As someone who loves driving, even long distances, and who thinks London has gone bonkers with belittling motorists, I fully support the way Mikey names and shames entitled traffic rule breakers, specially those jumping queue at Gandalf's Corner.
Yep. He doesn’t target any particular motorist - just finds anyone being careless and flaunting the rules. He’s actually very pro everyone sharing the roads and no reasonable person can complain against that.
Nick Freeman keeps alluding to Mickey having lost a case because he was cycling dangerously. At the time of the incident that led to the court case, Mickey was a pedestrian.
The most dangerous type of cycling you can do is doing so without a bike. Imagine if there weren't any rules and people could just drive around without their cars. Thankfully there is a process in place. This channel, given the apparent generosity of both the presenter and the guest to have already donated their brains, is seemingly a bit righty and the guest's suggestion of the national government to issue tabards and take over local governance is hilarious. Also, I'm sure if these two were to take up cycling, they'd be railing against being made to wear tabards or visible identification. A very 'It should only be illegal if you are caught' type attitude. I'm also deeply enjoying the word "persecution" in the video description but in the actual video they are lamenting the lack of policing, suggesting that were the police to catch these offending drivers organically then it would be justified but again, this pair would most likely complain about the country turning into a police state. However, members of the public reporting things they see that are illegal and have captured whilst in public is somehow persecution. Mental gymnastics of an Olympic standard there. Which is impressive given the presenter and guest's earlier acts of altruism, with the brain donations and such. Chris Morris wrote stuff like this back in the '90s but his performances were intentionally comedic.
So they disagree with a member of the public randomly ( not hunting down celebrities) capturing evidence of drivers breaking the law using a mobile phone whilst driving ( nobody put the phone in there hands ) and then go on to say there needs to be a tightening up of the law. Well what is it you want , what a pair of jerks these two are .
People that complain about Mikey, are most certainly, little boys who want to play with their phone, while driving, dangerous driving and pathetic behaviour.
I don't think that's what this case is about. It's about some rather odd character deliberately walking in front of a moving motor vehicle, going the wrong way or not, and complaining it didn't stop. Well the jury aren't dumb. There was no accident here.
@@TheLowerIntestine Vehicle going wrong way into oncoming vehicle and road users such as pedestrian crossing and not expecting a vehicle to be coming from that direction. Alot of people have been seriously injured in that particular area.
Cycling Mikey wasn’t on his bike during this incident, he was catching yet another driver dangerously driving on the wrong side of the road approaching a junction at speed at a pedestrian crossing. He only stood his ground and demanded that the driver return to the left side and negotiate the crossing island in a safe and legal manner. The driver then tried to push him with his vehicle and the passenger tried to pull Mikey out of the way. The driver technically assaulted Mickey with his car, Mikey was forced to hang on to the car to avoid being pulled under it. There are at least two TH-cam videos showing quite clearly that the driver is dangerous and aggressive. Yes Mikey could be considered an activist but he’s equally intent on educating drivers who flout the laws by driving dangerously at that particular junction and phone use. Do not let your prejudice regarding cyclists cloud this issue, Mikey is passionate about safe road use for all users, his approach to it isn’t always the wisest but his motives are pure.
He has no power of stop. Only a uniformed police officer can stop a moving vehicle. Film it and report it, that's all he has to do. The rest is an ego trip.
@@scottgalby7557 he ended up on the hood because the driver tried to run over him while he was in the crosswalk. Watch the video. All the best regards to you 🙏
I would have expected a lawyer to follow the basic principle of basing opinion on evidence. Clearly too eager to get his face on TV before checking the facts.
I guess he must be running for election to Parliament... A lawyer being a liar, must be trying to champion the cause of the dead horse he keeps trying to flog...!!!
Using your phone, driving the wrong side of keep left signs are just two things that cycling mikey hates. If you know him, you know why he's on a "crusade". I'm sure you'd find a loophole for a celebrity cyclist. So long as they've got money.
Scenario, no vehicles on road, on my bike weaving between lanes riding in closed lanes up and down kurbs on paths at juctions operating my gopro with my hands off the handle bars, how would you decribe my cycling. Crap and dangerous
Apparently, neither Mike Graham nor Nick Freeman could be bothered to watched any of Cycling Mikey's videos and familiarize themselves with the facts before pontificating. Cycling Mikey doesn't "hunt celebrities", nor does he "cycle in a dangerous manner". You sound like fools when you mischaracterize evidence that's readily available to the general public on TH-cam.
It's crazy that drivers use their phones whilst driving they also compound their poor driving by driving on the wrong side of the road (Gandalf's corner anyone?) regardless of people's safety just to jump the cue. When stopped they simply don't care. It's all about self entitlement/importance and sod everyone else.
@@oxstorm644 are you brain dead? Really? You condone their behaviour and also driving on the wrong side of the road? What if you hit a mother and her child crossing the road? What then? You must be trolling. 🤣
Cycling Mikey runs video during his commute to and from work. 1% of drivers exhibit antisocial driving, Mikey chronicles their offenses and their license plate numbers, uploads to TH-cam, reports them to the authorities and volunteers to testify in court. He is not after "celebrities," rarely recognizing them until the court date. They are bad drivers. The real value of Mikey's efforts is chronicling their antisocial driving for their inevitable victims. The intersection where the incident took place is known as "Gandalf's corner" because of the prevalence of people who defy the law and common sense by driving the wrong way into the oncoming lane, so they won't have to wait in traffic as long. Interestingly, the 'celebrity' in this case is Ian McKellen's business associate. Instead of backing up and getting back in traffic, the driver accelerated, trying to hit Mikey out of his way. All of us know that if Mikey (or anyone else) had done that, the findings of the court would have been different. I have been hit by a vehicle in the crosswalk, because they didn't look when they tried to merge with traffic, a very unnerving experience. Your headline is deceptive about the facts of the case and is de facto approval for the (however well heeled) antisocial 1% of drivers. All the best regards to you 🙏
exactly what i wanted to say. he does not go after celebrities. mikey never cycles dangerous. he is not an extremist cyclist. this report is utter rubbish.
Mike Graham and Nick Freeman, may I suggest You both need to watch the relevant video a couple more times to see who is in the wrong here. Lyons -Maris took an illegal shortcut by changing to the other side of the road to get to the corner, and kept moving his car towards cycling Mikey almost like it was an entitlement. When you engage a QC to represent you in Court I suppose you do think he would have a better chance of swaying the Judge or Jury.
@@derekwoods6663 thank you for your reply. Cycling Mikey's video shows the perp driving illegally in the oncoming lane for 3 blocks before he gets to hit Mikey in the middle of the crosswalk. Call it the benefits of affluence, but don't try to blame Mikey. The good is that the perp is a marked man, when he inevitably maims someone, his actions and his efforts to deny his responsibility for them will not be as cheap as manning up to hitting Mikey (after he told Mikey to get out of his way). All the best regards to you 🙏
@Phatphobic @www.youtube/user/ZombiesRightsMovement. my assumption is that's your opinion and that you don't have the evidence to back it up. Have you watched the original post at Mikey's TH-cam channel? The perp drives 3 blocks into oncoming traffic and hits Mikey after telling him to get out of the way. I hope that helps clarify for you, I'm here to help. All the best regards to you 🙏
The driver was going down the wrong side of the street, not sure why you would take sides with the driver instead of CyclingMike who actually makes the streets safer.
He was found guilty of driving on the wrong side of the road, etc, and fined and given three penalty points. He was found NOT guilty of assault and dangerous driving as despite Mikey's claims to the police his videos clearly showed that there was no assault and no dangerous driving. Mikey lied to the police - he was the only one clenching his fist and threatening people and being a danger.
it was causing no problems and posing no danger to anyone until mikey showed up. as for makes streets safer, im not sure provoking a reaction from drivers is doing that in any way shape or form. in fact its making the situation worse, fuelling resentment towards cyclists that was already there
@@John-G Him giving a statement to the police and claiming he was assulated isnt lying. He sent in video proof - it's for the police/CPS to decide if an assault took place. They decicded that it did not meet the conditions for that charge. The END
@@BabyJellyfish He made a false statement to the police. He intentionally claimed something which was false. That is a lie. Mikey lied to the police about being assaulted.
Wait till a child crossing the road or cycles round the corner and is faced with a land rover over the top of her/him then we will hear how terrible it is that someone driving on the wrong side of the road just to jump a queue (bit like Phil &Holly) Let alone hitting Mikey with car on purpose. What bit of that does the judge not get? or the people in this interview.
The perp's high cost attorney made sure that the judge and jury saw the cherry picked version. None of the commenters watched cycling Mikey's video (the perp driving illegally into on coming traffic for 3 blocks, hitting Mikey after telling him to get out of the way). I remind you that Mikey's greatest value is chronicling antisocial driving for use against the perp when they inevitably maim someone. All the best regards to you 🙏
@@sean6663 thank you for your reply. Have you seen cyclingMikey TH-cam video of this incident? The perp drives 3 blocks in the oncoming lane. Mikey is hit while he is in the crosswalk.The perp is in the oncoming lane when he hits Mikey. The perp told Mikey to get out of the way before he hit him. I hope that helps clarify for you, I'm here to help. All the best regards to you 🙏
@@kaasmeester5903 thank you for your reply. This is the only place that is provided to cross Outer Circle/Park square east for blocks. Bringing the inevitable future (young) victims into the discussion negates the safety of all pedestrians? I guess (until it's someone you care about) logic like that has worked for you in the past. Mikey's greatest value is chronicling antisocial driving for their inevitable future victims. Paul Lyon Maris was acquitted, but he is a marked man, everyone knows what a bad driver he is; let's hope that he learned the lesson while he it was relatively inexpensive for him. All the best regards to you 🙏
The incident involving "Cycling Mikey" allegedly throwing himself on the bonnet of a law breaking motorist does not appear to be supported by the 2 videos posted on this channel that both show a vehicle deliberately driving into a pedstrian crossing a road.. Where is the evidence to support the use of the description "Millitant" ???
