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ORIGINALLY POSTED BY CLASSIC33.
ADDED BACK BY MODERATORS AFTER NEW THREAD STARTED FOR THIS POST.
Incident Description:
Coming home from work, approx 1900.
Having just let a bus pull out onto the main road I was on, I continued to cycle across the junction. Coming level with the "out" side of the junction. Aware of a vehicle, no lights, moving towards the junction. Halfway across this part & I then realise that he is now pulling out onto the road, with me in front of him. Wide junction so he could be going either way.
I end up getting shoved sideways, ending up on the bonnet of the car with the bike being pushed in front of the the car. Left leg trapped between car & bike frame & left foot still stuck in the pedal.
Two calls made to the police, one when the car had reversed off me & I'd managed to get back on my feet. The second a 999 when the driver, smelling of drink, approached telling me to stop calling the police. Police attended, although they later denied ever being there. Driver failed the breathalyser test.
Driver gave false details to the police, Car neither taxed nor insured at the time of the incident. Later found out that the driver wasn't insured either.
Any other information: (i.e. post the link to the video, google map etc)
Picture shows the full width of the junction
What action did the police take:
Police denied being there at the scene on the night. One officer even made a statement to that effect. Police not interested afterwards, "I was only a cyclist". Subject to hoax & malicous calls made by serving members of the police force over the incident. One set of calls were attributed to an Inspector, (By an Acting Chief Inspector).
"Warned" against trying to & trace the driver or the owner of the vehicle. Fell on death ears as I ended up giving the police information on both.
What action did the CPS (PF) take:
N/A
What action did the court take:
N/A
Any other comments:
Just prior to the case going to court, the owner named the driver on the night. Possibly as a result of this, his side decided against going to court and paid out. They were going to take me to court over the incident. It took a further six months before the police decided to settle their side of the case with me. Admiiting that what they had done to me shouldn't have been allowed to happen in the first place. Nor should it have been allowed to carry on once reported.
Link removed, picture showing the junction inserted instead.
New thread about this here.
ADDED BACK BY MODERATORS AFTER NEW THREAD STARTED FOR THIS POST.
Incident Description:
Coming home from work, approx 1900.
Having just let a bus pull out onto the main road I was on, I continued to cycle across the junction. Coming level with the "out" side of the junction. Aware of a vehicle, no lights, moving towards the junction. Halfway across this part & I then realise that he is now pulling out onto the road, with me in front of him. Wide junction so he could be going either way.
I end up getting shoved sideways, ending up on the bonnet of the car with the bike being pushed in front of the the car. Left leg trapped between car & bike frame & left foot still stuck in the pedal.
Two calls made to the police, one when the car had reversed off me & I'd managed to get back on my feet. The second a 999 when the driver, smelling of drink, approached telling me to stop calling the police. Police attended, although they later denied ever being there. Driver failed the breathalyser test.
Driver gave false details to the police, Car neither taxed nor insured at the time of the incident. Later found out that the driver wasn't insured either.
Any other information: (i.e. post the link to the video, google map etc)
Picture shows the full width of the junction
What action did the police take:
Police denied being there at the scene on the night. One officer even made a statement to that effect. Police not interested afterwards, "I was only a cyclist". Subject to hoax & malicous calls made by serving members of the police force over the incident. One set of calls were attributed to an Inspector, (By an Acting Chief Inspector).
"Warned" against trying to & trace the driver or the owner of the vehicle. Fell on death ears as I ended up giving the police information on both.
What action did the CPS (PF) take:
N/A
What action did the court take:
N/A
Any other comments:
Just prior to the case going to court, the owner named the driver on the night. Possibly as a result of this, his side decided against going to court and paid out. They were going to take me to court over the incident. It took a further six months before the police decided to settle their side of the case with me. Admiiting that what they had done to me shouldn't have been allowed to happen in the first place. Nor should it have been allowed to carry on once reported.
Link removed, picture showing the junction inserted instead.
New thread about this here.
