Cyclist frustrated by police inaction after being "nearly killed" by lorry driver, as rider told he was in "blind spot" and driver in company vehicle can't be traced
Instead, Alex was advised by the police staffer he spoke with to use the cycle lane that runs alongside the road in future. As Alex explained in the video uploaded to his YouTube channel and in speaking with us, he had joined the road for this section as beyond the next set of lights the cycle lane stops and he would have to ride on the bus lane anyway, so "to use the bike lane I would need to cross over the road at least four times".
The incorrect date and time were cited as the"main" reason why a"realistic prospect of conviction" is unlikely, but the police staffer went on to add:"We don't have a name for the driver." At the next set of traffic lights Alex noted the number plate and questioned the driver but soon"felt a threat" from the response, which was not picked up in the footage, and crossed the road to report the incident to 101.
"And finally the officer told me they checked the plates on the lorry but because they cannot find out who the lorry driver was there was no further action they could take and therefore told me on the phone they would close this case with no further action unless the lorry is flagged up in another report."We’ve noticed you’re using an ad blocker. If you like road.cc, but you don’t like ads, please consider subscribing to the site to support us directly.