Hit and Run: My Story (Insurance and Police Prosecution)
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- On this ride I cycle from Exeter to Exmouth and beyond. Along the way I tell my story about the accident I was involved in about three weeks earlier.
My observations are the subject of this ride. So come along and enjoy another great cycling adventure.
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So good seeing your face back out Dave, glad you're okay, some drivers are pretty horrendous at the moment. We had a driver perform an overtake and into oncoming traffic so just cut into the pack in our club ride. I was lucky to not go down 🤬 Glad you're on the mend, take it easy.
Hey Andrew, what you have just described on your club ride with that driver overtaking and then cutting into the pack, sounds very similar to what happened to me. I think since Covid all road cyclists have noticed an increase in bad and dangerous driving behaviour. The driver that caused my collision really didn’t show any empathy towards me as a person, it’s shameful and I hope he gets prosecuted. Take care out there buddy and thanks for watching. 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
Thanks for sharing your experience. I’ve taken your advice and joined British Cycling. Loving watching your adventures, it’s very inspiring during the chilly winter months. Hoping to get down to Exeter soon to check out some of your routes.
Did the Devon C2C in September which was fab.
Hey Ian, I hope you’re well. Good for you for becoming a member of British Cycling. The benefits for me so far have been great, and now unfortunately I have to use the legal side of things because of this bad driver. Only time will tell how that goes but I have been impressed by the service so far. Well done for completing the Devon Coast to Coast, you must be very pleased. Thanks for watching and happy riding. 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
Glad to see that you made it back to the saddle so quickly Dave. Your videos always look so peacefull when you are out and about. I wish that we had the nice country lanes that you have where we ride around the suburbs of Houston, Texas its every man for him self.
Hey Scott, unfortunately we share the roads with some mindless idiots who don’t see cyclists as a person. Thankfully most drivers are considerate towards us cyclists. It’s ironic that I would love to cycle the roads of Houston and you would like to cycle the Devon county lanes.😂 Texas is one of my favourite States, everything is so so big. Take care buddy and thanks for watching 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
Great to see you back on the bike, good that it didn't get damaged either. Hopefully the other party involved will get what they deserve! Will be looking forward to any updates you can give and have a speedy recovery! The scenery looks lovely, Autumn is a great time of year for riding, apart from all the leaves! Take care and keep riding!
Hey Dave, I’m literally in unknown territory with this process, but I will keep you and other viewers updated. The attitude of this driver is mind blowing and I really hope he gets taught a very valuable lesson. The inconvenience and pain this has caused me so far has really annoyed me, all because he wanted to get In front of me I guess. Take care and thanks again for watching. 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
Sorry about the accident. Your video popped up on my feed for some reason today, glad it did as I live near Torquay and your Strava page has given me some ideas for routes :)
Hey Colin, it great to hear from you and welcome to the channel. Well there’s a silver lining to everything and I hope you are able to explore some new routes. Devon is a great place to ride and it’s always a difficult decision as to what route you take, as there’s so many options. Take care and thanks for watching 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
Hey Dave, sorry to hear about this deliberate act using their car as a weapon basically. Heal quickly bud, glad to see you back on the bike 👍👌
Hey Brian, the mindset of some motorists is frightening and the fact that they don’t see a cyclist as a person is very disturbing. All because he needed to get in front of me I guess. Take care and thanks for watching 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
Sorry to hear about your accident. Very upsetting and good on you getting back on your bike so soon. The seafront at Exmouth looked great, how I would love to close to the coast. Let's hope you heal quickly.
Hey Martin, as much as I was looking forward to my first ride since the accident, and thankfully I’m only suffering from a hand injury, i still feel a little nervous. Exmouth seafront is always a pleasure to ride and I do love seeing the happy dogs having fun together. Take care and thanks for watching 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
Well done on getting back out on the bike. Wishing you a very good recovery
Hey Teddy, thankfully it wasn’t a big accident with more serious injuries, but even so it really does knock your confidence a little. Take care buddy and thanks for watching. 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
Wishing you a speedy recovery matey look forward to the follow up video to see how things were handled by British cycling and the police take care .
