This initial knock on the window of a squad car by a cyclist began a prolonged and heated exchange with the law. Was the rider's behaviour justified?
The cyclist in the video below believed he was calling out unacceptable driving by the police, whom he claimed had committed an offence by using a cycle lane in their car.
The rider, who had a head-cam turned on while on his commute to work, remonstrated with the police, swore a number of times during the exchange and repeatedly told the officers they were on camera.
At one point he says "I've got you on camera" and at another warns them "you're on camera".
At the end of the incident the police look to be waving the rider on, suggesting he has “won the row”.
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It appears that the end of the clip signifies the end of the incident; with cyclist told to "go on" by one of the officers.
However, we cannot be certain the incident stopped when the footage stops.
Judging by the accents, the footage was shot in Scotland; exactly where or when is unclear.
The police seemed keen to push the "careless cycling" accusation, but when the cyclist stood his ground it appeared to go nowhere.
The clip has already prompted a lot of comment online.
Some joining the debate have said the cyclist was in the right; that he was justified in calling out the police on their inconsiderate driving and that his being waved on proved he had done nothing wrong.
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Others have suggested the rider went out of his way to look for a confrontation with the police, tried to use his camera to provoke them and had no right trying to lay down the lay on a public roadway.
Let us know your view in the comments section below.
Is this guy a hero who struck a blow for oppressed cyclists everywhere?
Or is he another busy body with a camera getting the rest of us cyclists a bad name?
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Posted by Young Rich Britain on Thursday, 28 May 2015
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