Jeremy Vine reveals his ‘first collision of the year’… and it’s caused by a cyclist! Presenter posts footage of ‘bike going through a red light’ – but still takes the opportunity to slam motorists who ‘would have had a fist fight in same situation’

• BBC presenter Jeremy Vine films himself crashing into another cyclist in London
• He was forced to swerve to avoid a cyclist he says had rode through a red light 

Jeremy Vine has shared footage of his ‘first collision of the year’ while cycling in London. 

The BBC Radio 2 host said the crash was caused by a woman on a bike going through a red light at a crossing, which led to him swerving into a cyclist next to him.

But despite the low-speed bump being caused by another biker, cycle campaigner Mr Vine, 57, still took an opportunity to slam motorists who ‘would have had a fist fight in the same situation’. 

The TV journalist shared a 51-second clip, in which Mr Vine had a polite exchange with the man he bumped into as the ‘law-breaking’ rogue rider cycles off. 

Posting the video on Twitter to his 790,000 followers, he said: ‘My first collision of the year, and it’s caused by a cyclist going through a red light. If this had been three drivers coming together, there would have been a fist-fight, an insurance claim, and a jam at Marble Arch backing up to Victoria.’

Jeremy Vine says the woman was cycling through a red light at a crossing in London, which caused him to crash into another rider next to him as he swerved to avoid her

The footage, which has been viewed about 250,000 times, starts with cycling fanatic Mr Vine waiting at a crossing in London. 

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As the lights turn green the father-of-two – wearing his new yellow helmet bought last month after he was slammed for not wearing hi-vis while riding in the dark – begins cycling across the road before another biker rushes through a red light.

‘Yo, oh my God, sorry,’ says the shocked BBC presenter as he swerves to his right to avoid the woman and crashes into another cyclist next to him.

‘No, that’s her fault,’ replies the man, adding: ‘Are you okay? It’s not your fault, it’s hers.’

‘I know, I know, I’m so sorry though,’ Vine tells the rider during the polite exchange, before adding: ‘Have a good night.’ 

According to the Highway Code, all road users must stop at a red light – including cyclists. 

The maximum fine is £1,000 and six points on your license, but most people receive an on-the-spot Fixed Penalty Notice of £30. 

Since posting his video, people have taken to Twitter to blast the number of rogue cyclists in London flouting highway laws.  

The woman continues to ride off as Mr Vine (in the yellow hat) and another male rider look on

The low-speed bump between Mr Vine and the male rider prompted a polite exchange between the two, who kept asking each other if they were ‘okay’ 

Father-of-two Mr Vine is a well-known cycling advocate and regularly shares clips of his rides through London on his Twitter account 

One Twitter user said:  ‘Cyclists run red lights all the time. I think this is what’s gets people annoyed. You have cyclists using the crossing and on the road breaking the rules. You say it’s minor but what if it was pedestrian being struck? Still a danger posed by running a red light.’

Another agreed, tweeting: ‘Cyclists need to stop running red lights. I see this all the time. A pedestrian getting struck by a cyclist is not going to end well.’

While a third said they fear for their safety riding a bike in the capital – because of other cyclists.

They tweeted: ‘I was a cyclist years ago but now in London, I would consider it too dangerous, because of other cyclists! I am on constant alert for cyclists on pavements too.’

A survey by the Mail on Sunday last summer revealed how rogue cyclists were flagrantly putting pedestrians at risk jumping a red light in front of Buckingham Palace almost every two minutes.

During rush hour alone – between 7am and 8am – 26 cyclists ignored the traffic signal and ploughed on with blatant disregard for people crossing. Another 22 of them did the same thing during the following hour.

The situation even prompted a radical proposal by former Transport Secretary Grant Shapps in August who said cyclists should be forced to get licence plates and even insurance to ride on the roads.

The idea was promptly scrapped a few days later, following a wave of backlash over the summer. 

With Mr Shapps later saying there were ‘no plans’ to introduce such measures. 

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