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Cyclist's helmet cam captures driver's close pass that ended with prosecution

2018-05-21 50 Dailymotion

A driver in Greater London was fined and given points on his driving license after close-passing a cyclist. <br /><br />The helmet-cam video, which was shot in September 2017 in Chessington but has only recently emerged online after the cyclist posted the clip following the driver's prosecution, shows the moments a car driver close-passed the cyclist. <br /><br />The cyclist catches up with the driver at the next set of lights and engages in a heated conversation with the driver, who is eating a takeaway meal while at the wheel. <br /><br />Gesturing to the driver, the cyclist says: "You, that close. You scared the crap out of me."<br /><br />The driver winds down the window and the cyclist continues: "You were this close to me!" <br /><br />"Don't worry about it!" says the driver, who has a takeaway box on his lap and a piece of food in his right hand.<br /><br />"No, that isn't how you pass a cyclist. Don't tell me not to worry about because it's on camera and it's going to the police, OK?" the cyclist says before the motorist drives off.<br /><br />The filmer said that he reported the incident to the Metropolitan Police and that it resulted in the driver receiving three penalty points, a fine of £134 fine and £130 in court costs from the Bromley Magistrates Court on April 30.<br /><br />+CLIENTS ARE ADVISED TO BLUR PLATES+<br /><br />DOWNLOAD THE ORIGINAL HERE: https://www.newsflare.com/video/206057/crime-accidents/driver-eating-his-breakfast-while-driving-close-passes-cyclist-ends-up-with-points-and-a-fine

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