Near Miss of the Century: Cyclist narrowly avoids two-car crash as Porsche driver flees police; Astana pro shares shocking crash footage on Mount Teide; Van driving cyclists; Ride with Egan Bernal; Richard Moore tributes flood in + more on the live blog
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Ride with Egan – on Zwift
Egan Bernal’s recovery from the potentially life-threatening injuries he sustained in a training crash in January has been one of the more remarkable stories of 2022 so far.
The 2019 Tour de France winner – who suffered fractured vertebrae, a fractured right femur, fractured right patella, chest trauma, a punctured lung and several fractured ribs when he collided with a parked bus while training on his time trial bike – is already back out on his home roads in Colombia, just two months after being in intensive care with a reported 95 percent chance of becoming paraplegic.
Earlier this week, Bernal posted photos and videos of his return to the bike with the caption: “The happiest day of my life. After 2 months and 20 broken bones, here I am, and I want more! See you guys on the road.”
While the Colombian star promised to see everyone out on the open road, Bernal is also giving fans the opportunity to ride with him on the virtual roads of Zwift this weekend.
The ‘Ride with Egan’ mass participation event will take place on Saturday 2 April at 4pm BST, allowing the 25-year-old the chance to thank fans for the overwhelming support they’ve offered him during his rehabilitation.
“This has been, and still is, the biggest challenge I’ve ever had to deal with in life, and to be able to be back on my bike already so soon after my accident is something that I have been dreaming about for the last few weeks,” Bernal said in a statement.
“I can’t describe how happy it has made me. But not being at the races I miss the fans and the support and energy they all give me, that’s why I want as many as possible to come join me on Zwift this Saturday and for us to ride along together for an hour.”
The link to the Zwift ride, which will also include some of Bernal’s Ineos Grenadiers teammates, can be accessed here.
Might be worth getting some last-minute training in beforehand, judging by Bernal’s turn of pace at this town sign sprint…
As they say, class is permanent.
Belgian pro problems
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…
The hardest part about the classics is finding a trainingroute in my area with some climbs without getting blocked because of a race.
— Thomas De Gendt (@DeGendtThomas) March 30, 2022
I’m sure if TDG just joined in, nobody would mind – oh wait, turns out he’s already done it:
I once jumped in a u23 race in the ardennes. When it is one line on a climb it can be easily done. After 20kms the commissaire noticed a vacansoleil rider and took my out of the race.
— Thomas De Gendt (@DeGendtThomas) March 30, 2022
I also clandestinely jumped into a race once – although that was only because I sat out the previous lap in need of a breather and then tried to sneak back into the bunch without anyone noticing…
Those pesky van driving cyclists are at it again…
You won’t believe what this cyclist in front of me does… pic.twitter.com/CoLizbwyYv
— Adam Bronkhorst (@AdamBronkhorst) March 30, 2022
“There’s always some idiot who ignores the roadblocks”
Even a short, rolling roadblock was too much for this impatient (or perhaps clueless, let’s try to be fair) lorry driver a few moments ago at the women’s Dwars door Vlaanderen…
There’s always some idiot who ignores the road blocks 🤦#ddvwomen pic.twitter.com/zFqpk8jOfE
— Mathew Mitchell (@MatMitchell30) March 30, 2022
Near Miss of the Century: Cyclist narrowly avoids two-car crash at junction, as Porsche driver flees from police
Now that is what you call a near miss…
A cyclist in San Jose, California narrowly avoided being struck by two drivers during a high-speed collision at a junction last week. Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt according to reports.
As you can see in the video, the driver of the Porsche SUV flies through the junction – jumping a red light in the process – before slamming into a silver sedan; the two cars careening across the street and missing the cyclist by inches.
The driver in question was fleeing from police at the time of the incident, after an officer tried to pull him over for speeding shortly before the crash.
According to Santa Cruz County Sherriff’s Office, the Porsche was also reported as stolen by two suspected carjackers in 2020.
While the driver, 53-year-old Carlos Bryand, was not a key suspect in the robbery, he was arrested and charged for possession of a stolen vehicle and reckless driving.
So, a speeding motorist, driving a stolen car, causes a massive crash while he’s fleeing from police – and how does the Daily Star begin its report of the incident?
