Scary incident this afternoon.

[vickster]

Dreadful driving, report him! Such speeds with parked cars, other traffic, speed humps! The name of the clip suggests the OP did get the reg

 

[Matthew_T]

View attachment 7542
At the risk of being cynical, plod may not be interested if 'only' a cyclist was in danger; however here a pedestrian and motorist are at risk so they are more likely to take it seriously. Unless you have better footage it will be hard to get the full number. I think the attached screen-shot is the best I can do.

Even if it is not the full plate, all that is missing is just one or two figures, therefore I dont think it wouldnt be difficult to use the car description and L73 O(P,R,B I believe it looks like any of these). The police could do their jobsworth.

 

[Speedywheelsjeans]

Bloody Hell... Ive seen some bad passes in my time, but that was unbelievable. That needs to be reported!

P.S ... check out those pistons in the top left corner, beasts!

 

[AnotherEye]

Even if it is not the full plate, all that is missing is just one or two figures, therefore I dont think it wouldnt be difficult to use the car description and L73 O(P,R,B I believe it looks like any of these). The police could do their jobsworth.

Maybe L73 D... even the L73 with the specific make & colour of car would narrow it down enough if the intention is there?

 

[DCLane]

Elsewhere you can see the PR at the end, so it's L73 OPR or L73 DPR as in the OP's vid. They should get that no problem.

And yes, it's a definate report to traffic.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

that has driving without due care and attention, at the very least, written all over it. I predict the vehicle keeper will say the car was being used without their consent.

 

[classic33]

Well, using the OP registraion gets this
https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/app/enquiry?execution=e1s3



L73 Opr got no match
https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/app/enquiry?execution=e1s5

 

[GrumpyGregry]

That depends on asking the right questions in the right order.

and that depends on getting the right officer to do the asking.

 

[YahudaMoon]

Its Jesus Christ again. He was the guy who was in the last bad road user vid I seen on this here forum

The guy clearly needs to be taking a re-test for a driving licence. I cringed seeing them children crossing the pelican

I do hope you contact the police over this one.

Good luck with it :-D

 

[classic33]

Has a post been removed from this thread? Link to an external site.

 

[Maz]

On the way in to work this afternoon I had an encounter with someone that absolutely had to overtake me regardless of so many factors. I'm now going through the post-incident phase of considering the what ifs. Several other people stood a chance of being hurt by someone else's reaction to my presence on the road and that's a rather uncomfortable feeling.
I'll be reporting the incident to the police but I find that a fairly deflating process as well.

Were you in primary position as the car tried to overtake?
What did you say to the driver (or to yourself, possibly)? I couldn't make it out.

 

[gaz]

Well, using the OP registraion gets this
https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/app/enquiry?execution=e1s3

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L73 Opr got no match
https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/app/enquiry?execution=e1s5

If you do an askmid check rather than that, the original numberplate returns the vehicle with registration L73DPR is a Ford Escort Ghia.
Further checks using mobile apps such as mycarcheck. Reveals that it is indeed the right numberplate to car type.

 

[CopperCyclist]

Were you in primary position as the car tried to overtake?
What did you say to the driver (or to yourself, possibly)? I couldn't make it out.

I think he said something like What are you doing, where do you think you are going' as the car clearly had no where to go after passing him.

 

[benborp]

Thanks all for your support and opinions. It stiffens the resolve to get this seen to, although as it was others at greater risk than myself I feel a far greater duty to report than when it's solely me that is clipped or threatened.
With incidents like this I compile a package with all the relevant footage in several formats, along with a statement and witness details on a USB drive. I put a copy of the video on my mobile phone and print out the statement and other details before going to the police. So far this has been a very effective way of making a complaint.
I've deliberately refrained from elaborating on the footage too much in the expectation that there should be a prosecution. Making the footage public does serve a purpose at this stage although I do expect to be asked to remove it temporarily if prosecution does commence.


To answer a couple of questions:

I've got a new MiniDVR HD helmet camera from dogcamsport.co.uk which replaces my MiniDVR III. The DVR III is now mounted inside my right hand bar end for a rear view. I suffer from a large number of close and punishment passes and this position gives the best perception of the nature of those.

I've found the weather quite mild recently and I'm enjoying being free of my longs. Knees seem to enjoy the change too.


A few facts and a transcript of the incident:

The road is subject to a 20mph limit. Before braking to a stop at the pedestrian crossing I was travelling at a speed between 20.7 and 25.1mph. I gave an arm signal indicating that I intended to slow down or stop before the driver first attempted to pass. I was travelling in a primary position and on the approach to the crossing I was in what could be termed a 'super primary' position. My footage clearly shows the registration number of the overtaking vehicle.

Transcript:
Me: Where are you going? There's nowhere to go.
Driver: F*ck off!
Me: Jesus Christ!
Me: Would you like to cross the road?
Pedestrian: Scary isn't it?
Me: Yeah.

 

[BentMikey]

I'm slightly surprised that anyone wants to do a rego dissection here. Surely it's obvious Ben got the complete rego, and most likely from the original rear view footage?