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Not going to be a popular view with the Daily Hate readership here who love a good hand wringing, bring back National Service, bring back Borstal, things were better in my day moan but IMO the driver is at least 50% at fault in this case. Lightly braking or even backing off on the accelerator would have allowed the kid to go through the gap & on his way, avoiding the entire incident.

He either wasn't paying attention & must have missed seeing all the other wheelie-ing cyclists as they went by or was looking for a confrontation.

Your reply had me confused for a long time, but then it dawned on me, you must have been the cyclist!
 
Your reply had me confused for a long time, but then it dawned on me, you must have been the cyclist!

The Merc driver drives into the LH lane to hit or block the cyclist. He did in fact hit him.

Stop the vid at 15 seconds & look. What was the driver doing there, practically under the lorry & well over the white line delineating the lanes, if he wasn't trying to block or hit the bike? Look at the vid again at 17 seconds & note the angle of the stopped Merc to the road lines. He AIMED for the kid.

Imagine instead of some inner city black yoof it's your son or daughter on their bike who has a Mercedes squeezing them under a lorry. Still the biker's fault?




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Now that I seen the Video, I only have one Question!

Why was the Merc Driver heading for the Rear wheel or Undrneath the Trailer of a Stationary Artic?:rolleyes:
The lorry clearly WAS moving , then braked to a halt just before the idiot on the bike tried to move into the path of the car ( going by the antics of other idiots on bikes shown in the video it is quite likely that another of them did something in front of the lorry ) ; at the same time there is another idiot on bike alongside the Mercedes on its right , forcing him towards the left hand side of the lane ( again watch the video and he will be seen passing the car just after the videolante falls off his bike when he gets himself into the scrape ) .

These idiots on bikes ( don't deserve to be called cyclists ) were acting together and all pulling similar stunts ; just a pity they hadn't gone properly under the wheels of one of the vehicles they were baiting .
 
The Merc driver drives into the LH lane to hit or block the cyclist. He did in fact hit him.

Stop the vid at 15 seconds & look. What was the driver doing there, practically under the lorry & well over the white line delineating the lanes, if he wasn't trying to block or hit the bike? Look at the vid again at 17 seconds & note the angle of the stopped Merc to the road lines. He AIMED for the kid.

Imagine instead of some inner city black yoof it's your son or daughter on their bike who has a Mercedes squeezing them under a lorry. Still the biker's fault?

No : he was taking evasive action because of the idiot biker on his right , seen in the video just after first idiot falls off . They were acting as a gang to intimidate drivers , plenty of evidence in the footage . Moreover , the car was still going straight when the idiot drove under his wheels .

And they aren't 'kids' they are adults , and criminals .

The idiot biker with the camera clearly tried to push his way into the lane on the right rather than stop behind the truck - which is what any normal cyclist with any regard for his own safety would have done and what the idiot should have done .
 
These idiots on bikes ( don't deserve to be called cyclists ) were acting together and all pulling similar stunts ; just a pity they hadn't gone properly under the wheels of one of the vehicles they were baiting .
Piss poor thinking.
 
Pontoneer,

The kid ahead of the struck kid, on the right in the white top, was WELL past the Merc before the driver moved to the L. The car driver did not move off his line at all when the white topped kid cycled past.

I'm sorry if the facts don't suit the narrative you'd like to draw here but the video clearly shows that what I'm saying is correct.
 
Pontoneer,

The kid ahead of the struck kid, on the right in the white top, was WELL past the Merc before the driver moved to the L. The car driver did not move off his line at all when the white topped kid cycled past.

I'm sorry if the facts don't suit the narrative you'd like to draw here but the video clearly shows that what I'm saying is correct.
Indeed he was , that's not the one I was referring to - perhaps you haven't seen the one in the blue top and grey shorts who is RIGHT ALONGSIDE the car just as the idiot is falling off ! At 13 sec in the video .

And , by the time chummy picks himself up there are several more behind and alongside the car who hadn't been seen prior to this - where do you think they were ?

They were just a gang of miscreants out to cause trouble , much like a crash for cash gang on two wheels - it is very clear to see .

And they aren't kids , they are clearly young men - old enough to be responsible for their actions .
 
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I'm sorry if the facts don't suit the narrative you'd like to draw here but the video clearly shows that what I'm saying is correct.

The facts of this video show you need to go to specsavers. What you're stating is 100% incorrect
 
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Wish I could pull a wheelie for that long.

Did you never have a 5-speed drop handlebar with cowhorns fitted?

I could wheelie for miles, braking was a bit tricky as the cables wouldn't stretch to the grips so the brakes were a long way down the bars.

Easy wheelies though!
 
Great 100M+ wheelie fun on the SE Quadangle back in the day , but in safe places .
 
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Sooner or later one of the tossers will go under a lorry. Am I the only one who will feel more sympathy for the poor beggar driving the lorry than for the tosser in hospital as a result?
 
Did you never have a 5-speed drop handlebar with cowhorns fitted?

I could wheelie for miles, braking was a bit tricky as the cables wouldn't stretch to the grips so the brakes were a long way down the bars.
My “yoof” choice of bike was a Mongoose BMX which I could never get the hang of pulling long wheelies, much easier with a larger frame like a mountain bike.
 
Sooner or later one of the tossers will go under a lorry. Am I the only one who will feel more sympathy for the poor beggar driving the lorry than for the tosser in hospital as a result?
Yes.
 
His mate who tried to yank the badge off needs a slap.
 
Sooner or later one of the tossers will go under a lorry. Am I the only one who will feel more sympathy for the poor beggar driving the lorry than for the tosser in hospital as a result?
Or , with any luck , the mortuary, which just might be a wake up call for his comrades.
 

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