{"id":169047,"date":"2023-01-01T10:47:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T10:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=169047"},"modified":"2023-01-01T10:47:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T10:47:01","slug":"angry-driver-tries-to-run-cyclist-off-road-after-being-stuck-behind-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/angry-driver-tries-to-run-cyclist-off-road-after-being-stuck-behind-him\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Angry’ driver tries to ‘run cyclist off road’ after being stuck behind him"},"content":{"rendered":"

A shocking video has captured the moment an "angry driver" appeared to try and "run a cyclist off the road" after being stuck behind him on a country road.<\/p>\n

Nick Jones claims he was nearly knocked off his bike multiple times on his Boxing Day bike ride when a motorist repeatedly stopped directly in front of him as he cycled along the road.<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old had been cycling riding along the middle of a countryside road near Botley, Hampshire, to avoid riding through deep puddles as the car followed behind. <\/p>\n

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But the two-minute clip shows the blue Hyundai Tucson overtaking him, despite another cyclist coming head-on before proceeding to "try to run him off the road on six occasions" while revving its engine, before eventually speeding off.<\/p>\n

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Jones said: "There were lots of puddles on the road so I was riding in the middle of the road, avoiding the puddle.<\/p>\n

"All of a sudden I hear this car coming up behind me and it's revving higher than a car would normally rev.<\/p>\n

"So, I did stick my hand out to say stop and slow down because there's not enough room to overtake, but it did overtake."<\/p>\n

Mr Jones, who did not sustain any injuries, claims that he didn't think this encounter was out of the ordinary as "these things happen all the time"<\/p>\n

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However, he realised that the situation could have been much more serious as it escalated further. <\/p>\n

He added: "The way he was driving back and forth I think he would have gotten out of the car and that wasn't the confrontation I wanted, so I just carried on. I don't know what was going through his mind."<\/p>\n

Mr Jones did not confront the driver as he wanted to avoid a "confrontation" but also didn't file a police report as he has "no faith" in the handling of these incidents.<\/p>\n

"You report the incident, and they say not to publish online, keep all your stuff and we'll back to you in the next six weeks," he continued.<\/p>\n

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"Six weeks come and go and, the moment is gone, when and if they find the driver it's too long to then remember anything."<\/p>\n

Inspector Alex Dale, of the joint operations roads policing unit, said: "Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary are committed to making our roads safer for all road users.<\/p>\n

'We aim to investigate all incidents that are reported to us and exhaust all lines of inquiry available to us.<\/p>\n

"I would urge anyone who has experienced harassment or abuse on our roads to contact us."<\/p>\n

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