Who was in the wrong? Cyclist slams driver for causing car crash
A driver has been slammed by cyclists for “brake checking” and causing a group of bike riders to collide into each other.
The video, from Victoria shows a Toyota Landcruiser ute driving behind six cyclists travelling down a two-lane road.
After overtaking the riders, the motorist appears to stop suddenly and turn into a driveway, causing two cyclists to crash and fall from their bikes.
While one cyclist shouted to warn the others, it didn’t make a difference as they still collided with one another and crashed to the ground.
The riders were riding in pairs.
Some Facebook users took to the comments to shame the driver, one writing: “Dangerous driving by the d*** in the ute.”
“Driver was being malicious! That's what the actions suggest,” another added.
One user wrote the 4WD driver could have been less impatient and “waited five seconds to turn behind the riders instead of overtaking braking and then turning.”
However, while there was a flurry of support for the cyclists, others took aim at the riders.
“Funny how the first two folks on bikes don't come undone but the second pair do? Yes, the driver was impatient, but no-one contacted the vehicle,” one user wrote.
Another added: “Perhaps single file cycling could have been a way of avoiding the impatient car driver. You cyclists bring this type of driving on yourselves.”