@@guytait That's not what this is about and you know it. The "accident" was completely contrived. The jury called this right. Or do you suggest all pedestrians just start walking in front of moving vehicles if they think they are breaking the traffic laws?
A bicycle is exactly that, a bicycle. A car is a ton of metal that goes very fast and sometimes driven by morons. I have never ever see any evidence of Cycling Mikey riding his bike in a dangerous manner. Quite a lying disgusting interview in my book..!!
@@georgereed5266 To stop the morons in cars from potentially injuring or killing cyclists or pedestrians....Your view would change if one of these morons killed your son or daughter..!!
At the end of the day - Motorists should NOT be on the phone! Don't label "all cyclists" behaviour against "cycling Mikey". He is performing a public service that the police don't. How many accidents didn't happen because car drivers were reminded they should not be distracted. Roll on Mikey!
Cos he’s a creep, what kind of grown man goes round looking in peoples windows to see what they’re up to. Would you honestly be surprised if he was on the register?
What a load of reactionary tosh. "Militant cyclist"?! This is poor even by tabloid standards - you've also completely failed to report that the man who tried to run over Mikey is a very rich and well connected talent agent. I don't remember you giving a toss when it was any of the poor people who DID get prosecuted, yet now you care SO MUCH but won't even report the name of your knight in a shiny Range Rover, or even give context to the case. Seems mighty suspicious!
Well he's no ordinary cyclist." Militant" probably the wrong word. "Extremist" would be better. He cycles up and down stationary lines of traffic with his GO PRO hoping to catch someone texting. Imagine all cyclists behaved like that. One thing is for sure he's not concentrating on the road ahead if he's constantly monitoring car driver's actions. The roads would be safer without him IMO.
@@TheLowerIntestine His father was killed by a drunk motorist. He isn't militant about cycling, he's militant about road safety - and as far as I know he has never run anyone over with his bike. The roads are better for having people like him holding bad drivers to account.
@@HowDeepIsYourJesus I don't agree he makes the roads safer. Deliberately standing in front of moving vehicles, going the wrong way or not, is pretty idiotic and dangerous. I know his father was killed by a drunk driver. Road safety issue I understand. So why does he do stuff like follow car drivers into near empty private car parks and film them just because they don't have permission to use it. Where's the road safety issue there? That's just being a snitch. He's an odd character in many ways.
@@HowDeepIsYourJesussupposedly, that’s assuming he didn’t maliciously create that story or come up with it due to some from of psychosis that he’s suffering.
oh wow, demonising a guy who catches people driving badly - I'm calling out the channel NIck Freeman, did you see the footage? no he stopped a car driving outside a park, on the wrong side of the road, where the traffic island and the driver used his car to drive him out of the way. I drive and cycle and I can say I am glad guys like Cycling Mikey is doing this. When you get hit by a carless, driver while riding or crossing the road you don't forget it. ~Trooper
If I stop my car on a pedestrian crossing, blocking the way of pedestrians, I could be fined and get 3 points on my license. In one of cyclingmikey's videos he films himself stopping on and blocking a pedestrian crossing, a blind person could walk into him and suffer injuries. When will he get prosecuted? Never, because cyclists are exempt from the rules of the roads.
@@tomjones8715 how many motorists or pedestrians are killed by cyclists every year? On average 0. How many cyclists are killed by drivers every year? Around 100. So who is the danger to whom?
using your phone whilst driving is an offence. If he's saved someone's life by getting someone being fined then thats fine. Whilst I do agree cyclists must be made to have lights and sensible clothing, stop at red lights and cycle responsibly then that would help.
Sloppy sloppy journalism here. I feel I need to point out that he doesn’t (at least from what I’ve seen) cycle dangerously, so I’m not sure where the ‘journalists’ are getting their information from. Now I’m no fan of how CyclingMikey deliberately puts himself into the situations he does, but in no way does that excuse the actions of the driver who attempted to run him over in his car whilst on the wrong side of the road (it was nothing to do with using a phone). I cannot fathom how a jury could have acquitted him.
It is a simple question put by judges and barristers - the 'but for' line. That is, but for Mike deciding to run out in front of the car, would any of this have happened? They acquitted the driver as they saw Mikey as the creator of his own misfortune. You can argue the driver carried on pushing him but you cannot argue against the 'but for' Mikey deciding to run out, all would have been well.
Ive just watched the video and it's obvious why the driver was acquitted. Mikey boy made no attempt to get out the way. The "collision", at 3 mph Id guess, was completely contrived and Mikey was just trying to cause an incident. Shame on those trying to argue otherwise. Thankfully the jury got this right.
@@TheLowerIntestine thank you for your reply. The perp drives for 3 blocks in the oncoming lane. I know that this is acceptable driving for people like you, but the rest of us have to abide by the law. Next time it could be a small child or someone you care about. Mikey's greatest value is chronicling antisocial driving for their inevitable future victims. Hit me in the crosswalk and see what happens. I hope that helps clarify for you, I'm here to help. All the best regards to you 🙏
@@namastezen3300 The driver, or perp, was convicted of a driving offence I understand. The pedestrian's case was thrown out because anyone with a modicum of common sense can see this "accident" for exactly what it was. It's a mystery to me how this case got as far as a jury. I hope he has to pay costs and I hope they are significant. BTW I don't drive or cycle so I've no skin in that game.
@@TheLowerIntestine thank you for your reply. The 'pedestrian' didn't have a case, the perp was facing criminal charges driving 3 blocks in the oncoming lane before hitting Mikey while Mikey was in the crosswalk. The case was not "thrown out," the perp was acquitted. It's hardly an "accident" if the perp is yelling at Mikey to get out of the way before he hits Mikey. If Mikey hadn't ended up on the bonnet, the perp would have run over Mikey while Mikey was on the pavement. Striking pedestrians in the crosswalk is a criminal act; Mikey was the victim, not the plaintiff. Is that what you are suggesting? Force the victim to pay for prosecuting the criminal perp? Are you insensitive, clueless, 11 years old, Rus troll, cult member, whiner or all of the above? Why would you say that you don't have "skin" in the issue when you spend so much effort to excuse the perp's use of a vehicle as a weapon? All the best regards to you 🙏
If I stop my car on a pedestrian crossing, blocking the way of pedestrians, I could be fined and get 3 points on my license. In one of cyclingmikey's videos he films himself stopping on and blocking a pedestrian crossing, a blind person could walk into him and suffer injuries. When will he get prosecuted? Never, because cyclists are exempt from the rules of the roads.
He’s just making people paranoid that he gonna creep up behind them and give them the fright of their life when they see him peering in the window. Menace to society
Thank God for people like the jury, he launched himself at that car for God sake? Why does a prosecute silently? Just film it and send it to the police why does he have to launch himself and interact with the driver? Oh for for the you tube revenue! Why does ignore the hundreds of cycle is going through red lights? What is so different about cyclists, why doesn’t the chase up to the cyclists on demand some ID???
@@areviewer8514 Cyclist aren't driving a 1 ton cage around and so are less likely to kill someone and do not have the same level of protection. I see bad cycling as less of a threat to me than bad driving, that is why cars are regulated more heavily and display plates, red lights and stop signs are car infrastructure, they'd be largely unnecessary if it weren't for cars, it is another way motorists impose upon us and, at least in the case of stop signs, it has been shown that coming to a stop is less safe than giving way. Besides, he has no right to demand ID from anyone!
Cycling Mikey is right and has my full support......try cycling in London and you will see exactly what he is on about. You also make the incorrect assumption that cyclists do not pay tax, nor that they drive cars.
Are you two talking about the same cycling Mikey who's caught law breakers? He's not a dangerous cyclist. He steps out to stop cars who are on the wrong side of a road and potentially saving pedestrians from being hit by these law breaking drivers. Get your facts right!
The guy on the right can't seem to keep his point straight, he childishly calls what Mikey does "Millitant" (There's nothing militant about documenting and reporting criminal behavior, the same kind which killed his father), then goes on to claim how he's doing the job of the British Police, I guess the Police are now "militant" for upholding the law.
The police aren't selective as they would stop cyclists riding inappropriately. Cyclingmikey turns a blind eye to cyclists. Also its somewhat creepy of him to peer into vehicles to see if something is unlawful. Next you will be supporting paedophiles peering into cars with cameras and then allowing them to use the excuse thst they were helping to film occupants breaking traffic laws. Where do you draw the line. He has no right to film others only to realise they're not breaking the law before moving on to peep into the next car. All perverts will soon adopt this method. How can we be sure he deletes the videos of others he's been filming. The pervert
If I stop my car on a pedestrian crossing, blocking the way of pedestrians, I could be fined and get 3 points on my license. In one of cyclingmikey's videos he films himself stopping on and blocking a pedestrian crossing, a blind person could walk into him and suffer injuries. When will he get prosecuted? Never, because cyclists are exempt from the rules of the roads.
