Police seek cyclist who assaulted fellow rider who came to his help

WillRod wrote:

I was advised on a first aid course via work not to help in public unless it is someone elderly. They said call an ambulance instead as people are sometimes hostile towards your help, with people being accused of being a paedophile for helping children and assaulted by adults who are drunk or on drugs. Now I know why people often walk on by!

There's always a chance that if they've been assaulted, the assailant might still be in the area and might have a go at you, too.

First rule of first aid/rescue - protect yourself.

psling wrote:

Probably hoping for actual witnesses or people  who know about the incident to come forward rather than internet warriors?

Well, I'd say that their chances are slim based on the road.cc version. Essex is quite a big place, Colchester does increase your chances somewhat to 1;121,000 levels. If we factor in gender and adult population we could probably get it down to a more useful level. But it is odd, we get pics on road.cc of every incident, why not this one? It does seem rather important to carry the photo OR link to the piece.