Audi driver blasts court for costing him £4500 for passing cyclist too close.

[glasgowcyclist]

It’s the 3rd most read story on the BBC at the moment so that’s good.

Maybe the message will get through to a few more eejits that they won’t always get away with careless driving around cyclists.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

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[Alex321]

Its on the BBC if you cannot bring yourself to click on the DM link
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-61815609

He says he measured the road, and left at least 4 feet - but I think he meant 4 feet to the edge of the road, not 4 feet to the cyclist.

 

[rogerzilla]

Doesn't look very close, but it's hard to tell with the typical wide lenses on these.

 

[Alex321]

Doesn't look very close, but it's hard to tell with the typical wide lenses on these.

Remember, the camera will have been on the seatpost, and the cyclist is quite a bit wider than that, particularly at the handlebars.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Stupid man is stupid and complains about his own stupidity

 

[kingrollo]

I can feel a daily mail campaign to outlaw the use of cameras by cyclists in the offing.

 

[cougie uk]

He says he measured the road, and left at least 4 feet - but I think he meant 4 feet to the edge of the road, not 4 feet to the cyclist.

He still definitely doesn't understand what he was meant to do. Is he just thick or what ?

 

[cougie uk]

I can feel a daily mail campaign to outlaw the use of cameras by cyclists in the offing.

Naah. It makes for good stories.

 

[cougie uk]

Doesn't look very close, but it's hard to tell with the typical wide lenses on these.

It really does look close. Notice the car behind passing properly and safely.

 

[Scotchlovingcylist]

"Drivers are increasingly being targeted by cyclists who record their journeys via GoPro cameras and film unsuspecting motorists."

Poor driving and attitude from the driver aside this snippet from the article is absolutely disgusting imo.
How about cyclists targeted by poor drivers are finally able to defend themselves to an extent.

If people drove safely around us there would be nothing to 'target' and 'unsuspecting' suggesting the driver's are the victims. Im enraged

 

[a.twiddler]

Some people just have to be right, unfortunately. This time it bit him on the barse. Probably it has nothing to do with him being 77, behaviour tends to be something that recurs. There is a strong likelihood that he has been like this all his life, even if this is the first time he ended up in court. If it wasn't a cyclist, it would probably be taking liberties with some other social group.

 

[dan_bo]

Bless him. The fanny fart.

 

[Andy_R]

Doesn't look very close, but it's hard to tell with the typical wide lenses on these.

Give that the Q8 is just a smidge under 2m wide and that lanes on B roads are, on average, 3.7m wide and his offside wheels only just went over the centre line then I would say that it's a fairly easy one to judge. Even if the rider was in the absolute minimum secondary position of 50cm from the kerb/roadside that still only leaves 1.2m when the minimum passing distance is 1.5m. Too close.

 

[T4tomo]

To be fair to audi driver his defence is pretty watertight:

"Mr Humphreys, said: "The fine is absolutely appalling. I am 77 years of age and the last fine I had was 35 to 40 years ago.
Other than that I have never had a fine and I have had a licence for 60 years."