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Sutton Road in Hull (via Google Street View).PNGDriver knocks cyclist off bike then punches him in road rage assault (+ link to video)
A cyclist in Hull filmed the moment a motorist in Hull who had been on the wrong side of the road knocked him off his bike then punched him in a road rage incident – although the driver insists it was he who was attacked.
The incident happened last Friday afternoon on Sutton Road, reports Hull Live, which has footage shot by the cyclist, Si Shimells.
He said: “I suddenly realised there was a car coming straight for me and I didn't know what to do.
“At first I thought he was doing that to duck into one of the driveways of the houses, but he kept coming.
“A gap actually opened up when the car behind him stopped, but he didn't turn into it, he actually turned into me.
“He caught me with the back end and I ended up getting caught up in his back wheel and it threw me over my bike.”
Mr Shimells continued: “He wound his window down and was punching me on the head as he was driving past.
“A lady stopped in her car to give me her details, but I think I was suffering with concussion as I have no idea what I did with her details.
“I would like other witnesses to come forward and report what they saw to the police also.”
Besides the incident shown in the video on Hull Live, the website says that Mr Shimells has separate footage of a subsequent altercation with the motorist as he tried to take down the number plate while on the phone to the police.
He said: “The driver was still waiting at the junction, so I took my video to get an ID of the car and him and he got out and was very aggressive. I had to back away I thought he was going to assault me again.
"I called the police from the scene but I refused an ambulance as I could still walk and felt relatively okay, if a little shaken and bruised.
“However, a few hours later I took a real turn and felt sick, major headaches, neck and shoulders became really tight and painful and I was getting ringing in my ears and shooting pains.”
It was subsequently established that he had sustained bruising to his head as well as damage to muscles in his shoulder, back and spine.
The motorist involved, Stephen Vine, admitted to Hull Live that he had been on the wrong side of the road, but claimed that he was the one who had been attacked.
“I was driving along and the cyclist actually swung into my path,” he said. “I was on the wrong side of the road but I was just getting to the filter lane to turn right and it was clear ahead.
“I gave the cyclist plenty of room but he swerved into my path and then gave me the one-finger salute. He then threw a lot of verbal and then punched me in the jaw and then fell off his bike.
“A van driver stopped behind me and said he witnessed it all and would back me if it was taken further,” he continued.
“He makes out I just ran over him and left but I had stopped. I was surprised by what I read.
“He makes me out to be something I am not and I needed to get my point across," he added.
A spokeswoman for Humberside Police said they had been notified of the incident, although nnbo assault had been reported.
Shesaid: “We received a call on Friday, February 15 at 1.35pm reporting that a car had collided with a cyclist on Sutton Road in Hull.
“The cyclist reported that he was not injured in the collision but that his bike was damaged.“
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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The driver of the pick up truck was clearly at fault. He was overtaking when he wasn't supposed to and then got angry and assaulted the cyclist. So, points on the licence for driving without due care and attention and an assault charge would be about right. The latter is a criminal offence.
Unfortunately a newer species the 4x4 crew cab SUVer, possibly a sub species of the Range/Landrover group.
As with any of this type, displays aggressive behaviour because He's got a BIG truck, to match his big muscles, as he's just been/going to the gym to pump some iron.
Unfortunately the muscle between his ears has never developed, and neither have their genitals, which is why they need a BIG 4x4, and why they're do angry about having small genitals.
Based on that description, it was so easy to find him on FB. All the stereotypes rolled into one fat body.
IME quite a few are tradesmen who would previously have driven a Transit van. They are under the illusion that they've gone up in the world and act like entitled wankers.
The outer lane splits into two with a right filter. The right turn lane was probably clear and it was queuing for traffic going straight on. An arrogant manoeuvre that you would probably only think about doing if you are very familiar with the road layout, typical traffic levels and are a bit of a git.
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What the actual fuck was that driver even trying to do here?
He's overtaking two lanes of traffic for around 100 yards at least on the wrong side of the road.
Entitlement?
