Audi driver smacks cyclist

hahaha wouldn't of hurt if he was wearing a helmet.

As a cyclist I'm firmly in the second category. I will admit he overreacted though with his 'f**king prick', not well advised in anyway. But the Audi started it by not having it in his ego to wait a few seconds to pass in the first place, audiot.

To be fair the geezer on the bike looks well up for a row as he chases the Audi knowing full well he will be caught in traffic up ahead. He was sprinting like Mark Cavendish in long trousers, coat and back pack and the guy with the helmet cam looks as if he knows it will kick off as well as he tries to keep up.

Not condoning it in any way and I am a cyclist but that does not look clear cut (car) road rage to me.

The cyclist is a prune for giving it to the driver. The idiot who gets out and lamps him is a prune for thinking he's a big hardman. You're a prune for posting this here with your little Jeremy Clarkson-inspired comment specifically to get a reaction out of people

In all seriousness, other cyclists piss me off as much as drivers a lot of the time. From silly cows without helmets, cycling along at a snail's pace on their basket bikes in central London rush hour and getting upset when artics cut them up, to imbeciles riding like morons seemingly trying to make everyone despise them. That said, the driver is entirely in the wrong for pulling up in the cycle box - just as a huge amount of drivers do in london with absolute impunity every day on my commute. This drives me up the f***ing wall, because it is ridiculously bloody dangerous to do so a lot of the time.

So, in short, they're both cockwombles.

Both are a pair of prize pr*cks but the Audi driver came out better off. The guy should have smashed his wing mirror and then it would be fair.

Oh look, another driver totally ignoring the ASL.

Serves him right. He called it on by chasing him.

Huskaris said:

Both are a pair of prize pr*cks but the Audi driver came out better off. The guy should have smashed his wing mirror and then it would be fair.

Nah, the secret is to carry two water bottles...one with water, the other with paint stripper. Does a much better all over job

JohnBoyUK said:

Huskaris said:

Both are a pair of prize pr*cks but the Audi driver came out better off. The guy should have smashed his wing mirror and then it would be fair.

Nah, the secret is to carry two water bottles...one with water, the other with paint stripper. Does a much better all over job

I usually carry two bottles, one with water and one that looks like lucozade but is a bit warmer.

Cockwomble - Nice one.

Audi driver was a cock for stopping past the ASL and then positioning himself to speed off.
Cyclist was a cock for going looking for a fight (albeit he was probably only expecting a verbal one).

Either way, it's the Audi driver that can be prosecuted as the only thing the cyclist technically did wrong was to "speak in a threatening manner" when he swore at the driver.

(from a cyclist that's about to buy an Audi!)

Fortune 82nd Minute said:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2546709/Moment-Audi-passenger-got-car-PUNCHED-cyclist-pushing-bike-taxi-shocking-act-road-rage.html

(Watch the clip with sound turned on).

Do you:-

1) Wish the Audi driver had hit him harder; or

2) Feel sympathy for the cyclist.

Sorry but I'm in the first category.

There is a huge difference between calling someone a pr!ck and physically assaulting someone.
The audi driver initiated the problem by being where he shouldn't be.
I hope he comes forward and the police get involved.
As for your I wish he hit him harder, now that is a first class pr!ck comment.

What is a cockwomble?

What did the cyclist expect when he goes racing after the driver and banging on his window. Looks to me like he wanted a row.

Anyone else notice at the end of the video 1:45 when the traffic lights are still red, some people haven't even finished crossing the road and a cyclist goes steaming through the light.

charente addick said:

Both as bad as each other.

At the end of the incident the cyclist who shoots away from the lights as fast as he can annoyed me. It's very unnerving as a driver in busy traffic when cyclists are using their trip as a training session - cyclists should ride in a more predictable manner.

Are you having a laugh? The faster I pull away from the lights, the less bloody traffic I cause. One thing I find on a bike is that you literally can't win in the eyes of a lot of drivers. You're either pulling away too fast, or pulling away too slowly. At least if you're pulling away slow and get shouted at I can understand it. As a driver as well, I've got pissed off with stupid prats riding bikes in central London like they're pedaling through the pastoral countryside. The only reason motorists give it to you when you pull away faster than them is because they're pissed off that they have to sit in traffic whilst cyclists can scoot away quicker than them, and avoid it by going past outside.

Curb_It said:

What is a cockwomble?

Two examples can be found in the video above Curb_It. Keep up. )