HAHAHAHAHA :-))

Now it would be a real shame if this tough guy had his phone number and email address plastered all over his van, wouldn't it? Sheffield North West said they were only too happy to instruct the driver's employers on his attitude towards cyclists...Notice of Intended Prosecution in the post...

The Sheffield North West Neighbourhood Team has done a detailed write up of the incident over on the Strava activity (link is external), including: "Having been briefed to take primary early and manage the approach to the pedestrian refuge things went well and the traffic had to slow and give space to the cyclists controlling the lane.

"All good. But there's always one. One driver seeing a woman cycling in primary position who responds by getting too close, loudly revving the engine and sounding the horn.

"One driver who will be receiving an NIP [Notice of Intended Prosecution] through the post very soon. He should remember the incident as several rather annoyed cyclists approached his van and claimed to be police. But he left before we could badge him.

"Fortunately his van is fully sign written and now we know which company not to go for for roofing services. We will also be in touch with the phone number on the van and it won't be to book a job."

https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-live-blog-25-march-2022-291377#live-blog-item-32803

On Friday, March 25, 2022 at 5:11:22 PM UTC, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> HAHAHAHAHA :-))
> Interesting to see that when a driver intimidates one of their own colleagues there's no shortage of resources / delay to reviewing video evidence / "sorry our process only allows us to send a warning letter" / "sorry the cps have tied our hands" / "sorry you can't know the progress because you're not a victim" / "sorry the officer was in sick leave" etc etc.

It's almost as if they have one rule for themselves and a different one for everyone else who receives abuse whilst cycling.

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Sriracha replied to open_roads | 3015 posts | 17 hours ago
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Yes, it is interesting to see that, by going plain clothes, the officer got to experience how cyclists are treated by motorists - and yet failed to follow through to experience how they are treated by the police. Odd logic.

Why not submit the report incognito to get the full experience?

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On 26/03/2022 11:13, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Friday, March 25, 2022 at 5:11:22 PM UTC, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:

>> Interesting to see that when a driver intimidates one of their own colleagues there's no shortage of resources / delay to reviewing video evidence / "sorry our process only allows us to send a warning letter" / "sorry the cps have tied our hands" / "sorry you can't know the progress because you're not a victim" / "sorry the officer was in sick leave" etc etc.

> It's almost as if they have one rule for themselves and a different one for everyone else
Not much gets past you, does it?

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On Friday, March 25, 2022 at 5:11:22 PM UTC, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> HAHAHAHAHA :-))
bobbinogs | 505 posts | 20 hours ago
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Ref: Van driver intimidates female cyclist

mmm, let's think. Police taking a very different stance on investigating/prosecuting an offence committed against a serving officer when compared to an average cyclist...no, can't see that happening ever. oh, wait..
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> https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-live-blog-25-march-2022-291377#live-blog-item-32803

On 26/03/2022 11:54, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:

> mmm, let's think. Police taking a very different stance on investigating/prosecuting an offence committed against a serving officer when compared to an average cyclist

Sharp as a new pin, aren't you.

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On Friday, March 25, 2022 at 5:11:22 PM UTC, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
open_roads replied to Inspector Kevin Smith SYP | 130 posts | 4 hours ago
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Sounds like you've really been doing a terrific job - so a genuine thanks for your efforts.

Having said that, your efforts do seem to be an outlier - road.cc reports almost every day on the police inaction / obfuscation and in some cases outright lies in relation to their apparent reluctance to police the roads.

I can imagine this is very frustrating to other officers / forces that are doing the "right" thing but the fact remains it's more often than not the typical experience.

In my case having received a crazy stupid close pass (at speed) from a Police van, I landed up feeling I was about to be arrested when I **very** politely asked the driver to be considerate when I caught up with him a bit later on my journey. I've also reported a number of drivers for phone use (including one having a full on argument by FaceTime video) but in every case the police (Met Police) confirmed they took no action despite me making good quality video available.

> https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-live-blog-25-march-2022-291377#live-blog-item-32803