A man driving a BMW car in Bristol has been caught on camera trying to push a cyclist from his bike, with the rider posting the helmet camera footage to the Bristol Cyclists page on Facebook as well as to YouTube.
The video shows the cyclist, Dave Edmonds, riding along Wordsworth Road in the Horfield area of the city, as the BMW approaches from the opposite direction, with the vehicle appearing to slow slightly as the driver moves across the road.
Then the footage shows the motorist leaning out of the window and stretching his arm out towards the rider to give him a shove, although he didn’t manage to push him off his bike.
In his Facebook post, Mr Edmonds wrrote: “Another video of outrageous behaviour as the driver of MX64 JWU (White BMW 520 D) swerves across the road and leans out of the car window and gives me a shove to try and knock me off. Car has no tax either according to the DVLA. “
He said that he would report the incident to Avon & Somerset Police and added, “nice mugshot, though.”
32 thoughts on “Video: BMW driver caught on film trying to push cyclist from bike”
That cyclist could have
That cyclist could have broken that poor motorist’s arm if contact had been made. The cyclist really should have been a little closer to the kerb to ensure that such a near miss never happens again.
AST1986 wrote:
My initial thought – Could easily have proken the pricks arm…
I would love to have seen that video.
That’s outrageous, just
That’s outrageous, just imagine what would have happen’ to the innocent motorist just casualy stretching out through the window enjoying the day if the contact had been made. I had to put the kids in other room so they don’t see the horror.
“helmet camera footage”
“helmet camera footage”
That’s a funny riding position
rich22222 wrote:
Depends which helmet
More people trying to get a
More people trying to get a KoM through foul means
“My Client was simply
“My Client was simply adjusting his wing mirror Your Honour”.
Yeah, adjusting it with a cyclist on the other side of the road. I dodn’t think fat boy will get off with this one. That’s a ban right there.
Bigringrider wrote:
Door mirror.
swldxer wrote:
His electric door mirrror which can be adjusted from inside the vehicle, he just forgot.
I hope if he has a driving
I hope if he has a driving licence the court removes it for a year, makes him do community service in a not-too-local bike shop and forces him to cycle to the shop to do it.
Checks their local news
Checks their local news website for comments… (everyone needs a hobby)
Not bad, but I’m sure they can do better than that. 7/10.
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/moment-BMW-driver-tries-push-Bristol-cyclist-bike/story-28881017-detail/story.html
Nothing much the driver can
Nothing much the driver can say in their defence. The only question is what the sentance will be.
earth wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35422418
Well, there’s a swerve onto his side of the road as well, though at lower speed. Only one incident, not 2.
I suspect the answer will be a) not charged or b) a fine.
No tax or MOT on the vehicle,
No tax or MOT on the vehicle, so I guess that means no insurance too.
Paddypower have any odds on the driver being licensed?
ron611087 wrote:
Too new for an MOT.
swldxer wrote:
Mmm, Anyone know what’s the insurance rule is for showroom vehicles, and does the dealer have to keep a record of drivers taking it out for a spin?
I’m guessing this is heading down the same route as that bloke who got rear ended by a courtesy car (no pun intended). The difference being that there’s a good mugshot of the driver. Trying to Identify the driver through social media may get interesting.
ron611087 wrote:
MOT is 3 years. Highly unlikely it’s a showroom vehicle. The lass in the passenger seat looks duly unfazed. As an aside showroom vehicles are usually fully comp with any driver. I would suggest the lad is a living at home in the basement rent free which allows him to purchase the flash car to be able to show off. It’s quids in that it is also uninsured and quite possibly registered to another keeper the toe rag is the one who gets to drive it.
Idiot
Idiot
doesn’t he know that pushing the cyclist with his arm is assault, but if he uses the car it’s just an accident. whoopsie.
I hope they catch him and
I hope they catch him and throw the book at him. There should be a permanent ban (for life) for this kind of thing, he clearly isn’t intelligent, sensible or mature enough to be driving. Let alone driving a car that costs around £30k.
Saw the headline and wondered
Saw the headline and wondered if it’d be Bristol – what a surprise, and a road I ride regularly to work too. The number of motorised morons around town never ceases to disappoint me. Hope they throw the book at this little pillock, but I suspect a ticking off will be about all he’ll get.
Police are treating it as
Police are treating it as common assault. Good news, in some ways suprising though.
But there’s a vehicle. I read
But there’s a vehicle. I read on here last week you couldn’t have assaults where vehicles were used? 😉
Is it my eyesight, or is his
Is it my eyesight, or is his seat belt missing along with his brain cells!
Police aware:
Police aware:
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Exclusive-interview-Bristol-cyclist-caught/story-28884008-detail/story.html
swldxer wrote:
shame he spoils the article with the unnecessary comparison quote “…but equally I have seen cyclists who go through red lights, wend through traffic or don’t ware reflective clothing. It definitely goes both ways.”
yes because not ware[sic]ing reflective clothing is totally the same as some idiot in a BMW driving towards you and trying to push you off your bike isnt it
Awavey wrote:
That’s not what he’s saying so please don’t quote it out of context. As a Bristolian I can see where he’s coming from too.
Awavey wrote:
What he actually says is:
“It does show a larger issue of driver and cyclist interaction on the roads.”
“I am both a driver and a cyclist, so can see it from both sides.”
“I have experienced many cars who have driven too close to me or erratically, but equally I have seen cyclists who go through red lights, wend through traffic or don’t ware reflective clothing. It definitely goes both ways.
“There need to be a mutual respect between drivers and cyclists, but whatever happens this kind of behaviour is not acceptable.”
In other words he draws a clear distinction between “this kind of behaviour” (i.e. pushing somebody) and the “larger issue of driver and cyclist interaction”, which includes refelctive clothing, running red lights and wending through traffic.
A balanced view of the wider issue, in other words, rather than “all car drivers are murderers-in-waiting who should be locked up because no cyclist ever did anything wrong ever”.
Dan S wrote:
I’m still not sure why failing to wear reflective clothing is ‘the same’ as incompetent or threatening usage of a tonne of metal. But we still have to make obeisance to the idea of playing nicely with the motons. And no, I don’t think they are all ‘murderers in waiting ‘, but I am sure that too many of them are impatient, thoughtless, and only marginally competent to control their death machines.
Can’t quite make it out but
Can’t quite make it out but is he wearing a seat belt?
Just a thought
Surely, there had to be
Surely, there had to be insurance (at least a cover note) and identity etc to get a reg num. I would have thought the garage / first owner (assuming this eejit is not that person) would gladly provide details of whom it was sold to? Then simply track the ownership through the owners. Just because DVLA has nought doesn’t mean it’s untraceable – and with no valid tax / insurance, it’s financially worth the effort for the fines, before we get to the attempted assault…
Certainly many of them are
Certainly many of them are incompetent. That doesn’t excuse cyclists from”playing nicely”, as you put it. We should play nicely anyway. That’s just being nice. Which we should do. Because it’s nice.
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Police are treating it as common assault. Good news, in some ways suprising though.
if no history then believe that will only be a simple caution then