Hey John, it’s going to be very interesting for me as well. British Cycling have been fantastic so far, but only time will tell. I’m in unknown territory, but I will obviously keep you and other interested viewers updated. Take care out there and thanks for watching. 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
Great to see you back out Dave nice to see your on the mend can’t be easy getting back in the saddle must knock your confidence as well .i hope they get it sorted as it could have been a lot worse 🤬🤬🤬🤬I didn’t want to print what I actually thought of the affender take care mate slow and steady will win the race 👍just nice to have you back out enjoying life like we should be able to do on the roads 👊🏻
Hey Jonathan, Sadly we cyclists do come across impatient and dangerous drivers now and again. Fortunately I do ride with front and rear cycle cameras and I’m happy to submit any footage of bad drivers to the police for possible prosecution. The dangerous driver that caused me to collide with his car, had zero concern for me as a person and left the scene sticking two fingers up which is very disappointing. I’m on the mend and back out on the bike, so life is getting back to normal for me. Take care of yourself and thank you for watching. 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
Hi Dave good to see you back mate , good luck with things moving forward bud, keep safe all the best 👍
Hey Matt, I hope you’re well buddy. I’m on the mend and thankfully the bike is ok. As you know buddy, Sadly there’s one or two drivers that don’t see cyclists as a person and couldn’t care less about are safety. Hopefully he’s about to find out the hard way and forever change his mind. 😂😂 Take care my friend and thank you for watching. 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
Good to see you back on the bike, Bud. I submitted a report to Op Snap a few weeks back after a driver cut in front of me and am still waiting for an update. Luckily no collision involved for me, so let's hope you get a quicker response. Just interested to know if you were wearing the Pass Pixie at the time? Stay safe and keep riding. Look forward to hearing the outcome 👍
Hey Dave, yes I was wearing the pass pixie as I do on all my rides. This motorist couldn’t give a dam, I even told him I was filming but that didn’t stop him from driving off, his wife just stuck her two fingers up. He’s one of those drivers that doesn’t see cyclists as a person, so I hope the police punish him. Good to hear you are also reporting dangerous drivers, which will help make the roads a little safer. Take care and thanks for watching 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
Really glad to see you're back on the bike and okay. Just wanted to say you've inspired me to get a bike, i've lived in exeter for a couple of years but seeing these videos shows there much more to the area. Are there any routes in particular you'd recommend to someone who doesn't have any experience on roads (excluding the standard e1)? Thanks!!
Hey I hope you’re well. How exciting for you to have all these routes to explore in and around Exeter. You are going to have some amazing adventures as you get more experience and confidence riding around on the roads. I would probably recommend cycling quieter B roads and country lanes to start with, to explore some of the beautiful villages or maybe a river trail. Talaton is an awesome route or go a little further out to Broadhembury. If you don’t mind the hills, Riding out to Haldon forest is fantastic. Or if you want to do some gravel riding you could cycle beside the river teign to Fingle Bridge. I don’t know what you are riding and obviously I don’t know your fitness level but if you want to join me on a ride I would be more than happy to guide you. Take care and thanks for watching. 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
@@electricbikerider Thank you for the reply! This is exactly what i was looking for, ill give some of them a try
@ good luck with all your cycling adventures and your more than welcome to join me on a ride or two if you’re interested. ⚡️🚴🏻
Again very interesting video and get well soon🙂
Thank you very much for watching, take care. 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
Sorry to hear about what happened to you. I'm afraid I don't ride on the roads anymore because of what happened to you. Too many car drivers hate us and it seems to be getting worse. I'm afraid it will never improve. I support Sustrans. I see them as the only hope for safe cycling in the uk. I'm 80 so I won't see a complete safe cycling environment such as they have in the Netherlands. I lived there for five years and honestly the contrast between there and the uk is massive in terms of cycling safety. I encourage all cyclists to Support Sustrans.
Hey Keith, Sustrans is a fantastic charity and yes it would be great if all cyclists would support them. I’m always very interested to read and hear about the new cycle paths and trail infrastructure Sustrans are supporting. I do agree with you that sadly the attitude of some motorists is appalling and at times dangerous. I shouldn’t have to have cycle cams on my bike as a whiteness to film bad drivers, but in this case thankfully I did. Take care and thanks for watching 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
Sorry to hear about your incident, it happens quite often when I am running too, that right running, I get cars turning onto drives, out of drives & roads & jumping through lights etc, this is very frequent about once a week, I also get attacked by dogs (so called he/she being friendly) gashes on my arms or legs is not being friendly IMO. I have resisted the carrying of a personal camera so far, as I know it will bring me, more agro than its worth, people just know they will get away with it. I hope your culprits get their collars felt, good that you had footage..