As a motorist who hates cyclist who hog the road, I am fully behind CyclingMikey in what he is doing and all those other cyclist catching those dipsticks who use their phones whilst driving. I also support his stance at Gandalf corner stopping all those privileged wallys who think they don't have to obey the law.
If I stop my car on a pedestrian crossing, blocking the way of pedestrians, I could be fined and get 3 points on my license. In one of cyclingmikey's videos he films himself stopping on and blocking a pedestrian crossing, a blind person could walk into him and suffer injuries. When will he get prosecuted? Never, because cyclists are exempt from the rules of the roads.
It makes my skin crawl to think of the kind of slime this Freeman character defends. "Run over a child while you were pissed? No problem, I'll get you a cash payout, the keys to the city, and a public apology from the parents of the child whose skull rudely dented the offside wing of your Range Rover!"
i was really expecting you to say Mikey.. his gross pitted face and his creepy smug smile.. sure does make my skin crawl. Slimey bastard that guy mikey is
Cycling Mikey is a legend and if the truth were known has saved many lives, his country owes him big time, he really should be recognized by the city of London.
@@shanet5604 “oh but when they set off they’ll be more distracted than if they were never on it” yeah like the creep on the bike isn’t a big distraction.
@@georgereed5266 Absolutely !! He’s a chaotic nuisance,has to antagonise every driver and leaves them in a state driving away after he’s sneaked up,perved in their window and scared them,especially women ! Without a doubt there is a mental issue here but it still is only a matter of time before he gets a serious beating…
This is clasic! Ignore the drivers who are breaking the law and focus on the bloke trying to bring them to justice? Do me a favor. 😅 Well done Mikey for putting up with tosh and keep up the good work.👍
They are so inaccurate in their reporting. The driver was not cleared, only not found guilty. If you saw the video it is clear what happened. These two have no integrity.
So basicly they're saying that it's fine for example drive and have your face burried in phone endangering everyone by not paying attention, but we're absolute worst that happened to humankind because we don't have licence plates. It always boils down to that. What a shock.
This is an interesting debate. I can see what CyclingMikey is on about. Texting and driving is dangerous, as is going on the wrong side of the road to dodge queues. In the court case, the driver did drive into Mikey, and it seems unlikely Mikey jumped up onto the bonnet. I agree that cyclists do ride dangerously at times. It is better to start an awareness campaign than somehow identifying or registering cycles. We need to encourage people to cycle safely and politely, and not hinder the activity.
@@matttrevers2552 u need to view the footage taken from behind by the dashcam of an independent witnesses car. This clearly shows him jumping. Mikey deliberately only shows his angles which I admit would initially seem to show the car at fault. But this is misleading once u view the rear angle. U can blame the jury all you want but they're independent, random and objective.
@@smc2069, could you provide a link to that footage? I tried looking and couldn't find it. It's a long-standing problem in jury-trials for incidents involving cyclists that the jury very often is not objective or impartial, since most people consider themselves to be good drivers, even though most people's driving regularly falls short of the standard expected of a good driver. This is a known blind spot in the legal system. There have been numerous articles discussing this, and there is a long list of drivers who've killed cyclists and effectively got off scott-free. Without having seen the other footage you allude to, and knowing the above, I'm not inclined to automatically trust that the jury reached the correct verdict.
@@matttrevers2552 the footage can be found on twitter as its not on utube. Even if most people do overestimate their driving ability I fail to see how that impacts this case. . . It essentially boils down to whether the car drove at Mikey in such a way that he was forced onto its bonnet OR Mikey deliberately jumps onto the bonnet despite having other options. The footage from behind is conclusive and damning imo which is most likely why Mikey hasnt posted it on his own channel, just the angles that seemingly support his story
I've seen SO MANY cyclists hitting cars, then simply cycling off and leaving the Sean, Cyclists NEED to be held to account Try walking across a zebra crossing and see how many cyclists stop !!???
We need more like Mikey,not enough is being done about the Mobile phone drivers it’s time more was done,I love to hear the mobile phone drivers getting caught.
If I stop my car on a pedestrian crossing, blocking the way of pedestrians, I could be fined and get 3 points on my license. In one of cyclingmikey's videos he films himself stopping on and blocking a pedestrian crossing, a blind person could walk into him and suffer injuries. When will he get prosecuted? Never, because cyclists are exempt from the rules of the roads.
@@c666s okay, if wanting everyone to be safe on public roads makes me silly, then I'm happy to be silly. If you think it's okay for Mikey to endanger pedestrians, then that's up to you. If you think it's okay for Mikey to break the rules of the road, that's just sad. People that break the rules of the road are the ones that kill children, you don't seem to care.
@@mrbensir weirdest case of whataboutism I’ve seen in a while lol, Mikey is on foot 90% of the time he stops on pedestrian crossing which means he is a pedestrian . You are defending the dangerous drivers I think you want them to run over children and blind people ! Sausage boy
3:10 It’s not just ‘extremist cyclists’ who wear head-cams: many wear them for their own protection. Interesting that the presenter goes on to say that he’s had a lot of clashes with cyclists. I’ve driven in UK for over 40 years and never had one. Wonder how many points he has on his license?
Stopped watching half way through as it's clear that neither of these two have seen Cycling Mikey who does not hunt celebrities or (in any video I've seen) cycle dangerously. You could argue at best that he is a little over zealous in his want to catch motorists who are acting dangerously but as his father was killed by a dangerous driver you can hardly hold that against him. Trying to catch out dangerous drivers or making a living trying to catch the law out using loopholes - I know who gets my support.
I fully agree with Mikey and his actions, he draws attention to dangerous phone users who will probably kill someone one day and its a life that never will be got back, if you watch his videos you'd see he is actually doing a service, its time motorists were held accountable, he has secured thousands of convictions and many support him
@@georgereed5266 im not sure i follow you, by freaks do you means the Dangerous selfish phone using motorist's or the people who get them prosecuted? Please clarify
@@Roger-hq1yt no I mean the many that support him, they might see one video and think he’s doing a service, but when u realise that he goes out hunting for people to report it’s actually pretty dark.
@@georgereed5266 as a motorcyclist and therefore as vulnerable as cyclists and pedestrians i cant understand your logic, perhaps if you get maimed or a loved one killed by a distracted phone using driver you may change your mind, he isnt peering through people's bedroom windows, he,s catching people engaged in an incredibly dangerous act while they should be watching the road, if they fail to see him peering through their window as many do then a cyclist or pedestrian crossing the road has no chance, its better they learn to put thrir fones down than learn to live with someone's death they caused.
@@Roger-hq1yt If I stop my car on a pedestrian crossing, blocking the way of pedestrians, I could be fined and get 3 points on my license. In one of cyclingmikey's videos he films himself stopping on and blocking a pedestrian crossing, a blind person could walk into him and suffer injuries. When will he get prosecuted? Never, because cyclists are exempt from the rules of the roads.
@@georgereed5266 So Cycling Mikey pops the phone into the innocent motorist's hands, cycles away, then starts filming and acts like it's the fist time he's seen them break the law..? Very clever. If you can show evidence of this I'm sure you could do a lot of damage to CyclingMikey's reputation, you might even get on this guy's show on the telly!!! Please do post the videos of him doing this at your next convenient time.
@@LeDoucheBouche he’ll go to a high traffic area, where the cars have come to a standstill and just go up and down the street looking in everyone’s windows for people to snitch on. Scumbag P.S it would be convenient if people like you stopped doing this ridiculous strawman b.s, I never once said he was doing that. You just made that scenario up yourself then your trying to get me to defend it like it was my point
@@georgereed5266 Being in control of a vehicle whilst using a phone is legal now? You are in no way entitled to the expectation of privacy in your vehicle on a public road. He doesn't trespass, he doesn't enter people's vehicles all he does is see what he could see if both of his feet were on the ground in a public place and he is of a mindset to report these things. Don't do wrong and no one will have cause to report you. I abide by the rules of the road to the best of my abilities, I don't see why anyone else should get an exception to rules that are punishable. Everyone makes mistakes but these people are consciously picking up their phones whilst in control of a vehicle. There are rules against that. Whether you understand that or not is not my concern. All you need to know is that under current legislation it's wrong and reporting it is not wrong. Bear in mind these all of the events have video evidence, they are not stories. It's interesting you call fallacy when you are poisoning the well whilst denying the actual footage of wrongdoing. I hope you pay more attention to things going on around you when you are out and about than you do to your absolute mess of an emotional argument you are willing to put forth to strangers in a comment section of a TH-cam video. Stay safe, for everyone else's sake because you may at some point encounter a motorist who is not so concerned about your safety because they are too busy looking at their insta.
@@LeDoucheBouche when did I say that using a phone while in control of a vehicle is legal? There you go with the strawman again. The fact is your just being pedantic because 90% of the so called “phone drivers” in mikeys videos aren’t even driving, they’re stationary. Your a pedant and if it’s not this, you’ll just find another arbitrary rule that people break all the time and kick up a fuss over that P.S just because something is ‘under current legislation’ doesn’t make it right or wrong, that’s just plain stupid
If the drivers involved didn't break the law then they wouldn't get convicted of anything. Cycling Mikey is catching these dangerous criminals and getting some of them off the road, which is only a good thing if you have any friends family or loved ones that you care about out there using the roads. Ive watched loads of his videos. He never cycles dangerously, he's never hostile or aggressive.
