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Metropolitan Police.jpgWoman arrested following alleged assault on Jeremy Vine
Police have arrested a 22-year-old woman on suspicion of common assault and a public order offence after BBC broadcaster Jeremy Vine passed them footage of an incident on Kensington last month.
Vine was riding through Kensington on his way home from work when the driver first tailgated him then, when he stopped to ask her to give him space, got out of her car and verbally abused him as well as aiming a kick at the 51-year-old.
> Video: Driver tailgates BBC's Jeremy Vine then kicks out at him
A spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Police Service, quoted in the London Evening Standard, confirmed that an arrest had been made.
She said: “The 22-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of common assault and a public order offence. She has been bailed to return to police on a date in early September.”
Over the weekend, a student from Brixton aged 22 who gave her name as Shayna, told The Sun that she had been driving the car and felt she had been “provoked” by Vine.
Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson, writing in his column in the same newspaper, also waded into the debate, accusing Vine of “selfish” cycling.
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Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
You can prove anything with statistics, even the truth
Is that it for the cyclocross WC coverage, ripping the p*sh out of a 16yo?...
If they also have the abilty to switch from dipped to 'full beam' they'd be interesting to know about....
If Cycling UK aren't helping you already, please start a GoFundMe for lawyer's fees. I would like to see this story get more widespread coverage.
Some great cycling country, but some of the shittest driving I've ever seen. RIP brother.
and for flying mosquitoes in ww2 films
Thanks for your thoughts David. Argos is looking a good bet.
I'm pretty sure this is at least the third time the BBC have had a story on this - not sure why they keep forgetting that they've covered it.
Watching sports seems super boring to me, so not a problem....
Wattbike are notorious for releasing products before the software is ready. Likely long term it will be fine....