Watch moment ‘vigilante cyclist’ catches doctor using her phone behind the wheel… but she claims she did nothing wrong
THIS is the moment a vigilante cyclist catches a doctor using her phone while driving – but she claims she did nothing wrong.
YouTuber, Cycling Mikey, regularly tracks down drivers in breach of the law to report them to the authorities.
In a recent clip he can be seen cruising along the road before he appears to catch a woman red-handed using her phone behind the wheel.
She winds the window down as Mikey explains what she’s done wrong.
The woman then says how she’s a doctor and explains it’s a very “difficult job”.
She adds that she’s had three hours of sleep and has a very long commute in to work.
Mikey then appears to consider letting the woman off the hook before he asks her if she already has points.
But then when she admits she does he replies: “I’m starting to think you’re someone not learning from the points system.”
The doctor then asks Mikey if he would cut her some slack and he responds, “I’ll have a think about it” and sends her on her way.
But he didn’t appear to have taken her side, captioning the post: “I don’t like being called sir either – I didn’t earn your respect and I don’t want it through fear.
“Being a doctor makes no difference and is utterly irrelevant to your driving on the phone. I’m also not sure you should be driving on three hours of sleep.”
In June the proactive cyclist once again took matters into his own hands stopping traffic that was trying to turn through a bust junction.
He divided viewers when he posted a clip of the altercation on YouTube.
Mikey spends his days monitoring the streets of London and recording interactions on his helmet cam.
He has previously caught out stars like Guy Ritchie and Chris Eubank, earning the former a driving ban and the latter a fine.
But Mikey is particularly keen on the busy West Carriage Drive near Hyde Park, where long tailbacks often prompt motorists looking to turn right to drive up the inside and cross onto the other side of the road.
In his latest video, the bike-riding enforcer recorded himself on a pedestrian island at the turning waiting for the chance to strike.
After a few minutes, a black VW attempted to skirt around the traffic using the cheeky trick.
But Mikey stepped out to block their path, holding up his patented red card and ordering them to turn around.
Using a phone when driving
The law is clear on when you can use a hand-held device behind the wheel. It is only legal if you are safely parked.
You can use hands-free mobile devices while driving your car as long as you do not hold them at any time during usage.
It is perfectly acceptable for passengers to use their mobile phone in the car, as long as they do not pass it to the driver or require the driver to touch the phone at any point.
Penalties for being on your phone while driving:
If caught a driver is caught on their mobile while behind the wheel of a vehicle they will receive a fine of £200 and 6 penalty points.
He didn’t even have to say anything, simply pointing to the other lane to shame the driver.
Unfortunately, two other vehicles had pulled in behind him, so all three had to rejoin the correct lane, all while obstructing the oncoming traffic.
While Mikey’s methods are not advisable, it turns out that he was actually very much in the right in this case.
And his approach seemed to work, as the bashful motorist threw up his hands in apology and began to reverse.
The road in question does not provide a specialist turning lane, only offering a single lane on each side.
The driver attempting to bypass the queue by going around the pedestrian island was illegally pulling onto the other side of the road.
And, given that traffic coming the opposite way turn onto the route via a blind bend, it was also extremely dangerous.