The "standing still in traffic on your phone" I can understand, but jumping the queue by driving into oncoming traffic without a siren or strobe lights is dangerous and council has condoned this drivers actions by dropping the ball. This is a mentality that says "I can do what I want, as long as I don't get caught by a law enforcement officer in particular"
Cycling Mikey is doing a great job, in particular catching people on their mobiles. Presumably you and Mr Freeman condone this Perhaps Mike you should be on plank of the week
@@georgereed5266 If I stop my car on a pedestrian crossing, blocking the way of pedestrians, I could be fined and get 3 points on my license. In one of cyclingmikey's videos he films himself stopping on and blocking a pedestrian crossing, a blind person could walk into him and suffer injuries. When will he get prosecuted? Never, because cyclists are exempt from the rules of the roads.
I am bemused as to why people praise someone who spends his day hiding behind a hedge and then jumping out on unsuspecting motorists committing arguably minor traffic offences - he then is amazed when these motorists get irate as most people would when being challenged by a member of the public - no doubt he was a stellar prefect at his school, grassing up anyone he could to the teachers
That wasn't what the case was about. The driver had been charged for that, and he was fined and given three penalty points, but that was a different case. THIS case was for assault and dangerous driving, which Mikey lied about to the police, as his own video showed.
Actually Mikey has said the laws that apply to motorists should apply to cyclists. He wasn't cycling when he 'jumped on cars bonnet' he was stood in the road trying to stop a motorist who had made an illegal maneuverer from proceeding. I am a keen cyclist, and I believe the motoring laws should apply to cyclists, and I act as they do. There is no requirement to use a cycle lane. Mr Freeman wants to hold cyclists to account, fair enough, but why does he spend his time earning a lot of money trying to get his rich clients of the hook when they break the law, so Mr Freeman, if cyclists become registered, will you, if paid, defend them?
If I stop my car on a pedestrian crossing, blocking the way of pedestrians, I could be fined and get 3 points on my license. In one of cyclingmikey's videos he films himself stopping on and blocking a pedestrian crossing, a blind person could walk into him and suffer injuries. When will he get prosecuted? Never, because cyclists are exempt from the rules of the roads.
Using a mobile phone whilst driving a motor vehicle then being reported for an illegal and potentially dangerous act is not being caught out, it's against the law! Why do the authorities fine and endorse licences with 6 points? It is not for fun it is to deter a dangerous action.
Thank God for people like Cycling Mickey, otherwise Talk TV might actually have to go out and report something of worth. Talk about spinning something.
What's militant about showing people breaking the law? A recent short on TH-cam shows this "militant cyclist" aiding in the capture of a person fleeing from police. I wonder if the two "gents" in this video would do the same? I doubt it!
Cycling Mikey was not on a bicycle but on foot. He did not jump on the bonnet, he lifted his feet to avoid being crushed by the driver - who, let's not forget, was driving THE WRONG WAY. Check out the video here: th-cam.com/video/0T5dGtBDW7s/w-d-xo.html How about apologising for all your lies? What was this driver "not having"? He "wasn't having it" that a member of the public dared film him and call him out for driving on the wrong side of the road???? Also, you accuse CyclingMikey of dangerous cycling - any proof of that, or is it just baseless slander? You talk about laws for cyclists - why the whataboutery? How is having tougher laws for cyclists relevant in a case in which a driver drove the wrong way and assaulted a pedestrian? Could you please explain?
These guys don't seem to be talking about what actually happens with Mikey, he's not on his bike when he stops people driving the wrong down a road. He wasn't on a bike when the driver drove into him and kept going for a long way.
If I stop my car on a pedestrian crossing, blocking the way of pedestrians, I could be fined and get 3 points on my license. In one of cyclingmikey's videos he films himself stopping on and blocking a pedestrian crossing, a blind person could walk into him and suffer injuries. When will he get prosecuted? Never, because cyclists are exempt from the rules of the roads.
As someone who loves driving, even long distances, and who thinks London has gone bonkers with belittling motorists, I fully support the way Mikey names and shames entitled traffic rule breakers, specially those jumping queue at Gandalf's Corner.
Big agree
Yep. He doesn’t target any particular motorist - just finds anyone being careless and flaunting the rules.
He’s actually very pro everyone sharing the roads and no reasonable person can complain against that.
I’m guessing your a nonce
@@georgereed5266 not even a protozoa cares what you guess
@@KazeHorse Gandalf disagrees
Nick Freeman keeps alluding to Mickey having lost a case because he was cycling dangerously. At the time of the incident that led to the court case, Mickey was a pedestrian.
Thank you for pointing that out, Iwas just about to write that!
Don't let something as trivial as the truth get in the way of a good deception.
A lie can run around the world, in the time it takes the truth to get its boots on...!
The most dangerous type of cycling you can do is doing so without a bike. Imagine if there weren't any rules and people could just drive around without their cars. Thankfully there is a process in place. This channel, given the apparent generosity of both the presenter and the guest to have already donated their brains, is seemingly a bit righty and the guest's suggestion of the national government to issue tabards and take over local governance is hilarious.
Also, I'm sure if these two were to take up cycling, they'd be railing against being made to wear tabards or visible identification. A very 'It should only be illegal if you are caught' type attitude.
I'm also deeply enjoying the word "persecution" in the video description but in the actual video they are lamenting the lack of policing, suggesting that were the police to catch these offending drivers organically then it would be justified but again, this pair would most likely complain about the country turning into a police state. However, members of the public reporting things they see that are illegal and have captured whilst in public is somehow persecution. Mental gymnastics of an Olympic standard there. Which is impressive given the presenter and guest's earlier acts of altruism, with the brain donations and such.
Chris Morris wrote stuff like this back in the '90s but his performances were intentionally comedic.
Either way a jury didn't believe him .
So they disagree with a member of the public randomly ( not hunting down celebrities) capturing evidence of drivers breaking the law using a mobile phone whilst driving ( nobody put the phone in there hands ) and then go on to say there needs to be a tightening up of the law. Well what is it you want , what a pair of jerks these two are .
People that complain about Mikey, are most certainly, little boys who want to play with their phone, while driving, dangerous driving and pathetic behaviour.
I don't think that's what this case is about. It's about some rather odd character deliberately walking in front of a moving motor vehicle, going the wrong way or not, and complaining it didn't stop. Well the jury aren't dumb. There was no accident here.
@@TheLowerIntestine Vehicle going wrong way into oncoming vehicle and road users such as pedestrian crossing and not expecting a vehicle to be coming from that direction. Alot of people have been seriously injured in that particular area.
They both need to catch a brick to the face.
@@ghostrider2900 I wasn't aware of a single serious accident at that corner. Could you post links to these serious incidents?
This incident was nothing to do with cycling. Mikey was a pedestrian when he was carried 20m on a bonnet . This whole discussion is bizarre.
Ah! but his bike was on the leaning against the hedge... so still technically a cyclists ;-)
Apparently he junped on the bonnet
@@stevensimmons7462 watch the video and see for yourself - he absolutely didn’t jump on any bonnet.
Distorted beyond belief,, even for Tel-lie- vision standards, typical dis- information to manipulate the Truth.
Why corrupt a good fairytale with the truth... and a few facts...?!
Cycling Mikey wasn’t on his bike during this incident, he was catching yet another driver dangerously driving on the wrong side of the road approaching a junction at speed at a pedestrian crossing. He only stood his ground and demanded that the driver return to the left side and negotiate the crossing island in a safe and legal manner. The driver then tried to push him with his vehicle and the passenger tried to pull Mikey out of the way. The driver technically assaulted Mickey with his car, Mikey was forced to hang on to the car to avoid being pulled under it. There are at least two TH-cam videos showing quite clearly that the driver is dangerous and aggressive. Yes Mikey could be considered an activist but he’s equally intent on educating drivers who flout the laws by driving dangerously at that particular junction and phone use.
Do not let your prejudice regarding cyclists cloud this issue, Mikey is passionate about safe road use for all users, his approach to it isn’t always the wisest but his motives are pure.
He has no power of stop. Only a uniformed police officer can stop a moving vehicle. Film it and report it, that's all he has to do. The rest is an ego trip.
@@scottgalby7557 yes. But that doesn’t mean you can be driven over at will.
He wasn't driven over. He leapt onto the car bonnet. The courts and jury decided that.
@@scottgalby7557 he ended up on the hood because the driver tried to run over him while he was in the crosswalk. Watch the video. All the best regards to you 🙏
@@namastezen3300 if you watch the video the from the cam car approaching from the other direction you might have a different opinion.
NEVER LET THE FACTS GET IN THE WAY OF A GOOD SLANDERING.
It's an amazing slandering. "ITs A sHaMe ThErE aRn'T mOrE pOlIcE oN tHe StReEts" lmaolmao to catch those militant cyclists 👍👍👍👍
🤣 Fat man is jealous because he cant even get on a bike, never mind ride one
@@ewanrollo5527 That's no way to speak about the uncle of George Santos.
Dam i didnt know. Hes a beacon of truth and integrity. I take it all back @@ccrider3435
Aww dumb and dumber is one of my favourite films, good to see it's been made into a TV series.
all the likes but no one actually laughed
Never let the truth stand in the way of a good story eh Nick Freeman
tf are you talking about?
keep catching these bad drivers Mikey your doing a great job
I would have expected a lawyer to follow the basic principle of basing opinion on evidence. Clearly too eager to get his face on TV before checking the facts.
I guess he must be running for election to Parliament... A lawyer being a liar, must be trying to champion the cause of the dead horse he keeps trying to flog...!!!
