I will knock you out ! BBCs Jeremy Vine films woman driver`s shocking road rage

A 22 year old woman was arrested on 2nd September, charged with assault and a public order offence and bailed.

Mohawk wrote: »

It's great that videos like this mean that bad drivers are sometimes held to account, but as someone thinking about taking up cycling again, it does fill me with fear!

Thankfully I live near a cycle path, so I'll stick to that.

It's easy to get a bad impression of cycling as frequently it's bad things that are reported and highlighted but as is often the case particularly in forums, there is a tendency for people to complain about something rather than praise it. That's not a criticism of the people here or the forum, it's just the way it tends to be hence we have a long and active thread titled 'Aren't bicycles great' to try and rebalance that.

I've been cycling regularly for over five years now and I've never had an experience as bad as the one in the video, on two occasions I've been shouted at on the road which was unpleasant but not that bad. There have been a few near misses with careless drivers but on the whole I find drivers give me space and are careful around me, in turn I do my part in return as well rather than this brutal cyclists vs cars war that the media seems to like portraying.

There's so also many positives beyond the obvious fitness benefits, I've made a lot of great friends and new social circles and when I'm feeling a bit stressed or annoyed about something, getting out on the bike for a couple of hours is an extremely effective way of clearing my head. I was debating whether to go out last week but decided not to waste the great weather and instead had a decent ride out:

Well, it seems to me that, at the point he stopped and based on his forward camera, there was plenty of space for him to have pulled over.

But leading up to that there was plainly nowhere for him to allow her to pass and she was driving dangerously and using her horn incorrectly.

I don't understand why he said he needs a car's width, but it's irrelevant as there wasn't enough space to pass anyway.

Overall, though, her attitude and actions were unacceptable.

How old is the incident? Not taxed since June and not insured either.....

Got a short ban maybe or they sold it or traded it in when the story broke and the reg number got plastered everywhere?