“A cyclist running a red light…”
Of course.
Trinity Racing miss out on Baby Giro invite
The U23 Giro Ciclistico d’Italia, better known to most as the Baby Giro, will be without one of its leading lights in recent years as British team Trinity Racing failed to secure an invite for the 2022 race.
Trinity Racing have been a constant presence at the front of the Baby Giro since the multi-disciplinary team turned its attention to the road two years ago.
Tom Pidcock won the prestigious mini grand tour, along with three stages, in 2020, while Thomas Gloag finished fourth last year with teammate Ben Healy (who has been an attacking force at the spring classics for EF-EasyPost in recent weeks) winning the final stage in the Irish national champion’s jersey and Ben Turner (now with Ineos) wearing pink for a day.
This is a real shame. I know how much it means the these lads! https://t.co/8UM344f5Rj
— Tom Pidcock (@Tompid) March 30, 2022
Trinity Racing said in a statement today: “To our riders, staff, sponsors and fans – we understand you’re disappointed that we were unable to gain selection to the U23 Giro d’Italia.
“Today’s news that we were not invited to the 2022 edition of the U23 Giro is very disappointing. It is a race we love, and have always made the focus of our season. As a team, we have made our name from it…
“This year we had big plans. Thomas Gloag, one of the most promising U23 riders in the world, had made it the top priority of his season. We have multiple U23 national champions on our squad who were excited about the opportunity to show off their jerseys at one of the best U23 races in the world, supporting Thomas and looking for stage wins themselves.
“We do not understand the U23 race organiser’s decision not to invite our team, however we accept it, and will race as hard as we can elsewhere with the aim of earning an U23 Giro spot in 2023.
“Best of luck to the 2022 edition, and all riders involved.”
The Baby Giro, which has also been won by current pros Pavel Sivakov, Aleksandr Vlasov and Juan Ayuso in recent years, will take place between 8 and 18 June.
Loulou for De Ronde?
Rijdt Julian Alaphilippe zondag toch mee in de Ronde van Vlaanderen? Wereldkampioen duikt op Ronde-parcours ophttps://t.co/sSpkQYSwcH pic.twitter.com/hPmXCV7QCH
— Sporza 🚴 (@sporza_koers) March 29, 2022
Could a late call-up for Julian Alaphilippe provide the answer to Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl’s woes at the cobbled classics this spring?
The world champion was spotted reconning sections of the Tour of Flanders route with Kasper Asgreen yesterday.
The 29-year-old was only scheduled to target the Ardennes classics this spring, after he claimed that it was too difficult to peak for both De Ronde and the hillier races later in April.
But with Yves Lampaert seemingly out of sorts, Florian Sénéchal bruised and battered from a series of crashes, Davide Ballerini back in Italy, and Tim Declercq only starting to rev up the tractor engine again after a month out with a heart condition, could an unexpected Flemish detour for Alaphilippe – bearing in mind that the Frenchman has only just recovered from bronchitis himself – prove to be something of a Hail Mary pass from a desperate Patrick Lefevere?
But with Alaphilippe, you never know…
Tributes pour in as cycling world remembers Richard Moore
Tributes have flooded in across the cycling world and beyond for journalist, author and podcaster Richard Moore, who has died at the age of 49.
On Monday, our hearts were crushed and the air sucked from our lungs. Words can never do justice. Richard, you were the best of us. You charged from the front. You made shit happen. You were one of the few friends who never, ever let me down. You never let anyone down.
— Orla Chennaoui (@SportsOrla) March 30, 2022
— Tao Geoghegan Hart (@taogeoghegan) March 30, 2022
Absolutely devastated by news of Richard Moore passing away. Richard was a force of nature, a hugely talented man who wore that talent lightly. One of the best journalists I have ever met.
— Edward Pickering (@EdwardPickering) March 30, 2022
Floored by the news about Richard Moore. A very funny man with few equals as a journalist who encouraged me generously. Go well, Big Yin. My thoughts and condolences to Richard’s family
— Andy McGrath (@Andymcgra) March 30, 2022
Richard’s generosity, his spirit, his humour will forever go unmatched. He was a force of nature. He always embraced progress and looked to the future, so it’s hard now to picture one without him in it.