Hey, sadly nowadays it really wouldn’t surprise me that an athlete like yourself out running would experience the same issues as a cyclist. I’m finding motorists of late have become very inpatient and less tolerant to others. And the driver that I had a collision with really didn’t have any empathy for what he just did to me. I don’t know what the police are going to charge him with yet but i really hope he learns a lesson. Take care and thank you for watching. 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
Sorry to hear you have been in the wars mucker. Be safe.
Hey buddy, this motorist picked on the wrong cyclist, and I will do my very best to make sure he doesn’t do anything like that to another cyclist. Take care and thanks again for watching 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
Glad to see that you are reasonably OK. Finger injuries can hurt like %&*^ Take care best regards Sarah
Hey Sarah, you know what it’s like, when you got a sore finger or something, you literally knock it on everything. 😂 I was glad to get the wrist strap off, after three weeks and go riding again. Take care out there and thanks again for watching. 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
Love to see the footage and what the police will do ? Also what is a good and easy go pro to set up. So sorry people are so evil with the damage to the guys mirror I am surprised he did not stop to blame you.
Hey Tim, I’m in unknown territory with this incident, but I will definitely keep you all updated. GoPro set up: 4K, Wide, boost, shutter auto, white balance auto, iOS 100 min, iOS 6400 max, sharp med, colour vibrant, EV -0.5 sunny days EV 0+5 Cloudy days. I that helps. Take care and thanks for watching 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
i hope he gets a big fine no need for that carry on the roads the dangers enough hope you get better soon.
Hey Sean, I’m literally in unknown territory with all this. I hope the driver gets some sort of punishment, but you never really know nowadays. For a motorist to cause an accident and to just simply stick two fingers up and drive off is unacceptable. Take care and thank you for watching. 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
Espero que te recuperes totalmente bro
Hey buddy, thankfully it was only my hand that got injured, and I’m on the mend. Take care yourself and thanks for watching. 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
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Sorry about my aim being off a little, take care 😂😂
@ i hope you will be good soon 🫶
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What mudguards do you use?
Hey, I have the specialized Dry Tech 35c fenders fitted. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
Lucky you aren’t in Thames Valley here they would have told the driver not to be naughty at best
Hey Joie, Sadly we live in a different world nowadays and the Trust in the Police has dwindled to a all time low. I really don’t know what Devon and Cornwall Police are going to do, but it’s going to be interesting. Take care and thanks for watching 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
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One of mine…
@ you should definitely put a claim for an accident through there’s a pretty penny for them to pay you does take 3 years before they settle
@ hey buddy, it’s all in the hands of my insurance company, I really don’t know what is going to happen. I was also told the wheels of bureaucracy moves very slowly when they have to pay out. 😂 take care and thanks for watching 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
good luck
Cheers Jim, take care and thanks for watching 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
Harvey, I have been worried about you...
Hey Andy, I’m on the mend thankfully, and moreover I’m back out riding which is fantastic. Take care of yourself buddy, and thank you for watching. 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
@@electricbikerider cheers and yourself...
Someone did that to me two years ago.She pulled out on me on a main road claiming because she was indicating then that makes it ok.I'm laying in the road after head butting her wing mirror and breaking that and my cycling glasses.Blood on my face,laying in the road.She floored it and drove off.The look on her face ,she knew what she had done.
Hey Philip, I’m so sorry to hear about your experience with a dangerous driver. To leave you on the road, bleeding is unforgivable. I don’t know if she was ever charged for your accident, but I sincerely hope so. The driver that caused my accident really didn’t care about me as a person, he had no empathy just annoyance that I was in his way. I really hope the police prosecute him and give him something to think about. Take care and thanks for watching. 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻
I hope you recover soon and swift justice is served to those morons.
Take care pal and stay safe 😎👍
Hey Anthony, I find it unbelievable that a motorist would cause an accident with a cyclist and just drive off without a care in the world. I really do hope the police throw the book at him. Thankfully I only had a hand injury this time, but I’m determined to make sure he doesn’t do anything like this again to anyone else. Take care and thanks for watching 🙏🏻⚡️🚴🏻