Using your phone, driving the wrong side of keep left signs are just two things that cycling mikey hates. If you know him, you know why he's on a "crusade". I'm sure you'd find a loophole for a celebrity cyclist. So long as they've got money.
Nobody likes a grass.
@@irish6779 nobody likes to be smacked by a car by a prick of a driver. Are you the "prick" of a driver?
@@bobbelsekwol no,but I wish I was.
@@irish6779 yeah. I've seen the evidence!
@Flat Eric wouldn't of thought so.
I've been in South East Asia for the last 20 years.
Where I'm free to do as I like.
Can you demonstrate Mikey's "dangerous cycling" that you allege? Or are you simply slandering him?
Scenario, no vehicles on road, on my bike weaving between lanes riding in closed lanes up and down kurbs on paths at juctions operating my gopro with my hands off the handle bars, how would you decribe my cycling. Crap and dangerous
@@Cannonstroke, why would you cycle like that?
@@matttrevers2552 exactly
@@Cannonstroke But Mickey wasn't on his bike at the time.....
People in cars on phones weren't moving wheres the danger
Apparently, neither Mike Graham nor Nick Freeman could be bothered to watched any of Cycling Mikey's videos and familiarize themselves with the facts before pontificating. Cycling Mikey doesn't "hunt celebrities", nor does he "cycle in a dangerous manner". You sound like fools when you mischaracterize evidence that's readily available to the general public on TH-cam.
He needs to get a life... get a job... and f...k off home!!
Yes indeed
Well said. Mikey is doing the public a great service 👍
Mickey the lowlife scumbag grass.
Yes no Micky and everyone gets away with it 👍🏿👻
It's crazy that drivers use their phones whilst driving they also compound their poor driving by driving on the wrong side of the road (Gandalf's corner anyone?) regardless of people's safety just to jump the cue. When stopped they simply don't care. It's all about self entitlement/importance and sod everyone else.
well yeah, why would they? it was causing no problems until this guy stood in front of a moving car. Its almost an insurance scam what he did
@@oxstorm644 are you brain dead? Really? You condone their behaviour and also driving on the wrong side of the road? What if you hit a mother and her child crossing the road? What then? You must be trolling. 🤣
Cycling Mikey runs video during his commute to and from work. 1% of drivers exhibit antisocial driving, Mikey chronicles their offenses and their license plate numbers, uploads to TH-cam, reports them to the authorities and volunteers to testify in court. He is not after "celebrities," rarely recognizing them until the court date. They are bad drivers. The real value of Mikey's efforts is chronicling their antisocial driving for their inevitable victims. The intersection where the incident took place is known as "Gandalf's corner" because of the prevalence of people who defy the law and common sense by driving the wrong way into the oncoming lane, so they won't have to wait in traffic as long. Interestingly, the 'celebrity' in this case is Ian McKellen's business associate. Instead of backing up and getting back in traffic, the driver accelerated, trying to hit Mikey out of his way. All of us know that if Mikey (or anyone else) had done that, the findings of the court would have been different. I have been hit by a vehicle in the crosswalk, because they didn't look when they tried to merge with traffic, a very unnerving experience. Your headline is deceptive about the facts of the case and is de facto approval for the (however well heeled) antisocial 1% of drivers. All the best regards to you 🙏
exactly what i wanted to say. he does not go after celebrities. mikey never cycles dangerous. he is not an extremist cyclist. this report is utter rubbish.
@@garyinspain thank you for your reply. It's yellow journalism. All the best regards to you 🙏
Mike Graham and Nick Freeman, may I suggest You both need to watch the relevant video a couple more times to see who is in the wrong here. Lyons -Maris took an illegal shortcut by changing to the other side of the road to get to the corner, and kept moving his car towards cycling Mikey almost like it was an entitlement. When you engage a QC to represent you in Court I suppose you do think he would have a better chance of swaying the Judge or Jury.
@@derekwoods6663 thank you for your reply. Cycling Mikey's video shows the perp driving illegally in the oncoming lane for 3 blocks before he gets to hit Mikey in the middle of the crosswalk. Call it the benefits of affluence, but don't try to blame Mikey. The good is that the perp is a marked man, when he inevitably maims someone, his actions and his efforts to deny his responsibility for them will not be as cheap as manning up to hitting Mikey (after he told Mikey to get out of his way). All the best regards to you 🙏
@Phatphobic @www.youtube/user/ZombiesRightsMovement. my assumption is that's your opinion and that you don't have the evidence to back it up. Have you watched the original post at Mikey's TH-cam channel? The perp drives 3 blocks into oncoming traffic and hits Mikey after telling him to get out of the way. I hope that helps clarify for you, I'm here to help. All the best regards to you 🙏
The driver was going down the wrong side of the street, not sure why you would take sides with the driver instead of CyclingMike who actually makes the streets safer.
He was found guilty of driving on the wrong side of the road, etc, and fined and given three penalty points.
He was found NOT guilty of assault and dangerous driving as despite Mikey's claims to the police his videos clearly showed that there was no assault and no dangerous driving.
Mikey lied to the police - he was the only one clenching his fist and threatening people and being a danger.
it was causing no problems and posing no danger to anyone until mikey showed up. as for makes streets safer, im not sure provoking a reaction from drivers is doing that in any way shape or form. in fact its making the situation worse, fuelling resentment towards cyclists that was already there
@@John-G Him giving a statement to the police and claiming he was assulated isnt lying. He sent in video proof - it's for the police/CPS to decide if an assault took place. They decicded that it did not meet the conditions for that charge. The END
@@BabyJellyfish He made a false statement to the police. He intentionally claimed something which was false. That is a lie. Mikey lied to the police about being assaulted.
Cycling Mikey is keeping EVERYONE safer. The disgusting actions of motorists and bikers are exposed by his videos. Condemning him is wrong.
Except he breaks the law all the time with his videos. He commits numerous traffic offences like blocking oncoming traffic.
@@danielhornby5581 bollocks
@@ATIWatchReviews Not bollocks
@@danielhornby5581 show me a video where he breaks any law, show one... I dare you.
All cyclists should be insured and pay some sort of RFL they shouldn’t be exempt,they are still using the road!
Wait till a child crossing the road or cycles round the corner and is faced with a land rover over the top of her/him then we will hear how terrible it is that someone driving on the wrong side of the road just to jump a queue (bit like Phil &Holly) Let alone hitting Mikey with car on purpose. What bit of that does the judge not get? or the people in this interview.
The perp's high cost attorney made sure that the judge and jury saw the cherry picked version. None of the commenters watched cycling Mikey's video (the perp driving illegally into on coming traffic for 3 blocks, hitting Mikey after telling him to get out of the way). I remind you that Mikey's greatest value is chronicling antisocial driving for use against the perp when they inevitably maim someone. All the best regards to you 🙏
How could that happen if you are stationary in the queue with the engine off?
@@sean6663 thank you for your reply. Have you seen cyclingMikey TH-cam video of this incident? The perp drives 3 blocks in the oncoming lane. Mikey is hit while he is in the crosswalk.The perp is in the oncoming lane when he hits Mikey. The perp told Mikey to get out of the way before he hit him. I hope that helps clarify for you, I'm here to help. All the best regards to you 🙏
Sorry, pointlessly brought a child into the discussion, which means you lose the argument automatically.
@@kaasmeester5903 thank you for your reply. This is the only place that is provided to cross Outer Circle/Park square east for blocks. Bringing the inevitable future (young) victims into the discussion negates the safety of all pedestrians? I guess (until it's someone you care about) logic like that has worked for you in the past. Mikey's greatest value is chronicling antisocial driving for their inevitable future victims. Paul Lyon Maris was acquitted, but he is a marked man, everyone knows what a bad driver he is; let's hope that he learned the lesson while he it was relatively inexpensive for him. All the best regards to you 🙏
The incident involving "Cycling Mikey" allegedly throwing himself on the bonnet of a law breaking motorist does not appear to be supported by the 2 videos posted on this channel that both show a vehicle deliberately driving into a pedstrian crossing a road.. Where is the evidence to support the use of the description "Millitant" ???
The courts and jury decided otherwise. 👍
Let's encourage entitled drivers to drive as they wish at the expense of pedestrians lives. Your show really is "WOKE"
@@guytait That's not what this is about and you know it. The "accident" was completely contrived. The jury called this right. Or do you suggest all pedestrians just start walking in front of moving vehicles if they think they are breaking the traffic laws?
Shush
The courts think others wise. Mikey is guilty, and should be prosecuted for false allegations
A bicycle is exactly that, a bicycle. A car is a ton of metal that goes very fast and sometimes driven by morons. I have never ever see any evidence of Cycling Mikey riding his bike in a dangerous manner. Quite a lying disgusting interview in my book..!!
Agreed. This interview has two faecal members of society trying to slander people who they see as a threat.
If cars are full of morons why does he keep stepping in the road
@@georgereed5266 To stop the morons in cars from potentially injuring or killing cyclists or pedestrians....Your view would change if one of these morons killed your son or daughter..!!
@@patmccaffery1543 watch his videos and you’ll see that they’re stuck in traffic not moving.
What else could we expect from the Tel-lie- vision? That lying scumbag had a v.punchable looking face!
At the end of the day - Motorists should NOT be on the phone! Don't label "all cyclists" behaviour against "cycling Mikey". He is performing a public service that the police don't. How many accidents didn't happen because car drivers were reminded they should not be distracted. Roll on Mikey!
