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[–] recursive_recursion@piefed.ca 144 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Fuck these entitled twats.

Power to this dude and the fellow cyclist for standing up to this bullshit💪🍀

[–] lemonySplit@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wish he hadn't said no to pressing assault with a deadly weapon charges when the officer offered though

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[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 121 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Here's the original video on CyclingMikey's YouTube channel!

I love his calm and simple approach to calling out dangerous behaviour from motorists.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 36 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Man, I wouldn't have been able to stay that calm. That comes from years of practice in dealing with these knobs. I would have been sorely tempted to grab that door and yank it forwards, which would only make matters worse.

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 weeks ago

It's even more impressive when you learn his father was killed by a careless driver.

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you for finding/posting a version without shitty music that makes it harder to hear what people are saying.

[–] Technoworcester@feddit.uk 18 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you for posting the original. If you hadnt I would have had a hunt and done it myself.

As a general request can ppl post original videos without shitty tick tok music bollocks?

[–] MrSmith@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

His calmness, actually, ensured that the driver was immediately identified as the perpetrator without any "let's see what the bloody cyclist has done now"

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[–] PhoenixAlpha@lemmy.ca 109 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

“How am I meant to hit you?”
-A person who has just hit someone...twice.

[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 83 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Pretty sure in my country the police would have just tased the cyclist 😢

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 68 points 3 weeks ago

Then the news would report you as a protester, because running over protesters is now socially acceptable in this land of freedom.

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 67 points 3 weeks ago

Dude is being really chill when the driver basically committed attempted murder.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 56 points 3 weeks ago

A Mercedes driver being a cunt? Wow, never seen that before 🤣
At least he used his indicators, which is a minor miracle.

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 56 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

He smacked the cyclist with his car, twice, on purpose, while in a bike labe he drove into, also on purpose.

If this was Denmark he'd lose his car and the license to even own one.

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[–] MrSmith@lemmy.world 46 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But... He has to go to work, you guys. SMH my fucking head.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 weeks ago (25 children)

You're shaking your head your fucking head?

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 weeks ago
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[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 44 points 3 weeks ago

Police show up

"Sir, this is a bike lane."

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 41 points 2 weeks ago

To the UK's credit, police will prosecute drivers using video evidence, so "CyclingMikey" does this stuff all day long.

[–] Emsquared@feddit.uk 39 points 3 weeks ago (24 children)

This wasn't even a one off. This guys video channel was just him waiting for this to happen and it happened very frequently. I do remember seeing several where the police weren't really that supportive (probably as, though it made a point it was basically planned confrontation for video views).

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 40 points 3 weeks ago

This guys video channel was just him waiting for this to happen

Good.

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[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wild seeing police do anything constructive.

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

They're not US police. That's probably why the video didn't end in everyone getting shot.

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[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Hard to say what the police would've done in the US of A

[–] Outwit1294@lemmy.today 28 points 3 weeks ago

They would have put the cyclist in jail

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[–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

He doesn't need a ticket. They should seize his car and sell it and take his license forever.

[–] 4shtonButcher@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 weeks ago

This. Maybe only take the license for a few months and make him do a new test. The fact he argues shows his disregard for the rules he agreed to follow by operating the a ~~dangerous weapon~~ vehicle

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[–] IllNess 24 points 3 weeks ago

Fitting he's in a Benz.

[–] sanity_is_maddening@piefed.social 24 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

Why is it always the kind of person you think it's gonna be? I mean, always. One can match the level of inconsiderable idiocy from car models alone.

Imagine knowing you're wrong and persist and insist this much in continuing to do the wrong thing in front of everyone, so that everyone can behold the thing that everyone knows that is wrong for you to be doing, and you still continue to do the wrong thing that you know that everyone knows that you know that is wrong to do. No? Hurts your brain, doesn't it?

Now... Why is his license plate blurred in the video? Does this level of inconsiderate behaviour deserve that level of consideration in return?

[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 21 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Why is his license plate blurred in the video?

Especially when he read it out loud lol

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[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

My observation is that the more expensive the car, the more entitled the driver.

[–] Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

See? It's not bigotry - it's observation.

Audi were running billboards a few years ago with the slogan 'Born To Lead' - I thought to myself 'is that why they never let you merge in front of them?'

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[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Kinda hilarious someone blurred out his license plate but the cyclist reads it out and that was left in.

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[–] limelight79@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

I was hoping the cyclist would lose his balance and fall on the hood of the car when he was rammed. Not that I want the cyclist injured, of course, but damage to the precious car? I'm all for that.

I had a road rage incident while I was out riding yesterday - I was in the middle of the lane passing some pedestrians. Note, this is a country road, and there's no sidewalk or even shoulder. It's a pretty popular cycling route, but it's the first time I've seen people walking there (I'm not even sure where they were going). Some jackass rolled up right behind me and blew the horn, as I was next to the pedestrians. I gave the "what the hell" gesture, then after I passed the pedestrians, I moved closer to the right edge of the lane, and he swerved over to run me off the road.

Set a few PRs after that incident. lol Later, the rear derailleur cable broke, and I got rained on, so the end of the ride was less great than the rest of it (which was a pretty good ride aside from those incidents).

[–] angelmountain@feddit.nl 14 points 3 weeks ago

Good to see he was not left alone.

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

This is such a hero villain situation. Bravo to those cyclists who stood their ground.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't understand why he didn't get a U-lock in the teeth. Honestly, though, he's attacking cyclists with his car, and he got to leave completely uninjured and with no damage to his vehicle.

[–] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Then the cyclist gets hit with an assault charge. Police response looked prompt and legally correct from the video, so absolutely the right call to handle it completely legally.

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