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| Driver caught on camera reversing towards group of Perth cyclists | Driver caught on camera reversing towards group of Perth cyclists |
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| A video of a four-wheel-drive reversing at speed towards a group of cyclists in an apparent case of road rage has prompted outrage on social media. | A video of a four-wheel-drive reversing at speed towards a group of cyclists in an apparent case of road rage has prompted outrage on social media. |
| Perth cyclist Paul Evans posted the on-bike camera footage, shot in Glen Forrest in Western Australia, to his Facebook page on Sunday afternoon. | Perth cyclist Paul Evans posted the on-bike camera footage, shot in Glen Forrest in Western Australia, to his Facebook page on Sunday afternoon. |
| “My #Fly6 captured this road rage incident today in Glen Forrest,” Evans captioned the video. (A Fly6 is a tail-light that doubles as a camera.) | “My #Fly6 captured this road rage incident today in Glen Forrest,” Evans captioned the video. (A Fly6 is a tail-light that doubles as a camera.) |
| The video shows a Land Rover passing the cyclists in the opposite direction, then stopping and starting to reverse at speed. The four-wheel drive crosses the centre line in an apparent attempt to force the rider closest to him off the road. | The video shows a Land Rover passing the cyclists in the opposite direction, then stopping and starting to reverse at speed. The four-wheel drive crosses the centre line in an apparent attempt to force the rider closest to him off the road. |
| Titled “Land Rover Vs. Bike”, it has since been shared more than 1,000 times. | Titled “Land Rover Vs. Bike”, it has since been shared more than 1,000 times. |
| “It was close,” Evans said in comments on Facebook below the video. “We are all OK. Just lucky as it could have been worse.” | “It was close,” Evans said in comments on Facebook below the video. “We are all OK. Just lucky as it could have been worse.” |
| Ross Drabs, the rider at the rear of the group, said the footage “shows up clearly”. | Ross Drabs, the rider at the rear of the group, said the footage “shows up clearly”. |
| “He made a definite attempt to run me down,” he wrote. | “He made a definite attempt to run me down,” he wrote. |
| “You had luck on your side,” Evans replied. | “You had luck on your side,” Evans replied. |
| Both said they had reported the incident to police, but attempts to contact Mundaring police were unsuccessful. | Both said they had reported the incident to police, but attempts to contact Mundaring police were unsuccessful. |
| WA Today reported that Mundaring police had not yet received the reports. | WA Today reported that Mundaring police had not yet received the reports. |