Road rageClose pass followed by emergency stop and rammed off road then physical assault. Driver guilty of dangerous driving, assault, leaving scene. Interim ban with full sentencing next month (March2025)
Incident type: Other
As I rounded the corner travelling down the hill, two scooters were travelling in opposite direction hugging close to the retaining wall on my left side. The first rider adjusted and passed to my right, but the second rider appeared to panic, applied hard breaking, causing her to go over her handlebars, lift the rear wheel, which then swung into my riding line.
I jumped on the breaks hard, and that, combined with their scooter hitting the front of my bike, sent me over my handlebars onto the road, thankfully not impacted by vehicles.
The amount of dumbfoundingly dangerous dumbassery that gets constantly submitted to UpRide is as astonishing as it is disturbing. Here is a small selection from those submitted over the month of October. This needs to change, so record your ride and keep posting! Every video means more drivers will start to know there is a good chance they are on camera and think twice before putting a rider’s life in danger.
There was a tree in the ground and i See it to late. Speed 30km/h.
I was a little too confident and kissed the pavement.
Downhill with rain , change the behavior of the bicycle.
Unfortunately our friend witnessed this case. Broken shoulder made him stop for some days.
I was riding in a bike lane, when the passenger of a car leaned out his window and struck me in the side of the head with his hand. The driver passed me closely to enable the assault, so it was definitely intentionally coordinated by the people in the car before it happened. My glasses were knocked off my face, but I did not fall over. I was not injured. I had no interaction or conflict with the vehicle before the incident, so it seemed to be done just for “fun.”
Was looking out at cars, then spotted kids too late too break in time. If you watch slowly, the boy stops, looks at me then takes one more step
Confusion priority rules and poor visibility lead to the (small) crash of this lady.
A scooter running in front of me suddenly slowed down and turned left. I couldn’t stop and crushed into the scooter. Fortunately there was almost no damage to my road bike (as well as to the scooter) and also no injuries suffered.