None
Buy the justice you can afford, no matter what you've done.
These two should ask themselves, ‘why does Mikey do what he does’?
Cos he’s a creep, what kind of grown man goes round looking in peoples windows to see what they’re up to. Would you honestly be surprised if he was on the register?
His brother was killed by a drink driver.
Because he is a rat
What a load of reactionary tosh. "Militant cyclist"?! This is poor even by tabloid standards - you've also completely failed to report that the man who tried to run over Mikey is a very rich and well connected talent agent. I don't remember you giving a toss when it was any of the poor people who DID get prosecuted, yet now you care SO MUCH but won't even report the name of your knight in a shiny Range Rover, or even give context to the case. Seems mighty suspicious!
Well he's no ordinary cyclist." Militant" probably the wrong word. "Extremist" would be better. He cycles up and down stationary lines of traffic with his GO PRO hoping to catch someone texting. Imagine all cyclists behaved like that. One thing is for sure he's not concentrating on the road ahead if he's constantly monitoring car driver's actions. The roads would be safer without him IMO.
@@TheLowerIntestine His father was killed by a drunk motorist. He isn't militant about cycling, he's militant about road safety - and as far as I know he has never run anyone over with his bike. The roads are better for having people like him holding bad drivers to account.
@@HowDeepIsYourJesus I don't agree he makes the roads safer. Deliberately standing in front of moving vehicles, going the wrong way or not, is pretty idiotic and dangerous. I know his father was killed by a drunk driver. Road safety issue I understand. So why does he do stuff like follow car drivers into near empty private car parks and film them just because they don't have permission to use it. Where's the road safety issue there? That's just being a snitch. He's an odd character in many ways.
@@HowDeepIsYourJesussupposedly, that’s assuming he didn’t maliciously create that story or come up with it due to some from of psychosis that he’s suffering.
@@kieran5191 Grow up bro.
oh wow, demonising a guy who catches people driving badly - I'm calling out the channel NIck Freeman, did you see the footage? no he stopped a car driving outside a park, on the wrong side of the road, where the traffic island and the driver used his car to drive him out of the way. I drive and cycle and I can say I am glad guys like Cycling Mikey is doing this. When you get hit by a carless, driver while riding or crossing the road you don't forget it. ~Trooper
If I stop my car on a pedestrian crossing, blocking the way of pedestrians, I could be fined and get 3 points on my license. In one of cyclingmikey's videos he films himself stopping on and blocking a pedestrian crossing, a blind person could walk into him and suffer injuries. When will he get prosecuted? Never, because cyclists are exempt from the rules of the roads.
London or even the world needs more people like Mikey.
What a sad world you live in,when you want more people to be like that scumbag grass Mickey.
You really are a prat! Cyclists get away with more than enough! Maybe he should chase some of them!
@@tomjones8715 how many motorists or pedestrians are killed by cyclists every year? On average 0. How many cyclists are killed by drivers every year? Around 100. So who is the danger to whom?
@@drifty_grifty erm your numbers are wrong!!!
Cycling mikey is a psychopath bordering on sociopathic actually. He needs locking up in a padded room.
using your phone whilst driving is an offence. If he's saved someone's life by getting someone being fined then thats fine. Whilst I do agree cyclists must be made to have lights and sensible clothing, stop at red lights and cycle responsibly then that would help.
He isn't saving anyone's life while they are waiting in traffic........
He hasnt saved a single soul after all these years of his crusade
until they get the same level of accountability, they'll just keep getting away with it. Good drivers go to jail for these fools
Getting their facts straight has never been an issue for the Media.
Most of these drivers are driving on the wrong side of the road and using there phones- they are potential killers and criminals.
Sloppy sloppy journalism here. I feel I need to point out that he doesn’t (at least from what I’ve seen) cycle dangerously, so I’m not sure where the ‘journalists’ are getting their information from.
Now I’m no fan of how CyclingMikey deliberately puts himself into the situations he does, but in no way does that excuse the actions of the driver who attempted to run him over in his car whilst on the wrong side of the road (it was nothing to do with using a phone). I cannot fathom how a jury could have acquitted him.
It is a simple question put by judges and barristers - the 'but for' line. That is, but for Mike deciding to run out in front of the car, would any of this have happened?
They acquitted the driver as they saw Mikey as the creator of his own misfortune. You can argue the driver carried on pushing him but you cannot argue against the 'but for' Mikey deciding to run out, all would have been well.
Ive just watched the video and it's obvious why the driver was acquitted. Mikey boy made no attempt to get out the way. The "collision", at 3 mph Id guess, was completely contrived and Mikey was just trying to cause an incident. Shame on those trying to argue otherwise. Thankfully the jury got this right.
@@TheLowerIntestine thank you for your reply. The perp drives for 3 blocks in the oncoming lane. I know that this is acceptable driving for people like you, but the rest of us have to abide by the law. Next time it could be a small child or someone you care about. Mikey's greatest value is chronicling antisocial driving for their inevitable future victims. Hit me in the crosswalk and see what happens. I hope that helps clarify for you, I'm here to help. All the best regards to you 🙏
@@namastezen3300 The driver, or perp, was convicted of a driving offence I understand. The pedestrian's case was thrown out because anyone with a modicum of common sense can see this "accident" for exactly what it was. It's a mystery to me how this case got as far as a jury. I hope he has to pay costs and I hope they are significant. BTW I don't drive or cycle so I've no skin in that game.
@@TheLowerIntestine thank you for your reply. The 'pedestrian' didn't have a case, the perp was facing criminal charges driving 3 blocks in the oncoming lane before hitting Mikey while Mikey was in the crosswalk. The case was not "thrown out," the perp was acquitted. It's hardly an "accident" if the perp is yelling at Mikey to get out of the way before he hits Mikey. If Mikey hadn't ended up on the bonnet, the perp would have run over Mikey while Mikey was on the pavement. Striking pedestrians in the crosswalk is a criminal act; Mikey was the victim, not the plaintiff. Is that what you are suggesting? Force the victim to pay for prosecuting the criminal perp? Are you insensitive, clueless, 11 years old, Rus troll, cult member, whiner or all of the above? Why would you say that you don't have "skin" in the issue when you spend so much effort to excuse the perp's use of a vehicle as a weapon? All the best regards to you 🙏
Cycling Mikey a great guy doing a great job.
Catching all the dodgy dangerous drivers breaking the law and help save lives.
If I stop my car on a pedestrian crossing, blocking the way of pedestrians, I could be fined and get 3 points on my license. In one of cyclingmikey's videos he films himself stopping on and blocking a pedestrian crossing, a blind person could walk into him and suffer injuries. When will he get prosecuted? Never, because cyclists are exempt from the rules of the roads.
Cycling Mikey does a good job, keep at it Mikey, you are making car drivers drive more safely. Well done !
He’s just making people paranoid that he gonna creep up behind them and give them the fright of their life when they see him peering in the window. Menace to society
@@georgereed5266
Victim blamer !
I think it’s crazy, that this jury thinks it’s OK for this driver to use his car as a weapon 🤷♂️.
Thank God for people like the jury, he launched himself at that car for God sake? Why does a prosecute silently? Just film it and send it to the police why does he have to launch himself and interact with the driver? Oh for for the you tube revenue! Why does ignore the hundreds of cycle is going through red lights? What is so different about cyclists, why doesn’t the chase up to the cyclists on demand some ID???
@@areviewer8514 Becasue cars kill people. Are you sane?
If mikey did that to my car I would be alarmed and distressed……I would think he is trying to hi jack my car and I would too also try to get away
Well done driver
@@areviewer8514 Cyclist aren't driving a 1 ton cage around and so are less likely to kill someone and do not have the same level of protection. I see bad cycling as less of a threat to me than bad driving, that is why cars are regulated more heavily and display plates, red lights and stop signs are car infrastructure, they'd be largely unnecessary if it weren't for cars, it is another way motorists impose upon us and, at least in the case of stop signs, it has been shown that coming to a stop is less safe than giving way. Besides, he has no right to demand ID from anyone!
Well done lads you clearly don your homework for this story. They are basically wron on every point they make.
If cyclists want those rights they need licences, so many cause accidents also
Disagree with everything said about Mikey being dangerous. He obeys the law.
Ye and ? He’s still dangerous
Prince Andrew obeyed the law doesn’t mean he’s not a noncey bastard.
When he harasses people or when makes racist tik tok videos?
obeying the law doesn't make you a good person
Cycling Mikey is right and has my full support......try cycling in London and you will see exactly what he is on about. You also make the incorrect assumption that cyclists do not pay tax, nor that they drive cars.
Are you two talking about the same cycling Mikey who's caught law breakers? He's not a dangerous cyclist. He steps out to stop cars who are on the wrong side of a road and potentially saving pedestrians from being hit by these law breaking drivers. Get your facts right!
The guy on the right can't seem to keep his point straight, he childishly calls what Mikey does "Millitant" (There's nothing militant about documenting and reporting criminal behavior, the same kind which killed his father), then goes on to claim how he's doing the job of the British Police, I guess the Police are now "militant" for upholding the law.
The police aren't selective as they would stop cyclists riding inappropriately. Cyclingmikey turns a blind eye to cyclists. Also its somewhat creepy of him to peer into vehicles to see if something is unlawful. Next you will be supporting paedophiles peering into cars with cameras and then allowing them to use the excuse thst they were helping to film occupants breaking traffic laws. Where do you draw the line. He has no right to film others only to realise they're not breaking the law before moving on to peep into the next car. All perverts will soon adopt this method.
