This Volvo Driver Rammed A Cyclist For No Good Reason, And Got Away With It

The driver of this Volvo appears to speed up before slamming into a cyclist and leaving the scene. Because it was a hire vehicle, police said they couldn't determine the identity of the driver

Matt Robinson

03 Feb 2016

This shocking crash happened November last year in Nottingham, and was severe enough to cause internal haemorrhaging and back injuries for the victim. It took him four months to recover from the injuries, but the real sting in the tale came when Nottingham Police were unable to prosecute the driver, as the Volvo XC60 was revealed to be a hire vehicle.

Instead, a man eligible to drive the car at the time - quite possibly the perpetrator - got away with just a £150 fine and six penalty points for “failing to provide driver details.” A woman was also eligible to drive at the time, but the Crown Prosecution Service deemed that there wasn’t enough evidence to determine who was behind the wheel.

Source: BBC

Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.

Comments

I guess it just goes to show that even Volvo drivers can be scumbags.

Maybe he was trying safety features and then safety features failed….

Oh how many times I have wished I could do this. The countless moments I have envisioned the cyclist falling, and their head bouncing on the hard pavement. I don’t though, because doing so is f*cked up, and the cyclist doesn’t deserve it regardless of how much of a nuisance they are.

being Cyclist is good enough reason to ram!

I feel sorry for the guy. But his rant at the end is ridiculous. If anyone needs to learn the rules of the road it’s the bloody cyclists! Red and green, learn the difference!