These dangerous driving thugs live among us.

On Thursday evening, we reported that a motorist pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention after failing to slow down while driving his Land Rover Defender towards a group of cyclists on a single track country lane.

Paul Nigel Miley was fine £1,000 in connection with the incident, which led to one of the cyclists falling off their bike.

PC Mo Allsopp-Clarke of Northamptonshire Police’s Safer Roads Team said: “On this occasion, the correct thing to do would have been to come to a stop to allow the cyclists to pass safely. It takes a couple of seconds and then everyone can continue their journey in safety.”

The video of the incident, which Allsopp-Clarke says “clearly showed that Miley had no consideration for the cyclists on that day”, has been shared online by Northamptonshire Police, prompting a – somewhat inevitable – mixed response.

While many viewers agreed with the fine, some motorists have defended the driver, with one Twitter user writing: “I think he could have slowed a little bit more but I wouldn’t have blamed him for her falling off! This world has gone mad! That poor driver!” (EH?)

Another wrote: “Can’t see what he did wrong. Looks like she just fell over cos her feet were attached to her pedals. Maybe she just needs to learn how to get off her bike!”

However, one user’s response to the incident was ever so slightly blunter:

“Cyclist at fault, hit her next time”
Well, at least she left a kiss at the end.

That particular tweet has – understandably – been heavily criticised on Twitter:

https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-live-blog-4-april-2022-291637