Here’s to you, Rich!
You’ll be so utterly, sorely missed.
— Rose Manley (@roseemanley) March 30, 2022
RIP Richard Moore. Goes without saying that he was extravagantly talented, but there’s no particular virtue in that. To write the kind of books he did required serious rigour and, I suspect, massive balls. A really outstanding journalist.
— Herbie Sykes (@herbiesykes) March 30, 2022
Hard to take this morning’s news in. My thoughts are with his family and with everyone who worked so successfully with Richard Moore on the Cycling Podcast.
— Jeremy Whittle (@jeremycwhittle) March 30, 2022
My heart is completely broken at the news of Richard Moore’s passing. Shattered. He was a wonderful, lovely man and cycling journalism flourished because of his wonderful words.
This hole will never be replaced, which says how brilliant he was. RIP.
— Robyn (@robynjournalist) March 30, 2022
Such terribly sad news about Richard Moore. One of the nicest men, a true gent, always kind, compassionate & funny. A huge talent & trailblazer. I will miss his voice & company on the @cycling_podcast immeasurably. All thoughts with Lionel, Daniel, the pod & above all his family.
— Felix Lowe (@saddleblaze) March 30, 2022
Sad to hear of the death of Richard Moore. His book ‘The Dirtiest Race In History’ about the Seoul 100m final is one of my favourite sports books of all time. Do please buy one if you want an incredible story written by an incredible writer.
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) March 30, 2022
So sad. Such a wonderful man. https://t.co/9dgpbfefrr
— David Millar (@millarmind) March 30, 2022
We would like to extend our condolences to the friends and family of former Scottish international rider and cycling journalist Richard Moore.
He will be sorely missed by everyone in the Scottish cycling community.
Read more here: https://t.co/PkQwuc8Elf pic.twitter.com/uyPo0scCKL
— Scottish Cycling (@ScottishCycling) March 30, 2022
> Cycling writer and podcaster Richard Moore dies at the age of 49
A former Commonwealth Games racer, co-founder of the acclaimed Cycling Podcast and contributor to various cycling magazines and national newspapers over the years, Richard wrote a number of expertly researched and eloquently-written books which adorn the shelves of many a cycling fan’s home, including his 2008 debut In Search of Robert Millar, Sky’s The Limit, Étape, and his brilliant dive into doping in athletics, The Dirtiest Race in History.
The prologue of his book on the 1986 Tour de France, Slaying the Badger, in which he describes a desperate Greg LeMond defecating into a box filled with postcards of his teammate and rival Bernard Hinault, is one of cycling literature’s great opening salvos.
As well as giving fans valuable, in-depth and nuanced insight into the sport and its history, Richard’s talent and impressive work – his books, newspaper and magazine articles, and his role as the driving force behind The Cycling Podcast – inspired me to write about cycling, and I’m sure it inspired countless others too.
He will be missed not only by his friends and family, but also by anyone who loves to watch, listen to, or read about the complicated and wonderful world of professional cycling, a world he helped bring to life more than most.
Miami commissioner says “this is not a pedestrian and bicycle city" and orders more parking
While plenty of UK cities have a lot of work to do when it comes to improving provisions for cycling and walking, at least none of them have Miami Commissioner Manolo Reyes in charge.
The Next Miami reports that Commissioners voted 4-1 for an order that would force housing developers to provide more parking, with Commissioner Reyes saying: “This is not a pedestrian and bicycle city, we don’t have a mass transit system, period.”
Reyes also believes people are parking in front of his house due to a lack of parking, while opponents to the order say that requiring more parking in new developments will make housing even less affordable.
In the comments under the original article many appear to disagree with the commissioners, with one saying: “Really speechless. And next time a bicyclist or pedestrian is killed on the streets they should personally sue the 4 Commissioners who voted for this.”
Another added: “I guess we’re a high-traffic and gridlock city.”
The stars of 'Clown takes a pratfall' and can-can kicker, together at last
I had to get involved… https://t.co/GYQ5NmWYiS pic.twitter.com/h1LPEiExYs
— marksuttonbike (@marksuttonbike) March 30, 2022
When two classics collide, courtesy of Cycling Industry News editor Mark Sutton. If you haven’t seen it yet, you can catch up here.
