Driver deliberately hits cyclist with her car (Video)

Moflojo · 10-05-2017 01:07PM #1

Shocking video of this incident in which a cyclist was deliberately struck with a vehicle, apparently in revenge for his telling the driver off for using her phone while driving. Cyclist ended up in intensive car with a lacerated liver and rib fractures. He also has a permanent hand injury as a result of the collision.
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/shocking-moment-woman-uses-car-like-a-weapon-against-cyclist-in-stoke-newington-road-rage-revenge-a3535346.html

Blowfish · 10-05-2017 01:22PM

Second one in a few days in the UK: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/van-driver-cyclist-bike-video-helmet-cam-vidette-uk-ltd-a7721216.html

Shannon757 · 10-05-2017 01:24PM

I'm annoyed that the van that drive past after just ignored the injured cyclist.

BorneTobyWilde · 10-05-2017 01:24PM

Attempted murder? Will she now do 12-20 years in jail ?

mr spuckler · 10-05-2017 01:25PM

Shannon757 wrote: »

I'm annoyed that the van that drive past after just ignored the injured cyclist.

yeah, when i saw it reversing before turning i assumed it was to come to the assistance of the cyclist.

jimmycrackcorm · 10-05-2017 01:31PM

Shannon757 wrote:

I'm annoyed that the van that drive past after just ignored the injured cyclist.

Looked to me that the speed he did was to catch up and identify the car.

vrt12 · 10-05-2017 01:38PM

Blowfish wrote: »

Second one in a few days in the UK: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/van-driver-cyclist-bike-video-helmet-cam-vidette-uk-ltd-a7721216.html

Clearly an element of provocation in that one.

Cienciano · 10-05-2017 01:42PM

There was a similar type incident recently where a car swerved to hit a motorcycle in USA. He ended up getting 15 years.

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article141962014.html

Hopefully they find this woman

Beasty · 10-05-2017 01:48PM

20 off-topic posts deleted

EDIT - make that 22

OK 24

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 10-05-2017 01:54PM

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Kaisr Sose · 10-05-2017 01:59PM

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Attempted murder? Will she now do 12-20 years in jail ?

Awful!!

That's not what she was charged with - dangerous driving causing serious injury (see the article). 5yr Max sentence and mandatory 2yr driving ban.

The attempt to blame the (thankfully for him) ex-boyfriend for grabbing the wheel and steering the car towards the cyclist is appaling. It brings a whole new meaning to the dog ate my homework... I am not sure we are dealing with psychopath or sociopath!

If she was so concerned or had remorse ...etc etc

Cienciano · 10-05-2017 02:01PM

Weepsie wrote: »

They did. She's currently being tried. She claimed her boyfriend took the wheel and did it. Due to be sentenced

Good. Might sound harsh, but anyone capable of outbursts of rage like that against defenceless people should be banned from driving for life.
American charge was "aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon causing bodily injury", hopefully this is something similar

EDIT: Just read the article, my crappy browser was blocking it all.

DanDublin1982 · 10-05-2017 02:01PM

Jesus Christ that footage is horriffic.

Kaisr Sose · 10-05-2017 02:02PM

Shannon757 wrote: »

I'm annoyed that the van that drive past after just ignored the injured cyclist.

Nobody knows what happened the van driver. They may have went after the vehicle and recorded it on dashcam. People react in different ways. Stay with victim or chase after suspected assailant...

ED E · 10-05-2017 02:05PM

If you point a gun at somebody and discharge it, gonna be 10yrs minimum. A 1-2 Tonne car is equally dangerous.

Take the kid, lock her up for a decade and lifetime ban on driving.

T-Maxx · 10-05-2017 02:12PM

She's 3 months pregnant - she'll get a suspended sentence.

Duckjob · 10-05-2017 02:15PM

Weepsie wrote: »

They did. She's currently being tried. She claimed her boyfriend took the wheel and did it. Due to be sentenced

Impressive how at the same time as hauling the steering over this boyfriend also managed to get to the accelerator pedal to speed up into the cyclist :pac:

Until the culture from the top changes so that incidents like this result in a lifetime driving ban and attempted murder charges, this sort of rubbish will continue.

gctest50 · 10-05-2017 02:24PM

Enraged, he kicked the pregnant woman's car at the next set of traffic lights

Enraged at her response he then kicked her wing mirror at the next set of lights after which she chased him in the Ford Fiesta.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/09/pregnant-hit-and-run-driver-ploughed-cyclist-road-rage-row/

check_six · 10-05-2017 02:33PM

ED E wrote: »

If you point a gun at somebody and discharge it, gonna be 10yrs minimum. A 1-2 Tonne car is equally dangerous.

Take the kid, lock her up for a decade and lifetime ban on driving.

If you are ramming someone with a car, you've got to assume that you're going to kill them, or at least you are trying very hard to kill them. I can't understand how the max sentence for this is only 5 years? Why is it that using a car to try your best to kill someone is less of an offence than using any other weapon. Is there a sliding scale of what weapons get the lesser sentences? Even if the victim ends up just as injured/dead?

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 10-05-2017 02:34PM

Luis Zealous Thief wrote: »

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You are too fast Beasty, your edits and my posts were simultaneous.