Nice to see some balanced comments on a local news site for a change - I guess not even the gammon brigade can find a reason to blame the cyclist for this.
I'm not sure burtthebike commenting counts!
Absolutely, I'm not suggesting he isn't a bell end - I'd just anitcipated a scene from Ronin in the video given the description
The video aligns with the cyclist's version of events and quite clearly is not at all aligned with the driver's version of events. But then, who is surprised by this?
Blatantly dangerous driving and ASSAULT.
The claim of a van driver who would back him up is quite laughable, there was no van in the video that could have had a view of the incident.
Do I believe that Mr Shimells gave "the one fingered salute" at Mr Vine? Yes.
Do I think that everything else Mr Vine is saying is a load of rubbish in an attempt to claim he did (almost) nothing wrong (well, except for not caring that he was driving directly at a cyclist, and was in the wrong traffic lane...)? Also, yes.
What I don't quite understand from the video is why the camera viewpoint starts going down so low relative to the side of the car. Is it that the camera was bar mounted and the cyclist is standing on the road with the bike lowering? I possibly would have had a full on 'game' of chicken with that driver on the wrong side of the road i.e. have taken the lane. Ridiculous driving.
To be absolutely fair, look at the video in the link.
The driver is massively in the wrong in terms of being a selfish parasite of a moton. However, the driver isn't hurtling along swinging into the cyclist. The car pretty much stops. You'll probably find the cyclist was holding position to make the point the driver was a nobhead and a low speed collision occurs. Again there is a big chance that the driver is then trying to get away and caused the collision.
I'm not handing the driver any credit, the descriptions though suggested that of a high speed hit and run!
The SUV is being driven along completely in the wrong lane in an attempt to overtake the traffic queue. He either doesn't see the cyclist, or sees him and thinks he'll just get out of his way because he's Only A Cyclist.
Cyclist thinks motorist is being an entitled @r$e and stands his ground (as is his right, given that he's the one travelling in the correct lane).
Motorist chooses not to go back into the big gap in the queue next to him, because that might hold him up and - d@mmit! its only a cyclist!!
Mr Vine later sees it all kicking off on soshuil meeja and thinks he better try and make himself look better by imagining stuff...
I think that covers it
"I was on the wrong side of the road but I was just getting to the filter lane to turn right and it was clear ahead [you know apart from the cyclist who I knocked off their bike but they don't count right]"
I have completed the quote as the original editor omitted some key words that should have been included by inference.
What this guy is saying "I was ok the wrong side of the road but what I didn't wasn't at all dangerous and it wasn't my fault I crashed into someone" - hopefully even a court in this country will remind him that when you're on the wrong side of the road because you wanted to overtake a queue of traffic it is definitely your fault if you crash into someone its definitely your fault - I'm sure it won't be considered actually dangerous though so he's safe there.
P.s. it would be seriously impressive for a cyclist to aim a punch through the open window of a passing vehicle - serious skills.
Incredibly, he was overtaking the lane which was full, so what was he going to do when he got to the head of the queue? Sorry, bloody obvious; he's in a 4x4 so he was going to barge in.
The driver clearly drove some distance on the wrong side of the road, the cyclist didn't swerve into his path, and his window was closed, and the cyclist couldn't have opened it, so the driver did. Conclusion; the driver is a massive knob-head and should be banned until he's learned to drive. Chances of that happening? Zero; let's face it, it was only a cyclist.
Well, the cyclist clearly didn't swerve into anyone's path. At absolute most he turned his wheel to the right when he had already stopped (because someone was driving right at him)
And there's no sign of a filter lane in the lead up, so at best that was behind the cyclist when the video started.
And it wasn't clear, as there was a cyclist there...
Who to believe? hmmmm....
On one hand we have someone driving on the wrong side of the road past a queue of traffic, and who describes the cyclist saying, and I quote "What are you doing? You're on the wrong side of the road!" as a "lot of verbal" (and there's no way the driver could have heard the first bit).
On the other a cyclist minding his own business and sounding quite perplexed by the whole thing.
Yeah, I think I've made my mind up.