Birmingham Commonwealth Games organisers looking for confident BMX and mountain bike riders for opening ceremony
The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham is now 120 days away, and organisers are looking for mountain bike and BMX talent to volunteer for what is promised to be “something amazing” for the opening ceremony. Applicants must be adept at riding BMX or mtb on skateparks and/or on the flatlands.
Theatre director Iqbal Khan said: “We are looking for confident riders who are aged 18 or over and are eager to show off their skills during the official Opening Ceremony for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
“This is a unique opportunity to be part of a moment in history for the West Midlands region – it will be a night that everyone in that stadium and those watching our broadcasts will never forget.”
Know anyone who fits the bill or reckon your skills are good enough? Auditions take place on Saturday 2nd April, and applications can be made here.
Van der Poel lays down marker for Tour of Flanders
Mathieu van der Poel sent a warning this afternoon to Wout van Aert ahead of Sunday’s Tour of Flanders, by beating the Belgian’s Jumbo-Visma teammate Tiesj Benoot in a two-up sprint to win Dwars door Vlaanderen.
The duo slipped away from a strong eight-rider lead group, which included Ineos teammates Tom Pidcock and the impressively strong Ben Turner, Stefan Küng and Victor Campenaerts, inside the final two kilometres of what was an absorbing and complex finale.
Pidcock won the sprint behind for third, showing some good form after a month plagued by illness.
The decisive move of the day was made on the Berg Ten Houte cobbled climb with just under 70 kilometres remaining, as the peloton split to pieces under pressure from Turner and Pidcock.
Missing from the front was Tadej Pogačar, who was out of position at the bottom of the climb after being caught behind a crash. Despite trying in vain for the rest of the race – and at one point looking like he was about to solo across to the lead group – the two-time Tour de France winner had to settle for tenth in his first taste of the cobbles for 2022.
While it seemed at the start of the year that we would have to endure a classics season without Mathieu van der Poel, a third (at Milan-San Remo no less) and a first in his only two one-day races of 2022 sets a pretty ominous marker ahead of De Ronde.
Jumbo-Visma, beware.
Smile! Campenaerts’ tooth-breaking effort at Dwars door Vlaanderen
When you grit your teeth so hard that one of them actually breaks 😅
Can we get a big round of 👏for @VCampenaerts at #DDV22 today? pic.twitter.com/JYe7Gi2JGP
— Lotto Soudal (@Lotto_Soudal) March 30, 2022
Cycling commentators often talk about riders ‘gritting their teeth’ during tough moments, usually when they’re trying their best to bridge the gap to the group in front, or hanging on grimly during a tough climb.
But Lotto-Soudal’s Victor Campenaerts took the expression to its literal extreme at Dwars door Vlaanderen today, breaking part of his front tooth during the frantic finale.
Despite the current hour record holder’s late tooth-breaking attack, he could only manage fourth at his home race, finishing behind Tom Pidcock in the small group sprint for the final podium place.
Let’s just hope nobody loses a tooth on Sunday…
30 March 2022, 08:15
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30 March 2022, 08:15
More Froomey-disc brake shenanigans…
Chris Froome STILL has disc brake problems
…but this time he does have a solution. Kind of.
30 March 2022, 08:15
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And about 3 eons too late to be relevant in social media terms.
Don't think it is AI, actually - it turns out Wolt (on the rider's jacket) is a company that runs scooter schemes in some cities, so I think this is an employee collecting/redistributing the scooters in a very H&S-non-approved manner. They're unlikely to be contributing to Irish injury stats, though, because it looks like they're in Israel.
Brilliant, eviscerating vid? Nah, boring.
There are more total head injuries suffered by those in cars than those riding e-scooters in Ireland; same in the UK. If, for some reason, you are concerned about one particular body part being injured whilst using transportation in Ireland, and really wanted to get those numbers down, would you also advocate mandating helmets for drivers and their passengers too?
Maybe they actually took the bike and destroyed it because they recognised it was structurally unsound and wanted to prevent the rider being endangered by it.
What's going on with the scooter photo in the article? - that person appears to be attempting to ride two scooters at once. No wonder there are lots of accidents if that's how people are using them.