Duckjob wrote: »

Impressive how at the same time as hauling the steering over this boyfriend also managed to get to the accelerator pedal to speed up into the cyclist :pac:

Until the culture from the top changes so that incidents like this result in a lifetime driving ban and attempted murder charges, this sort of rubbish will continue.

From the article, the max sentence is 5 years, which I find to be a little lenient in this case to be honest. I really hope her pregnancy/age/sex/good looks don't have any impact on sentencing.

gctest50 · 10-05-2017 02:35PM

It probably seemed at the time he was trying to lead her down a side road

He saw the car at a red light further up the road, and in a "moment of madness" kicked the wing mirror, then rode off.

I took a sharp left. I was going 20, maybe slightly more.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/09/pregnant-hit-and-run-driver-ploughed-cyclist-road-rage-row/

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robyntmorton · 10-05-2017 02:36PM

gctest50 wrote: »

Enraged, he kicked the pregnant woman's car at the next set of traffic lights

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/09/pregnant-hit-and-run-driver-ploughed-cyclist-road-rage-row/

You appear to be looking for justification for her actions, but the act of using the car as a deadly weapon is inexcusable, no matter what went on before.

10-05-2017 02:43PM

Holy f*ck, the footage in the OP :eek:

I was expecting to see something like a nudge, not a cyclist getting mowed down.

I hope they find this potential killer and make an example of him/her. I know that cyclists and drivers having their differences isn't a new thing, but you can't be having that.

jon1981 · 10-05-2017 02:44PM

At some stage in this event she must have convinced herself she had entered a video game such as grand theft auto where there are no consequences in the real world ... how do people lose control like this? Amazing and worrying!

CramCycle · 10-05-2017 02:48PM

I remember getting punched when I was about 10years old. I hate the guy who done it, he was 13. To this day I hate him. His life has went down the toilet, and regrettably, there is a part of me that does not care, although I now rephrase my hate as condescending pity. I almost feel sorry for him after thinking about it as life brought him up that way and then that same life led him down a road that has left him where he is. Then I look at his other family members who are well adjusted and really nice, decent people, and then I think, stupid bloody excuses.

My hatred for him at one point was so intense that very dark thoughts crossed my mind.

To put it in context of this thread, her running him over for the wing mirror, is the equivalent of me putting a gun to that guys back and pulling the trigger. I may have felt like it but in no world is that reaction justified. That's what separates (some of) us from the animals.

cnocbui · 10-05-2017 02:49PM

The cyclist swore at her, then he kicked her mirror. He isn't blameless. The driver clearly should not have rammed him and should be punished.

CramCycle · 10-05-2017 02:54PM

cnocbui wrote: »

The cyclist swore at her, then he kicked her mirror. He isn't blameless. The driver clearly should not have rammed him and should be punished.

Imagine you gave out to me for something socially unacceptable, lets say screaming profanities at kids as I cycled by you. I then stop and tell you to F Off. In retaliation you kick my tyre. As recourse I put you in intensive care and potentially end your life if no one sees you as I cycle off.

That's where we are here, you are saying that you are not blameless, I would say that you are as there is no normal level of escalation where you deserve to die over a minor bit of property damage.

jon1981 · 10-05-2017 02:58PM

I will be watching this with interest, it's bound to make the headlines.

daheff · 10-05-2017 03:01PM

Blowfish wrote: »

Second one in a few days in the UK: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/van-driver-cyclist-bike-video-helmet-cam-vidette-uk-ltd-a7721216.html

From what I saw, the cyclist was deliberately cycling in the middle of the lane to annoy the van driver...clearly trying to provoke the van driver. Van driver has no excuses though for what he did. Both should be taken off the road after this.

Weepsie wrote: »

Yeah by the van driver. Cyclist hitting the van to let it know it's too close is not provocation and I can only assume you're trolling if you think so.

I can only assume you are a card holder of the militant cyclists club if you believe the cyclist was behaving in a proper manner and that this incident was all the van drivers fault.

The Bishop Basher · 10-05-2017 03:02PM

Prior to the incident they were both being dicks imo.

I've no idea how i'd react if someone kicked my car but i have had someone come at me through the window in a car park and my gut reaction was to take the offensive rather then wait for the fist..

This reaction caught both of us by surprise and on seeing me come at him he immediately backed down..

I'm not an aggressive person. Quite the opposite. Even as a young lad I was never involved in fights and never wanted to be.. But you never ever know how the other person will respond if you come at them with aggression so it's always best to just walk away..

That said, there can never ever be an excuse for this level of violence and she deserves a lengthy custodial sentence.

robyntmorton · 10-05-2017 03:05PM

daheff wrote: »

From what I saw, the cyclist was deliberately cycling in the middle of the lane to annoy the van driver...clearly trying to provoke the van driver. Van driver has no excuses though for what he did. Both should be taken off the road after this.

I can only assume you are a card holder of the militant cyclists club if you believe the cyclist was behaving in a proper manner and that this incident was all the van drivers fault.

As opposed to cycling in the middle of the lane in order to discourage an overtake when it was not safe to do so?

It was all the van driver's fault, and to think otherwise is deluded.

Driver deliberately hits cyclist with her car (Video)

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