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Police hunt driver who accelerated towards cyclist, knocking him from his bike, then fled scene

Rider, who had remonstrated about near miss, was left grazed and bruised after incident in Nottinghamshire last month

Police in Nottinghamshire are searching for a hit and run driver who accelerated at a cyclist who had complained about a near miss, leaving the rider grazed and bruised after he was knocked from his bike.

The incident happened in Mansfield Road, Sherwood, between 6.30pm and 6.45pm on Wednesday 5 May, say Nottinghamshire Police.

Officers say that the cyclist had stopped in front of the car to remonstrate with the driver about the near miss.

The motorist then drove into him, and also got out of his car and kicked the bike before driving away from the scene.

In an appeal, police have released the above image of a man they wish to speak to with regard to the incident.

Investigating officer PC Rosanna Barton said: “We are releasing an image of a man we would like to speak to in connection to a hit-and-run in Mansfield Road, Sherwood.

“It is suspected that the vehicle was displaying false number plates as the registration number is linked to a different make and model of vehicle.

“We are keen to identify the man pictured in the image, who may have information that could help the enquiry,” she added.

“If you recognise him, or know of someone matching his clothing and description, or have information which could help, please contact us on 101 quoting incident number 641 of 5 May 2021.”

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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brooksby | 3 years ago
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"How very DARE you tell me how to drive!"

Some people... 

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AlsoSomniloquism | 3 years ago
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If the car is cloned it is because the person is a criminal in other ways (minimum of driving without licenses / tax / insurance) but I suspect there are other reasons they don't want to be traced easily as well. 

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Titanus replied to AlsoSomniloquism | 3 years ago
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I agree, probably a drug dealer. It would explain his aggression.

I however have commited a similar offence. I have never used false plates, but I have obscured my number plate with sludge to get through average speed camera systems. Some of the speed limits they enforce are completely unacceptable, literally 30mph on a motorway on one occasion. Fuck that!

Speed aside, tolerence is required to other road users. I no longer drive because it is unbelieavably stressful. This will be a factor in the majority of incidents. I think road layouts, speed and parking enforcements among other things need to be re-assessed.

One thing that gets my as a cyclist is those pinch points they build to block a lane of traffic. Or those concrete things with illuminated cones on them placed on the center of the road. How the fuck do you make a road safer by placing obstructions on them? They just make bad drivers do worse things but you will not be able to teach the road safety authorites that because they are intransigent morons, or in my preferred words - fuckin cunts.

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Jem PT replied to Titanus | 3 years ago
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Titanus wrote:

I agree, probably a drug dealer. It would explain his aggression.

I however have commited a similar offence. I have never used false plates, but I have obscured my number plate with sludge to get through average speed camera systems. Some of the speed limits they enforce are completely unacceptable, literally 30mph on a motorway on one occasion. Fuck that!

Speed aside, tolerence is required to other road users. I no longer drive because it is unbelieavably stressful. This will be a factor in the majority of incidents. I think road layouts, speed and parking enforcements among other things need to be re-assessed.

One thing that gets my as a cyclist is those pinch points they build to block a lane of traffic. Or those concrete things with illuminated cones on them placed on the center of the road. How the fuck do you make a road safer by placing obstructions on them? They just make bad drivers do worse things but you will not be able to teach the road safety authorites that because they are intransigent morons, or in my preferred words - fuckin cunts.

Having read that, I was so glad to read that you no longer drive! Or is your whole post a wind-up?

"Speed aside, tolerance is required to other road users" Controlling your speed is one of the main ways of showing tolerance to other users, quite apart from the increased safety of driving slower?!

Bollards in the road are similarly there to control the speed of cars, without them people like you would drive at 80 in a 30 limit on the wrong side of the road.

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Hirsute replied to Jem PT | 3 years ago
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Poster is fairly consistent and said he also drove motorbikes and likes going fast but realises this is not an option any more.

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jh2727 replied to Jem PT | 3 years ago
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Jem PT wrote:

Titanus wrote:

One thing that gets my as a cyclist is those pinch points they build to block a lane of traffic. Or those concrete things with illuminated cones on them placed on the center of the road.

