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Watch as driver hits ‘undertaking’ cyclist – but who is in the wrong?
THIS is the shocking moment a driver hit an undertaking cyclist as the motorist tried to pull into a petrol station.
Cyclist John, from Co Cork, Ireland, caught the incident on camera, and the footage has divided opinions online.
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The clip begins with John filtering past a number of vehicles.
But when he approaches a petrol station, one car indicates and immediately turns left into john’s path.
Luckily, John managed to break in time - and was not injured despite hitting the car’s wing mirror.
In the video, John is heard exclaiming: “You can’t just put on your indicator and turn off the road like that.
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“You’re supposed to check your mirrors.”
The driver simply replied: “Sorry lad”.
When John uploaded the video to his Twitter page, Righttobikeit, he was met with backlash from motorists.
One person wrote: “Another cyclist who is a menace to himself and others and needs to learn to cycle.”
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A second said: “Cyclist undertakes car at inappropriate speed and complains they soiled their lycra.”
While a third explained: “Normally I'm totally with you but not sure on this one.
“I can't see a cycle lane (is there one?), they indicate (granted all this demonstrates is that a bulb works) and you pass on the left.
“You are very much risking your life doing this, being right is cold comfort in my opinion.”
But John fought back, and explained that he was actually in the right.
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He said: “I’m filtering on left which is legal. All traffic moving forward has priority over traffic leaving the lane.
“The driver should have indicated much earlier and checked his mirror before turning. There’s no bike lane by the way.”