How can we be sure he deletes the videos of others he's been filming. The pervert
Everyone is a militant facist when you stop a driver from running rampant.
Cycling Mikey is great. People shouldn't break the law if they don't want to be shamed on You Tube. That goes for cyclists too.
If I stop my car on a pedestrian crossing, blocking the way of pedestrians, I could be fined and get 3 points on my license. In one of cyclingmikey's videos he films himself stopping on and blocking a pedestrian crossing, a blind person could walk into him and suffer injuries. When will he get prosecuted? Never, because cyclists are exempt from the rules of the roads.
He is a narcissistic bully
As a motorist who hates cyclist who hog the road, I am fully behind CyclingMikey in what he is doing and all those other cyclist catching those dipsticks who use their phones whilst driving. I also support his stance at Gandalf corner stopping all those privileged wallys who think they don't have to obey the law.
Keep up the good work Mikey. Let's rid the world of these self entitled and selfish motorists.
If I stop my car on a pedestrian crossing, blocking the way of pedestrians, I could be fined and get 3 points on my license. In one of cyclingmikey's videos he films himself stopping on and blocking a pedestrian crossing, a blind person could walk into him and suffer injuries. When will he get prosecuted? Never, because cyclists are exempt from the rules of the roads.
It makes my skin crawl to think of the kind of slime this Freeman character defends. "Run over a child while you were pissed? No problem, I'll get you a cash payout, the keys to the city, and a public apology from the parents of the child whose skull rudely dented the offside wing of your Range Rover!"
Even his own daughter has been critical of him, which says plenty
I know freeman & your instincts are right , he's an absolute scumbag
I bet range rover drivers hate it when children's skulls dent the bodywork poor people are so inconsiderate.
David Beckham,Alex Ferguson,Ronnie O'Sullivan, Colin Montgomery and Paddy McGuinness all kept their licences thanks to the efforts of Nick Freeman.
i was really expecting you to say Mikey.. his gross pitted face and his creepy smug smile.. sure does make my skin crawl. Slimey bastard that guy mikey is
Cycling Mikey is a legend and if the truth were known has saved many lives, his country owes him big time, he really should be recognized by the city of London.
How can one save lives by targeting drivers who are stationary? Doesn’t make sense
@@georgereed5266You’re spot on !
@@shanet5604 “oh but when they set off they’ll be more distracted than if they were never on it” yeah like the creep on the bike isn’t a big distraction.
@@georgereed5266 Absolutely !! He’s a chaotic nuisance,has to antagonise every driver and leaves them in a state driving away after he’s sneaked up,perved in their window and scared them,especially women ! Without a doubt there is a mental issue here but it still is only a matter of time before he gets a serious beating…
No,no he hasn’t…And shouldn’t…
The interviewer should have gone to Spec Savers, it may reduce his incidents with cyclists
This is clasic! Ignore the drivers who are breaking the law and focus on the bloke trying to bring them to justice?
Do me a favor. 😅
Well done Mikey for putting up with tosh and keep up the good work.👍
Yes, motor vehicles kill nearly 3000 people a year and injure tens of thousands more but let's target the victims.
They are so inaccurate in their reporting. The driver was not cleared, only not found guilty. If you saw the video it is clear what happened. These two have no integrity.
Mikey wouldn't be doing this if we had a functional police force!!
Nick Freeman standing up for criminals again.
So basicly they're saying that it's fine for example drive and have your face burried in phone endangering everyone by not paying attention, but we're absolute worst that happened to humankind because we don't have licence plates.
It always boils down to that. What a shock.
This is an interesting debate. I can see what CyclingMikey is on about. Texting and driving is dangerous, as is going on the wrong side of the road to dodge queues. In the court case, the driver did drive into Mikey, and it seems unlikely Mikey jumped up onto the bonnet. I agree that cyclists do ride dangerously at times. It is better to start an awareness campaign than somehow identifying or registering cycles. We need to encourage people to cycle safely and politely, and not hinder the activity.
jury disagreed with you, video footage clearly showed him jumping on the bonnet
@@smc2069, the jury was either blind or biased.
th-cam.com/video/0T5dGtBDW7s/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=CyclingMikey
@@matttrevers2552 u need to view the footage taken from behind by the dashcam of an independent witnesses car.
This clearly shows him jumping.
Mikey deliberately only shows his angles which I admit would initially seem to show the car at fault.
But this is misleading once u view the rear angle.
U can blame the jury all you want but they're independent, random and objective.
@@smc2069, could you provide a link to that footage? I tried looking and couldn't find it.
It's a long-standing problem in jury-trials for incidents involving cyclists that the jury very often is not objective or impartial, since most people consider themselves to be good drivers, even though most people's driving regularly falls short of the standard expected of a good driver. This is a known blind spot in the legal system. There have been numerous articles discussing this, and there is a long list of drivers who've killed cyclists and effectively got off scott-free.
Without having seen the other footage you allude to, and knowing the above, I'm not inclined to automatically trust that the jury reached the correct verdict.
@@matttrevers2552 the footage can be found on twitter as its not on utube.
Even if most people do overestimate their driving ability I fail to see how that impacts this case. . . It essentially boils down to whether the car drove at Mikey in such a way that he was forced onto its bonnet OR Mikey deliberately jumps onto the bonnet despite having other options.
The footage from behind is conclusive and damning imo which is most likely why Mikey hasnt posted it on his own channel, just the angles that seemingly support his story
I've seen SO MANY cyclists hitting cars, then simply cycling off and leaving the Sean,
Cyclists NEED to be held to account
Try walking across a zebra crossing and see how many cyclists stop !!???
We need more like Mikey,not enough is being done about the Mobile phone drivers it’s time more was done,I love to hear the mobile phone drivers getting caught.
If I stop my car on a pedestrian crossing, blocking the way of pedestrians, I could be fined and get 3 points on my license. In one of cyclingmikey's videos he films himself stopping on and blocking a pedestrian crossing, a blind person could walk into him and suffer injuries. When will he get prosecuted? Never, because cyclists are exempt from the rules of the roads.
@@mrbensir you are a silly sausage arent you
@@c666s okay, if wanting everyone to be safe on public roads makes me silly, then I'm happy to be silly. If you think it's okay for Mikey to endanger pedestrians, then that's up to you. If you think it's okay for Mikey to break the rules of the road, that's just sad. People that break the rules of the road are the ones that kill children, you don't seem to care.
@@mrbensir weirdest case of whataboutism I’ve seen in a while lol, Mikey is on foot 90% of the time he stops on pedestrian crossing which means he is a pedestrian . You are defending the dangerous drivers I think you want them to run over children and blind people ! Sausage boy
3:10 It’s not just ‘extremist cyclists’ who wear head-cams: many wear them for their own protection. Interesting that the presenter goes on to say that he’s had a lot of clashes with cyclists. I’ve driven in UK for over 40 years and never had one. Wonder how many points he has on his license?
Did you talk about the Mike court case or did I miss it?
Stopped watching half way through as it's clear that neither of these two have seen Cycling Mikey who does not hunt celebrities or (in any video I've seen) cycle dangerously. You could argue at best that he is a little over zealous in his want to catch motorists who are acting dangerously but as his father was killed by a dangerous driver you can hardly hold that against him.
Trying to catch out dangerous drivers or making a living trying to catch the law out using loopholes - I know who gets my support.
I fully agree with Mikey and his actions, he draws attention to dangerous phone users who will probably kill someone one day and its a life that never will be got back, if you watch his videos you'd see he is actually doing a service, its time motorists were held accountable, he has secured thousands of convictions and many support him
Lot of freaks out there
@@georgereed5266 im not sure i follow you, by freaks do you means the Dangerous selfish phone using motorist's or the people who get them prosecuted? Please clarify
@@Roger-hq1yt no I mean the many that support him, they might see one video and think he’s doing a service, but when u realise that he goes out hunting for people to report it’s actually pretty dark.
@@georgereed5266 as a motorcyclist and therefore as vulnerable as cyclists and pedestrians i cant understand your logic, perhaps if you get maimed or a loved one killed by a distracted phone using driver you may change your mind, he isnt peering through people's bedroom windows, he,s catching people engaged in an incredibly dangerous act while they should be watching the road, if they fail to see him peering through their window as many do then a cyclist or pedestrian crossing the road has no chance, its better they learn to put thrir fones down than learn to live with someone's death they caused.
@@Roger-hq1yt If I stop my car on a pedestrian crossing, blocking the way of pedestrians, I could be fined and get 3 points on my license. In one of cyclingmikey's videos he films himself stopping on and blocking a pedestrian crossing, a blind person could walk into him and suffer injuries. When will he get prosecuted? Never, because cyclists are exempt from the rules of the roads.
Wow, a solicitor sprouting a load of bollocks! No wonder there's a climate emergency, so much hot air from this persons mouth!
You lost me at "capture his prey" lmao. Where did you find this guy?
He literally puts the jaws music on when he sees someone to grass on
@@georgereed5266 So Cycling Mikey pops the phone into the innocent motorist's hands, cycles away, then starts filming and acts like it's the fist time he's seen them break the law..? Very clever. If you can show evidence of this I'm sure you could do a lot of damage to CyclingMikey's reputation, you might even get on this guy's show on the telly!!! Please do post the videos of him doing this at your next convenient time.