Bollards in the road are similarly there to control the speed of cars, without them people like you would drive at 80 in a 30 limit on the wrong side of the road.

What he's describing sound like pedestrian refuges. They aren't (primarily) traffic calming measures, they are to help pedestrians cross busy roads by allowing them to cross one lane (or set of lanes) at a time (so they only have to worry about traffic from a single direction - the alternative is traffic lights which stop all the traffic on the road.

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Flintshire Boy replied to Titanus | 3 years ago
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You're 'avin' us on, yeah?

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wycombewheeler replied to Titanus | 3 years ago
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Titanus wrote:

... I think road layouts, speed and parking enforcements among other things need to be re-assessed.

I agree, but I think we differ in the direction in which these things should be going, as parking just about anywhere seems to be tolerated which I find unacceptable and a general level of breaking of driving law is tolerated. 

Titanus wrote:

One thing that gets my as a cyclist is those pinch points they build to block a lane of traffic. Or those concrete things with illuminated cones on them placed on the center of the road.

Traffic calming is used on roads which are not intended to be main routes, so they are a good indication you should be slowing down or choosing a different route. Slower vehicles or less traffic makes the road safer for those who live there and for cyclists trying to use it as a quiet route.

Traffic islands in the midle of the road are a different matter, on the one had they enable pedestrians to cross more safely, but on the other had I do agree that as a cyclist it feels like my body is being used by road designers as traffic calming which increases my personal risk.

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jh2727 replied to Titanus | 3 years ago
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Titanus wrote:

I no longer drive because it is unbelieavably stressful.

Stress when driving isn't generally an external force.

For example, you could spend the whole time in the outside lane on a road like the M4 or the M25 and rarely get above 60 mph for more than about 30 seconds - perpetually being held up over motororists who are nearly all trying to drive faster - or you could settle in on the inside lane and take it easy.  Either way, your journey time and average speed are unlikely to be very different - where as your stress levels will be polar opposites.  Likewise you can drive like a maniac around town, and the main difference it will make to your journey is that you will spend more time completely stationary, queuing in traffic.

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Captain Badger | 3 years ago
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“It is suspected that the vehicle was displaying false number plates as the registration number is linked to a different make and model of vehicle.

No 5h1t, you don't say! I can see that CID is already on the case....

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bobbinogs | 3 years ago
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Now, if only people were made to display clear identification plates on bikes and cars then this kind of misdemeanor would never be a problem...he says in ironic tones.

On a more serious note, it does remind everyone that we need to be careful out there as not every driver is going to give a shit what they do when it comes to road incidents.

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Daveyraveygravey replied to bobbinogs | 3 years ago
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bobbinogs wrote:

Now, if only people were made to display clear identification plates on bikes and cars then this kind of misdemeanor would never be a problem...he says in ironic tones.

Completely agree. Is it 15% of vehicles are not registered?

bobbinogs wrote:

On a more serious note, it does remind everyone that we need to be careful out there as not every driver is going to give a shit what they do when it comes to road incidents.

I hate this line of reasoning.  Some of my friends never say anything when we get close passed, but I always shout and wave.  Their logic is that cyclists are not going to win against a car or truck, or that the driver could be a pyscho. My argument is that if you at least let them know you aren't happy, they *might* just think about their actions.  And in nearly every instance, any vehicle that is following and sees me complaining usually manages to cross all the way over the white line...

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bobbinogs replied to Daveyraveygravey | 3 years ago
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I'm not saying we have to take any shit given to us Dave, more a case of balancing out the possibilities before kicking off.  I have developed a much more sangfroid attitude to the majority of close passes (which invariably happen at least once on every ride). I used to get really het up but found that doing so just turned a lovely bike ride into one of an angry mood and feeling confrontational with every other motorist (guilty or not).  Once you add into the mix the fact of kicking off against someone who is driving a lethal 2 tonne metal box and may not care what they do or to whom...then there is much to be said for just taking an extra breath before any reaction.

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FishandChips replied to bobbinogs | 3 years ago
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I agree.  It's best not to say anything to anyone these days.

