Watch moment lycra-wearing cyclist brawls with delivery driver after accusing van of ‘cutting him off’ on road
THIS is the wild moment a brawl between a postie and a lycra-clad cyclist after the cyclist claims he was cut off.
Decked in a hi-vis top, the postie squares off with the fed-up cyclist after he punched the side of the van in a road rage incident.
Footage of the brawl, which happened on a suburban street on the Gold Coast, Australia showed the two men going head to head.
In the video, the postie can be heard approaching the fired up cyclist saying “I don’t want to fight”.
He then jumps into his van before the cyclist starts slamming the door on the driver.
The postie is then seen jumping out of the vehicle and throwing a scanner at the cyclist while taking a couple of swings at him.
The two men squared off, with the cyclist landing a punch on the delivery driver who quickly grabbed the scanner and retreated to the van.
Codey Lamos who captured the fight told the Daily Mail that he believed a punch to the postie’s side-mirror sparked the violence – but it was the postal worker who had started it.
He said: “I heard old mate [the cyclist] saying he had been cut off and something had been thrown at his face.
“Then [the cyclist] followed the postman into complex and that’s what I captured.”
The wild brawl has split viewers down the middle on the Nine News Facebook page which posted the video, with some saying the cyclist in the wrong.
One person said: “So over self entitled cyclists. They are a hazard on the roads. If they want to take on the cars, gonna come off second best. Stick with bicycle tracks etc. Stay off the roads.”
Another added: “Poor guy tried to get away, the cyclist should be charged.”
A third commented: “Poor postie. Just trying to do his job!”
A few people came to the cyclist’s defence, with one person commenting: “ll put $100 on it the van driver initially cut off the cyclist.
“Cyclist has had enough of this happening and snapped instead of letting it go.”
Another person said: “The driver’s more than likely nearly taken him out.”
In a statement, Australia Post said the organisation was aware of an incident involving a subcontractor and police had been notified.
They said:”As the footage only shows part of the incident, Australia Post will conduct a full investigation into the matter.
“However, the behaviour shown in the video is not what Australia Post expects of its people.”
Queensland Police said they were unaware of the incident.