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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Daily Mail
Bike vigilante Cycling Mikey returns to scene where he pushed his bike in front of a car to perform same stunt AGAIN
Controversial vigilante cyclist Cycling Mikey returned to the scene where he pushed his bike in front of a car to perform the same stunt again. The biker, whose real name is Michael Van Erp, this week uploaded a five-minute clip showing him wheeling his bicycle into a car as the driver tried to pass roadworks on Paddenswick Road in Hammersmith. As his bike lay smashed into several pieces on the road, Cycling Mikey continued to block cars with his body to prevent another driver passing through. Today, he returned to the same spot again to stop drivers getting past, blocking the road and wagging his finger at anyone who disobeyed him. As one grey car travelled down the road, Cycling Mikey drove in front of it to act as a barrier, forcing the driver to turn around as he told them off with a hand gesture. At one point, a Tesco delivery lorry spotted the vigilante cyclist and decided to turn back, receiving a thumbs up from a pleased Cycling Mikey as a result. The lorry driver then shouted back 'are you Cycling Mikey?' to which the cyclist replied, 'I am, you're all good mate, you're all good'. At the end of the clip, he wrote: 'These drivers were all a lot more reasonable than the crazy Fiat driver you all saw Sunday and yesterday. 'They're still in the wrong and should not be driving like this. The good thing is that there were quite a few drivers who did not even try to run the No Entry. Well done and a high five to those!' Mr Van Erp, 52, rides through London with his GoPro as he attempts to catch drivers on their phones - before confronting them on video and taking their number plate. The road safety warrior claims to have caught more than 2,000 offenders since first strapping on his 'helmet-cam' back in 2006 - with his motoring victims including Frank Lampard and Chris Eubank. But the cyclist - who works as a carer and roller-skating instructor - was last year caught out by his own cameras as he pedalled over a London crossing despite the lights being red. After the incident which saw his bike crushed, the activist picked up the damaged parts scattered along the road in west London. Mike Van Erp, 50, better known by his YouTube name, Cycling Mikey, rides around London with a GoPro to catch drivers using their phones - often in traffic jams or by red lights - before confronting them on video and noting down their number plate Mr van Erp told The Telegraph: 'I did not throw the bike at his car. 'I did not go out with the intention of a collision. 'I just wanted to block him, but his unexpectedly savage acceleration and my slightly late reaction meant we ended up on a collision course.' The cyclist vigilante regularly records and reports incidents, as well as keeping track of their eventual conclusion. Mr Van Erp routinely catches motorists committing road offences, including using their mobile phones behind the wheel - and even once caught a driver inhaling nitrous oxide.
Telegraph
4 days ago
- Telegraph
Vigilante cyclist pushes bicycle into Fiat 500
A vigilante cyclist who reports motorists to the police has filmed himself pushing his bicycle into a Fiat 500. Michael van Erp, known by his online name Cycling Mikey, was trying to stop the driver travelling through a section of roadworks on Peddenswick Road in Hammersmith, which was marked 'no entry'. In the clip Mr Van Erp waited until the black car accelerated towards him before pushing his bicycle, which was laden with a backpack and other objects, directly into the vehicle. It then smashed his basket and sent his belongings flying. It is the latest video from Mr Van Erp, who frequently posts videos on YouTube, TikTok and X, formerly Twitter, confronting drivers for using their phones at the wheel. In the clip, the 53-year-old can be seen monitoring whether drivers are adhering to the two no entry signs on the other side of the road. When a Fiat 500 driver ignores the sign, Mr Van Erp pulls in front of him and says: 'What is that sign back there? You have to go back now, very naughty.' The Fiat reverses and can be seen waiting for a number of oncoming cars to come through. The driver then attempts to get through again, prompting Mr Van Erp to move his bike forward to try and block the car. However, the Fiat shows no sign of slowing and instead accelerates, smashing into the bike and sending his belongings sprawling, before driving away. When another car tries to follow the Fiat, he says: 'No f--- off go back, what the f--- do you think you're doing? Go back.' Mr Van Erp is then forced to pick up the contents of his bag from the road, which were strewn all over the ground. The do-it-yourself cycling crime-stopper keeps a record of the number of incidents he has reported and the eventual action they lead to. Mr Van Erp routinely catches on camera drivers using their mobile phones, pulling out in front of him, cutting up or close-passing cyclists and once inhaling nitrous oxide at a red light. He submits the footage to the Met Police and, after police action has been taken, he uploads it to his YouTube channel, CyclingMikey. His latest stats on his social media profiles claim he has reported 2,280 drivers since 2019, leading to 2,649 penalty points being dished out, £165,700 in fines and even 35 drivers getting disqualified. He has reported the likes of Guy Ritchie, the film director, and Chris Eubank, the former boxer. However, in April last year, Mr Van Erp himself fell victim to disobeying the rules of the road. A clip he posted backfired, after his helmet GoPro camera caught him running a red traffic light in Belgravia, central London. He now has nearly 120,000 YouTube subscribers and his videos rack up thousands of views as they show angry confrontations between him and motorists, who often react to being filmed with torrents of expletives. He is a friend of Jeremy Vine, the TV presenter who used to post similar footage before he gave up in April this year because of the abuse he received. The Metropolitan Police and Mr Van Erp have been approached for comment.