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Velophaart_95 replied to FishandChips | 3 years ago
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Yes, I can understand that thinking  - you don't know what kind of idiot the motorist is; if they show complete disregard for vulnerable road users, then they obviously don't care what they do and who they do it to. 

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Surreyrider replied to bobbinogs | 3 years ago
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Hmm - "at least once on every ride" is being kind.  I'm actually thinking of asking a campaign group to demand better designed traffic islands. They just encourage even closer passes - drivers seeem to think they're playing some sort of 'dodge the obstacles' game. 

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Jenova20 replied to Daveyraveygravey | 3 years ago
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Daveyraveygravey wrote:

bobbinogs wrote:

Now, if only people were made to display clear identification plates on bikes and cars then this kind of misdemeanor would never be a problem...he says in ironic tones.

Completely agree. Is it 15% of vehicles are not registered?

bobbinogs wrote:

On a more serious note, it does remind everyone that we need to be careful out there as not every driver is going to give a shit what they do when it comes to road incidents.

I hate this line of reasoning.  Some of my friends never say anything when we get close passed, but I always shout and wave.  Their logic is that cyclists are not going to win against a car or truck, or that the driver could be a pyscho. My argument is that if you at least let them know you aren't happy, they *might* just think about their actions.  And in nearly every instance, any vehicle that is following and sees me complaining usually manages to cross all the way over the white line...

Or they might retaliate and run you down, as happened here. Some of these people shouldn't be on the roads, in charge of 1 tonne of metal, zooming along, with a massive sense of entitlement.

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Captain Badger replied to Daveyraveygravey | 3 years ago
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Daveyraveygravey wrote:

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I hate this line of reasoning.  Some of my friends never say anything when we get close passed, but I always shout and wave.  Their logic is that cyclists are not going to win against a car or truck, or that the driver could be a pyscho. My argument is that if you at least let them know you aren't happy, they *might* just think about their actions.  And in nearly every instance, any vehicle that is following and sees me complaining usually manages to cross all the way over the white line...

ditto. It also assumes that all car or truck drivers are psychopaths, which apart from being a prejudice view, in my experience is far from the truth.

 

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Awavey replied to Captain Badger | 3 years ago
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But you only have to meet the one psychopath,and then things get out of hand quickly. I've had people several times deliberately try to ram me off the road for daring to object to them driving like incompetent fools near me and it's only because they were incompetent fools they managed to miss.

I feel acutely aware sometimes with a deliberate closs pass,its done to provoke a reaction, which is then their trigger excuse to escalate, some people are looking for a fight on the roads, I just bite my lip, stick my tongue out and for the really bad ones they'll know I wasnt happy with their actions when the letter from the local constabulary falls in their letter box.

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ktache replied to Awavey | 3 years ago
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A pity shake of the head sometimes works for me.

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Captain Badger replied to Awavey | 3 years ago
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Awavey wrote:

But you only have to meet the one psychopath,and then things get out of hand quickly. I've had people several times deliberately try to ram me off the road for daring to object to them driving like incompetent fools near me and it's only because they were incompetent fools they managed to miss.

I feel acutely aware sometimes with a deliberate closs pass,its done to provoke a reaction, which is then their trigger excuse to escalate, some people are looking for a fight on the roads, I just bite my lip, stick my tongue out and for the really bad ones they'll know I wasnt happy with their actions when the letter from the local constabulary falls in their letter box.

That is true, but the same goes for any psychopath that you meet whilst on foot too

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Hirsute replied to Daveyraveygravey | 3 years ago
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I do an exagerated gesture now simply for any following drivers. I doubt the first driver is even checking the mirror. I think the vast majority are incompetent or ignorant not malicious.

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AlsoSomniloquism replied to Hirsute | 3 years ago
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I did that when the DPD driver close passed and left hooked. Gesture to show should be further out etc. The merc right behind close passed me anyway.

 

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Hirsute replied to AlsoSomniloquism | 3 years ago
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Not claiming 100% success rate !

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AlsoSomniloquism replied to Hirsute | 3 years ago
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Never is. Plus sometime the other driver might punish pass to teach the cyclist a lesson for disrespecting a fellow driver. However I have had success as well but not sure if that is because of my movements or just the following driver was better anyway. 

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