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gummibear 03-03-14 01:18 PM

Young Cape Town cyclists attack a motorist.
 
Absolutely disgusting behaviour by these cyclist in Camps Bay,Cape Town.
Earlier yesterday morning I was driving on Beach Road towards Cape Town, just past the Pavilion. There are two lanes and I was in the right hand lane. I found myself approaching a bunch of about twenty cyclists, probably practicing for the Argus Cycle Tour. They were in the left lane, but many were riding abreast so some were even encroaching into the right hand lane, past the center line. Aware of the new 1.5 meter rule, I slowed to give them space and was unwilling to overtake. Further ahead was a stationary vehicle that was double parked but it went unnoticed by the leader of the group who was looking back and communicating to the rest of the team. The group were moving swiftly and only at the last second when the leader again faced forwards, did he see the vehicle…. Just in the nick of time. He had to swerve to avoid the vehicle and this obviously upset him. He stopped his bicycle abruptly and flew into a violent rage. The entire peleton pulled up in support and some followed his lead. I fumbled with my phone for valuable seconds and eventually got the camera going, and filmed the violence unfolding before me. You can clearly see how they battered the vehicle, bent the windscreen wipers, pepper sprayed the driver, tried to steal his keys, assaulted him with a bicycle wheel and punched him and the passenger in the face repeatedly. There was a lot more going down than what you can see in the video.

I drove away as the vehicles further behind me grew impatient but a few hundred meters further I decided to do the right thing and return to assist the driver and his passenger. By the time I got there, the cyclists had left (I passed them) and the Van was nowhere to be seen. I stopped at my friend Dave D’Aguiar, and shared the video. Dave was equally disturbed by the video and took it to Sea Point Police Station himself about two hours later. He inquired at the charge office if anyone had laid a charge against cyclists for road rage and, as coincidence would have it, the victims were themselves in the police station doing exactly that! As it turns out, they were volunteer workers cleaning up the hydration bags and other litter after the finish of the 10KM Sunshine D, Nelson Mandela Commemorative Walk.

If you would like to be instrumental in bringing these hooligans to justice then please SHARE this post now. Like minded citizens may recognize some of the perpetrators and the clubs they ride for. If you recognize any of the cyclists in the video then either ‘name and shame’ or call the investigating officer directly, Warrant Officer Olivier

http://youtu.be/FmasBlGellY

gummibear 03-03-14 01:19 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmas...ature=youtu.be

RaleighSport 03-03-14 01:29 PM

If you really want this to gain attention I suggest you post it in Safety and Advocacy.. then retreat back to a safe distance.

muzpuf 03-03-14 01:29 PM

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Muhammadeyah Cycling Club[/h]

https://www.facebook.com/mc2cycling?filter=2

I am sure there is more to the story than what is being shown BEFORE the video starts

gummibear 03-03-14 01:37 PM

The guys in the van sprayed a water sachet at the riders.

muzpuf 03-03-14 01:41 PM


Originally Posted by gummibear (Post 16544639)
The guys in the van sprayed a water sachet at the riders.

REALLY ........did the riders ask to be sprayed with water ..........and how were the riders to know what the liquid even was

gummibear 03-03-14 01:47 PM


Originally Posted by muzpuf (Post 16544650)
REALLY ........did the riders ask to be sprayed with water ..........and how were the riders to know what the liquid even was


There was a 10km run on earlier and the guys in the van were cleaning up.It was almost 30 deg c and i guess they just wanted to cool the riders down.Still no reason to get so abusive.

muzpuf 03-03-14 01:50 PM


Originally Posted by gummibear (Post 16544674)
There was a 10km run on earlier and the guys in the van were cleaning up.It was almost 30 deg c and i guess they just wanted to cool the riders down.Still no reason to get so abusive.

funny how you failed to mention that in your Op

+ FAIL

gummibear 03-03-14 02:02 PM

op was copy and paste from the witness.

Still no grounds to attack a person like that.Especially when tempers are heated with all the races in the area.


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