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Deacon Thurston

Phone drivers (Twitter/@DeaconThurston)

Not giving up — why a camera cyclist driven off social media by abuse won’t stop reporting dangerous motorists

“Reducing the amount of carnage on our roads is too important a cause to walk away from,” says Deacon Thurston, who deleted his Twitter and YouTube accounts after a targeted harassment campaign

Thu, Feb 09, 2023 17:30
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Cycling Mikey

“People need to see justice being done”: CyclingMikey says camera cyclists suffer online abuse because some motorists “feel they have the right to drive how they want”

The activist admits that online harassment previously put “a lot of strain” on him, as a fellow camera cyclist deleted his social media accounts following a targeted campaign last week

Mon, Jan 30, 2023 19:56
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Phone drivers (Twitter/@DeaconThurston)

Victory claimed for harassment campaign by “mob of decent people” as helmet cam cyclist deletes Youtube and Twitter accounts

Deacon Thurston caught 12 drivers illegally using handheld mobiles in one day – and became the target of abusive and threatening tweets in apparently co-ordinated attack

Sat, Jan 28, 2023 19:12
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