Jeremy Vine reveals his ‘first collision of the year’ in London

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 on Twitter with his 790,000 followers. In the footage, he had a polite exchange with the man he bumped into as the ‘law-breaking’ rogue rider cycles off. 

He wrote: ‘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.’

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

As the lights turn green, the father of two – wearing a 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 presenter as he swerves to his right to avoid the woman and crashes into the 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,’ Mr Vine tells the rider during the 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 on social media have blasted 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 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 [a] 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 – between 7am and 8am – 26 cyclists ignored the traffic signal and ploughed on with blatant disregard for people crossing. Another 22 did the same during the following hour.

It even prompted a radical proposal by former Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, who said in August that cyclists should have to get licence plates and insurance to ride on the roads. But the idea was scrapped a few days later after a backlash.