BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James was virtually knocked off his bike after a van reversed in the direction of him throughout a cycle journey with Jeremy Vine in London.
The 38-year-old presenter was pressured to frantically begin smacking the automobile because it slowly backed in the direction of him throughout a visit via central London.
The near-miss was caught on digital camera by biking fanatic Jeremy Vine, who shared the footage on his X account on-line.
Within the clip, James – carrying a blue shirt and helmet – might be seen making an attempt to move behind the van earlier than being pressured to scramble out of the best way because it begins to reverse.
Veteran broadcaster Vine is then heard confronting the motive force, saying: ‘Oh God, for f*** sack. What the hell man, It is the man from Radio 1. You’ll be able to’t again into Greg James.’
BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James was virtually knocked off his bike after a van reversed in the direction of him
James (pictured) was on a cycle journey via London with veteran broadcaster Jeremy Vine
Footage of the dramatic encounter was uploaded and shared by Vine (pictured, proper) on X
The incident occurred simply seconds after the van was filmed operating over a Lime rental bike in a quiet London road.
Discussing James’s brush with the van, Vine mentioned: ‘You probably did nothing improper there however you can be blamed for that.
‘When that occurred to me, somebody backed into me, I used to be advised I used to be hovering close to the again of the van.’
The motive force could possibly be heard saying ‘sorry’ – as James giggled whereas biking away.
The pair later encountered the van driver once more, this time at a set of site visitors lights.
‘He is reasonably panicking,’ Vine says of the motorist – earlier than the 59-year-old presenter goes on to identify one other automobile ‘going the improper manner down the road’ in the direction of them.
‘I by no means get this many incidents,’ Vine mentioned after recognizing the motive force on the improper facet of the street.
The 93-second clip, which has been considered virtually 268,000 instances, sparked a flurry of feedback on-line.
The incident occurred simply seconds after the van was filmed operating over a Lime rental bike in a quiet London road (pictured, circled)
Greg James is seen making an attempt to move behind the van seconds earlier than it begins to reverse
The pair later encountered the van driver at a set of site visitors lights after the motorist mentioned ‘sorry’
‘Jeremy, I’ve come to the conclusion that unhealthy driving follows you about. In all my years biking I’ve by no means had as many close to collisions as you might have on a weekly foundation . It is outrageous,’ wrote Marc Richards.
One other particular person mentioned: ‘It should not be a every day wrestle to remain alive.’ Whereas a 3rd added: ‘Its so absurd that appears like a part of some low funds comedy present.’
Nonetheless, others levelled their criticism at James for ‘stopping within the van’s blind spot’.
‘Oh look, there is a van transferring. Ought to I, 1) wait behind safely, or 2) get of their blind spot for the social media interactions? 2 after all!’ quipped one particular person on X, previously often known as Twitter.
Vine, a eager bike owner, frequently shares movies of his commutes across the capital – and clashes with drivers.
He makes use of his mounted video 360 diploma digital camera on his helmet to file the motion and police London’s streets.
His biking marketing campaign clips current hit the headlines after former footballer Joey Barton agreed to pay him £75,000 in damages after branding the broadcaster a ‘bike nonce’ on social media.
The Radio 2 and Channel 5 presenter sued Barton for libel and harassment over 14 on-line posts, together with ones the place he referred to as Vine a ‘pedo defender’ on X.
