Originally Posted by
Clyde1820
What swerving? At what point in that video was swerving seen?
Are you saying that tucking in behind the guy in the white shirt was done spitefully, that something in the vid shows it was done for reasons other than heading a bit too far out into traffic?
Or, are you calling the BMX guy's running out of space at the back end of that bus an example of the camera guy tucking-in?
Just wondering if we're seeing the same things in that vid.
Granted, the vid is from the road guy's perspective, and who knows whether it's the full and unadulterated view. Seems to be unedited.
Yes, different perspectives. Here's how I saw it:
0:09 - roadie starts speeding up, practically blocking the BMX on his left, when the BMX was trying to merge in, before they reached the bus. YES, the roadie says he didn't even see the BMX, so it wasn't deliberate, but he BMX probably thought it was deliberate. Such things often happen in traffic - road rage. People not communicating.
0:12 - the BMX had to slow down and settle behind the roadie.
0:15 - roadie, probably unaware of the BMX behind him, swerves to the left. He first started taking over the bike in front of him, then hit brakes and swerved left. How far away from the BMX's front wheel (while he was tucked behind, probably to the left, near the bus)? BMX could have taken all this as deliberate. Perhaps he even had his front wheel touched a bit (not enough to knock him down and roadie to realise it).
This is all speculation. The BMX was out of line IMO, but I also understand this as a typical road rage from misunderstanding. Also, the roadie should have been more aware of his surroundings IMO.
Also, we didn't hear the other guy's story. Who knows what went on before that incident and what went on during the ride - did they make eye contact in the process? In that case, it all gets a totally different context.