A London cycling campaigner and YouTuber filmed himself pushing his bicycle into a Fiat 500 as he tried to prevent the driver from travelling through a ‘no entry’ road.
Michael van Erp, known as Cycling Mikey, posted a five-minute video showing him attempting to stop a motorist from driving past roadworks on Paddenswick Road in Hammersmith.
In the clip, the 53-year-old, sees the vehicle approaching and cycles into the middle of the road to block its path, saying: “What is that sign back there? You have to go back now. Very naughty.”
The man in the car can be seen arguing back with van Erp, although he cannot be heard on the clip.
As the driver reverses, he waits for traffic to pass before attempting to enter the road again.
This time, van Erp pushes his bicycle — laden with a backpack and other items — into the car, sending the contents spilling across the road as the Fiat 500 continues driving.
Another vehicle, a large blue 4×4 then attempts to follow the Fiat 500, but Cycling Mikey stands in the middle of the road to prevent the driver from passing through.
She says to van Erp: “I haven’t done that (referring to his bike) don’t have a go at me,” to which van Erp responds with “you went through the no entry sign as well.”
He is then forced to pick up the contents of his bag from the road.
Mr van Erp told The Telegraph: “I did not throw the bike at his car.
‘I did not go out with the intention of a collision. I just wanted to block him, but his unexpectedly savage acceleration and my slightly late reaction meant we ended up on a collision course.”
The cycling campaigner, who reports motorists to the police, keeps a record of the number of incidents he has reported and their outcomes.
On his YouTube channel, he posts videos of motorists driving on the wrong side of the road and driving while on their mobile phones.
Cycling Mikey has been called “Britain’s most hated cyclist”.
He previously told The Standard that some of the anger is “terrifying”, but he is okay with it.
“I’ve done a lot of extreme sports growing up in Africa. I have a slightly stubborn and stupid outlook on physical danger,” he said, matter-of-factly, pointing out that the attention means his message is getting across.
Filming via a camera on his cycling helmet, much of his spending on equipment goes toward computer storage for his hours of recorded footage.
Cycling Mikey maintains that he devotes little time to the hobby, catching offenders only during his daily commute.
A Met Police spokesman said: “We are aware of footage circulating on social media which appears to show an incident on Paddenswick Road, Hammersmith on Sunday, Aug 10. No arrests have been made at this stage.
“We urge victims of crime to contact the police by calling 101 or 999 in an emergency.”