Those numbers (even if taken at face value, and they're often not actually what they seem) don't tell us anything about whether helmets are a good idea, since we don't know the base rate of helmet use. If only 7% of users are wearing helmets to start with, then they're not actually making any difference.
@Andrewbanshee Lets say I charge £100 to watch the TdF and other sports and someone else charges £0 for just the TdF. A lot of people will already be paying that £100 for the other sports and watch the TdF as a result. I then get exclusive rights to the TdF and people have the option to pay £100 or not watch it. My original audience will continue to pay and I will likely get some of the people who were watching it for free. Bish bash bosh, record audience.
39 thoughts on “Near Miss of the Century: Cyclist narrowly avoids two-car crash as Porsche driver flees police; Astana pro shares shocking crash footage on Mount Teide; Van driving cyclists; Ride with Egan Bernal; Richard Moore tributes flood in + more on the live blog”
The Sun has a story today
The Sun has a story today about some bloke caught by Cycling Mikey.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/18105765/driver-tinder-vigilante-cyclist-batman/
I didn’t realise that mikey
I didn’t realise that mikey arrested people or beat the shit out of them.
hirsute wrote:
“I am Gandalf!”
hirsute wrote:
Watching Mikey’s own video in full, I think it shows considerable respect from him towards his targets.
One might cynically question the sincerity, but he had no need to say that.
hirsute wrote:
Well, according to the Daily Mail article on the same story he is a vigilante – so maybe he does. I’m now off to wash my eyes
Blaming the person who
Blaming the person who reported him isn’t really taking responsibility for his actions, is it?
Have to admit, that was my
Have to admit, that was my first thought…
I know it’s not news bu:
I know it’s not news bu:
Now it’s possible he’s squatting in that appartment or that, say, an expensive divorce or recent government sanctions have left him without a pot for urgent relief. But “admitted the crime”, “lives in central London” and “can’t get by without a motor” don’t make a lot of sense to me in combination.
“Criminally dangerous motorists still merrily driving through loopholes” is the headline for me.
How many Tinder dates &
How many Tinder dates & consequent ‘exceptional hardship’ would he have lost & suffered from not driving?
I love my bike wrote:
Bigger picture rules that out though because had he gone on the dates he missed that would have been exceptional hardship for them.
The article doesn’t way, but
The article doesn’t way, but where was Nick Freeman that day?
Sounds like exceptional
Sounds like exceptional hardship for this guy means having to get on public transport. And the court agreed!
Amazing!
JustTryingToGetFromAtoB wrote
Merely having to get on public transport is counted an exceptional hardship by some – it’s for proles / losers. That’s a minority opinion but I bet a majority of people would think it a major hardship if banned from their car. It would certainly change many people’s lives. (After the shock they might find they liked aspects of it and made new friends of course!)
chrisonatrike wrote:
Merely having to get on public transport is counted an exceptional hardship by some – it’s for proles / losers. That’s a minority opinion but I bet a majority of people would think it a major hardship if banned from their car. It would certainly change many people’s lives. (After the shock they might find they liked aspects of it and made new friends of course!)— JustTryingToGetFromAtoB
I think they would genuinely be shocked by how much quicker it is!
I think you’re right, certain people look down their nose at public transport. I know my dad (solid working class) always had a issue that if a job didn’t come with a company car yet expected you to travel, you must be a loser.
Try as I might, I could not get through to him that I get that in sales rep role but for my line of work**, the expectation of my clients, my employer and, importantly, of me is that I will train/fly and work whilst travelling.
**I may have started out working class but despite my best efforts I’d possibly struggle to retain that description now.
chrisonatrike wrote:
Merely having to get on public transport is counted an exceptional hardship by some – it’s for proles / losers. That’s a minority opinion but I bet a majority of people would think it a major hardship if banned from their car. It would certainly change many people’s lives. (After the shock they might find they liked aspects of it and made new friends of course!)— JustTryingToGetFromAtoB
I’ve seen that before on stories like these, where someone considers simply not having access to their car as “exceptional hardship”.