@@LeDoucheBouche he’ll go to a high traffic area, where the cars have come to a standstill and just go up and down the street looking in everyone’s windows for people to snitch on. Scumbag
P.S it would be convenient if people like you stopped doing this ridiculous strawman b.s, I never once said he was doing that. You just made that scenario up yourself then your trying to get me to defend it like it was my point
@@georgereed5266 Being in control of a vehicle whilst using a phone is legal now? You are in no way entitled to the expectation of privacy in your vehicle on a public road. He doesn't trespass, he doesn't enter people's vehicles all he does is see what he could see if both of his feet were on the ground in a public place and he is of a mindset to report these things. Don't do wrong and no one will have cause to report you. I abide by the rules of the road to the best of my abilities, I don't see why anyone else should get an exception to rules that are punishable. Everyone makes mistakes but these people are consciously picking up their phones whilst in control of a vehicle. There are rules against that. Whether you understand that or not is not my concern. All you need to know is that under current legislation it's wrong and reporting it is not wrong.
Bear in mind these all of the events have video evidence, they are not stories. It's interesting you call fallacy when you are poisoning the well whilst denying the actual footage of wrongdoing.
I hope you pay more attention to things going on around you when you are out and about than you do to your absolute mess of an emotional argument you are willing to put forth to strangers in a comment section of a TH-cam video. Stay safe, for everyone else's sake because you may at some point encounter a motorist who is not so concerned about your safety because they are too busy looking at their insta.
@@LeDoucheBouche when did I say that using a phone while in control of a vehicle is legal? There you go with the strawman again. The fact is your just being pedantic because 90% of the so called “phone drivers” in mikeys videos aren’t even driving, they’re stationary. Your a pedant and if it’s not this, you’ll just find another arbitrary rule that people break all the time and kick up a fuss over that
P.S just because something is ‘under current legislation’ doesn’t make it right or wrong, that’s just plain stupid
Nick Freeman is talking absolutely crap. The cycles is a honest and knowable mam !!
Mikey is a safe cyclist, a motorist on a phone is not a safe motorist. Carry on Mikey, and get them.
If the drivers involved didn't break the law then they wouldn't get convicted of anything. Cycling Mikey is catching these dangerous criminals and getting some of them off the road, which is only a good thing if you have any friends family or loved ones that you care about out there using the roads.
Ive watched loads of his videos. He never cycles dangerously, he's never hostile or aggressive.
cycling mikey is a good man doing a good job. stop talking nonsense and criticising someone who is doing what they can to keep people safe.
The "standing still in traffic on your phone" I can understand, but jumping the queue by driving into oncoming traffic without a siren or strobe lights is dangerous and council has condoned this drivers actions by dropping the ball. This is a mentality that says "I can do what I want, as long as I don't get caught by a law enforcement officer in particular"
Ye but seriously who cares, he was late
Cycling Mikey is a modern day hero. He gets my full support.
The driver was driving on the wrong side of the road at a cross roads and that's ok??
Mike, I'm sure cycling would help your health issues
Did they have to mention the fact that he is Dutch?
Cycling Mikey is doing a great job, in particular catching people on their mobiles. Presumably you and Mr Freeman condone this Perhaps Mike you should be on plank of the week
*in traffic
@@georgereed5266 If I stop my car on a pedestrian crossing, blocking the way of pedestrians, I could be fined and get 3 points on my license. In one of cyclingmikey's videos he films himself stopping on and blocking a pedestrian crossing, a blind person could walk into him and suffer injuries. When will he get prosecuted? Never, because cyclists are exempt from the rules of the roads.
I am bemused as to why people praise someone who spends his day hiding behind a hedge and then jumping out on unsuspecting motorists committing arguably minor traffic offences - he then is amazed when these motorists get irate as most people would when being challenged by a member of the public - no doubt he was a stellar prefect at his school, grassing up anyone he could to the teachers
100% you don’t wake up one day and say “I’m gonna go and look for people to report to the police, where’s my go pro?”
Yet nota word said about the driver whose on THE WRONG FKING SIDE of the road.
That wasn't what the case was about. The driver had been charged for that, and he was fined and given three penalty points, but that was a different case.
THIS case was for assault and dangerous driving, which Mikey lied about to the police, as his own video showed.
@@John-G Thanks for clarifying
Extremist cyclists, yes these are the true issues of our time.
He'll end up road carpet one day when he slips up on his bike .
He doesn't 'go after' anyone, he films dangerous drivers breaking the law. Top lad!
He literally goes to a high traffic area where the cars hardly move and does laps trying to find people to shop. All while being an absolute prik
@@georgereed5266 how many points did you get? 😂
@@GilesWendes I don’t even drive sunshine, and the fact that’s your only answer tells me your a prik aswell
@@georgereed5266 excellent news!
Actually Mikey has said the laws that apply to motorists should apply to cyclists. He wasn't cycling when he 'jumped on cars bonnet' he was stood in the road trying to stop a motorist who had made an illegal maneuverer from proceeding. I am a keen cyclist, and I believe the motoring laws should apply to cyclists, and I act as they do. There is no requirement to use a cycle lane. Mr Freeman wants to hold cyclists to account, fair enough, but why does he spend his time earning a lot of money trying to get his rich clients of the hook when they break the law, so Mr Freeman, if cyclists become registered, will you, if paid, defend them?
Not a massive fan of Mikey......but this is painful.
"he goes after celebrities"....no, he goes after lawbreakers.
UNFAIR
#1 He wasn't cycling.
#2 He didn't jump on the bonnet until he was about to be run over.
Mikey didn't lose. It was a poorly presented prosecution that lost this one.
LOL. I've seen the video. It was ludicrous. How this case made it to a jury is a disgrace frankly.
Mikey does not cycle dangerously.
If I stop my car on a pedestrian crossing, blocking the way of pedestrians, I could be fined and get 3 points on my license. In one of cyclingmikey's videos he films himself stopping on and blocking a pedestrian crossing, a blind person could walk into him and suffer injuries. When will he get prosecuted? Never, because cyclists are exempt from the rules of the roads.
Using a mobile phone whilst driving a motor vehicle then being reported for an illegal and potentially dangerous act is not being caught out, it's against the law! Why do the authorities fine and endorse licences with 6 points? It is not for fun it is to deter a dangerous action.
Far more cars have dash cams than cyclists have cameras fitted
Thank God for people like Cycling Mickey, otherwise Talk TV might actually have to go out and report something of worth. Talk about spinning something.
Mikey is a folk hero - which becomes all the more evident as one listens to the absolute drivel these two are spouting - well done Mikey, keep it up!
I take it your a cyclist
@@georgereed5266 No, I'm a human being
@@mattysrides me too, I however am not a cyclist
@@georgereed5266 I see
@@mattysrides he’s only a hero if your a snitch yourself. Everyone else wants him to get brain cancer
Lol. Soon as he said 'militant cylists'.....
Cycling Mikey, if you are reading this. You are forever innocent against any claims made by these clowns
@2.02 CyclingMikey is being accused of going around London in a dangerous manner ????
When was running out in front of cars not considered dangerous?
@@eddieingalls534 cars on the wrong side of the road?
@@middleman9183 ever heard of overtaking vehicles? Lol
@@eddieingalls534 mikey thinks he’s immune to any laws
@Homie yeah keep left islands are a waste of space and resource
Wonder how many dangerous drivers freeman has managed to got off on a technicality??????
What's militant about showing people breaking the law? A recent short on TH-cam shows this "militant cyclist" aiding in the capture of a person fleeing from police. I wonder if the two "gents" in this video would do the same? I doubt it!
Nick Freeman your great mate 😊 always fighting for justice !
Cycling Mikey was not on a bicycle but on foot. He did not jump on the bonnet, he lifted his feet to avoid being crushed by the driver - who, let's not forget, was driving THE WRONG WAY.
Check out the video here: th-cam.com/video/0T5dGtBDW7s/w-d-xo.html
How about apologising for all your lies?
What was this driver "not having"? He "wasn't having it" that a member of the public dared film him and call him out for driving on the wrong side of the road????
Also, you accuse CyclingMikey of dangerous cycling - any proof of that, or is it just baseless slander?
You talk about laws for cyclists - why the whataboutery? How is having tougher laws for cyclists relevant in a case in which a driver drove the wrong way and assaulted a pedestrian? Could you please explain?
These guys don't seem to be talking about what actually happens with Mikey, he's not on his bike when he stops people driving the wrong down a road. He wasn't on a bike when the driver drove into him and kept going for a long way.
Totally support Cycling Mikey. He’s not militant. He’s trying to save lives.
Rubbish, you’re all part of a nerd squad
People need to get off their phones while driving......thats it 😊
I hope it doesn’t stop Mikey. So many inaccuracies in this piece. Classic Talkshit.
If I stop my car on a pedestrian crossing, blocking the way of pedestrians, I could be fined and get 3 points on my license. In one of cyclingmikey's videos he films himself stopping on and blocking a pedestrian crossing, a blind person could walk into him and suffer injuries. When will he get prosecuted? Never, because cyclists are exempt from the rules of the roads.
Errr.....IF YOU'RE ON YOUR 'PHONE, YOU SHOULDN'T BE ON YOUR 'PHONE - WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?!
Because he goes into high traffic areas and targets the drivers that are using phone whilst stationary.
I'm not sure which of these two I hate more?!
Mickey should sue Graham
Good on cycling Mikey keep it up don’t let this set you back
Nick Freemason a man not worth spitting on!
The vast majority of fatal accidents involving cyclists are the fault of drivers I'm afraid.