour 55 min ago
I want to click 'Like' for this (Rendel's reply) but the underlying message is too depressing
- alexuk 1 hour 59 min ago
Decathlon all the way ...their bag range is very good these days.
- don simon fbpe 4 hours 10 min ago
James Cleverley, just another lying right winger... #wancyr
- NotNigel 4 hours 17 min ago
.....yeah, I'm finding that one extra click of 'done' when my ride loads and it saves with my default settings really annoying and time consuming....
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If the cost of a new car is equal to six months net income and you keep it for six years then it needs to reduce your commuting time by 1 month per...
- Blackthorne 14 hours 40 min ago
Even if one were to take this idiot's side, the lack of information on exactly what words/actions were exchanged means it isn't even possible to...
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Here in the States it's "concrete or bricks."
http://alturl.com/vwmcq
I object to the term, "White van man," to describe anyone driving a white van as some sort of aggressive subset of humanity. I would much prefer, "Vicious thug driving a rental van," as a more appropriate description. The reason? I am also a white van driver who would never contemplate throwing anything at a cyclist, which I also am.
I agree. This is obviously White Hire Van Man. A completely new subset.
Imagine if it had been an ISIS jeep stoning women for dressing in a revealing manner. Oxford city centre would be awash with the military, drones, special forces …
I doubt it. I think politicians would be dancing around the issue in a way so as not to increase social tensions. This has nothing to do with the event in hand.
Even if they catch this cunt, the plod and courts will fuck all. Just a caution I bet. It is time we started taking more affirmative action against these cunts that try to kill and maim us everyday for merely riding our bikes on the roads. I reckon we should start carrying AK47s.
Surely if it was a rental van, the firm it was rented from can provide details of who was hiring one at the time? Shouldn't be that hard to match the possible drivers to the description
White van driver doesn't like cyclists "shocker" I wonder what his views are on immigration?
People are baffling.
I just imagine a man portrayed by Rowan Atkinson in this video:
https://youtu.be/w9lmCpIzhFo
It's not only astonishing that he used rocks as if in middle ages, but where the heck can you find rocks in center of OXford?
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/learning/geology.htm