Thing is, this guy lives and (presumably?) works in central London. WTAF do you need a car for in those circumstances??
brooksby wrote:
For a leg over on a tinder date ?♀️
brooksby wrote:
Some of my non-cycling friends (so, most of them…) think I am some kind of cycling vigilante when I bang on about how the courts don’t punish bad drivers
brooksby wrote:
— brooksbyPenis substitute.
JustTryingToGetFromAtoB wrote
When I lived and worked in London on the days I had to use my car, because of the tools I needed to carry, I considered hardship compared to cycling. Driving in London is awful. Cycling is by far the best option (public transport in rush hour is also awful).
brooksby wrote:
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Is that Will Smith and Chris
Is that Will Smith and Chris Rock?
Millionaire claims finiancial
Millionaire claims finiancial hardship. Hmm.
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Well it’s people like you that ensure that he still needs to be Batman.
brooksby wrote:
Yes, they also mention Chris Eubank in the article, but fail to mention the time Eubank was convicted for driving without due care and attention, and received a £250 fine and 6 month ban… after killing a man.
Very sad news: respected
Very sad news: respected cycling journalist and podcaster, Richard Moore, has died suddenly. As a long time listener to The Cycling Podcast, it has come as a shock
The exceptional hardship
The exceptional hardship should be just that, “exceptional”. Doing without a car is not exceptional, millions in the country have no choice in the matter, and should not be treated as such, especially in London, about the one place in the country where public transport is quicker than a car for some journeys, and has not been decimated by governement policy over decades.
I thought guidelines were in place such that the hardship had to be shown that others would be unavoidably impacted by the consequences of his, no doubt, momentary lapse of judgement.
IanMSpencer wrote:
Momentary lapse – except he caught him again a few months later, although did not get the required evidence
In the Daily Star’s defence,
In the Daily Star’s defence, it does look as though that cyclist would have come to a sticky end were it not for the Porsche…
Troon wrote:
My take was that he would have come to a sticky end had he stopped….
Agreed, the Porsche probably
Agreed, the Porsche probably (and inadvertently) saved the life of that cyclist. We can’t see for sure that the cyclist jumped the red light, but it seems highly likely.
really? if the cyclist had
really? if the cyclist had been stopped at that red light, he’d likely be dead. given that, the video is a great argument for the so-called “Idaho stop,” which might also stop some of the nonsense complaining from motorists who appear to see cyclists running red lights everywhere even if they’re not.
cmedred wrote:
The Idaho stop entails treating a red light as a stop sign, coming to a complete stop and then proceeding if the way is clear, so if the cyclist had been using that he would have been stopped at the red when the collision occurred. Additionally, had there been no stolen vehicle oncoming he would very likely have been hit by the vehicle legally coming from his left – see picture for their relative position at the point of impact.
Typical, the truck is parked
Typical, the truck is parked in the cycle lane.
Ah, those wacky Floridians.
Ah, those wacky Floridians. Don’t say bike, clearly…
The incident with the Porsche
The incident with the Porsche looks like something from Final Destination. Had the cyclist stopped at what seemed to be a red light the Porsche would have been hurled into them. Had the Porsche not crashed a red light and hit the silver car…. it looked like the the silver car would have hit the cyclist in passing.
And how did the judge buy the “exceptional hardship” plea from the tinder driver? He lives pretty much smack bang in the centre of London which has probably the best coverage of public transport in all of the UK. If I was the judge I would have asked them how regularly their work/life takes them out of London…. if the answer is anything less than several days per week I would have said that not having a car would not be an exceptional hardship to them
Pretty annoying laxity from
Pretty annoying laxity from the court which makes a mockery of the points system- Mikey is doing a good job, and people endangering the lives of others by concentrating on the phone while driving deserve a lot more than they’re getting from over-sympathetic courts.
Yeah but, he is riding one
Yeah but, he is riding one handed, filming with with a phone and within 1.5m of a car.
He should be in jail.
(sorry DM brain washing)
“This bloke is hopefully
“This bloke is hopefully coming to a kicking!! I know it’s wrong but it’s not his job it’s entrapment!!”
“Why not use the bike in more beneficial ways like to deliver milk and papers in the morning”
“That guy was swiping MEN”
“You are a trouble maker, you are not the police so find a hobby like stamp collecting and let everyone get on with their lives.”