BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine has been slammed for not stopping at the scene of an accident while out cycling.
Vine films his journeys around the capital on his GoPro while cycling and his clips are aimed to raise awareness for road safety.
However, Vine, 57 has been criticised for not stopping at the scene of an accident.
He shared footage of what appears to be a collision between a cyclist and a 4×4 car on Hammersmith Road, West Kensington, west London.
Vine tweeted the video online with the caption: ‘You never, ever want to see this scene.
Jeremy Vine was criticised for his handling of the incident in which a cyclist was apparently injured
Vine shared his observations on Twitter where he expressed his concern
Jeremy Vine has made a name for himself on Twitter with his cycling content
‘On my way home this afternoon. Sending best wishes to all involved.’
In the 49-second long footage, it appears the cyclist is laid on the floor while a crowd is gathered round tending to them, while the vehicle is empty.
Jeremy suggests the occupants may be the crowd gathered around the cyclist.
His voiceover explains he doesn’t know what happened, but also says ‘This cycle lane has priority, you can’t pull across it without looking’ before cycling off.
However, users have now slammed Jeremy Vine for recording the incident and not stopping to help.
One person said: ‘Personally, I would never cycle past an accident without dismounting to see if there was any possible way I could help.
‘I guess we’re different.’
Vine responded saying: ‘There were a number of people there. I did not want to add to the crowd.’
Vine was forced to defend his actions on Twitter after his followers questioned why he hadn’t helped
Another person said: ‘Bit early to be posting this unless you know the outcome, has the cyclist been seriously injured? Relatives contacted?
‘Disguise the identity of the cyclist yet display the reg no of the car.’
Another agreed, adding: ‘Is that a video of a person lying injured on the ground that you have recorded and are now sharing, presumably without permission from the injured person, in order to generate likes?
‘I appreciate permission isn’t legally required, but would be a basic moral requirement.’
One person remarked ”You never, ever want to see this scene’ But I’ve just uploaded it to social media so you can watch it on repeat.’
Another added? ‘Find your videos on the dangers of cycling in London interesting but I’m not sure tweeting out the aftermath of accidents is appropriate.’
The man, upon recognising Vine, promptly and aggressively calls him a ‘p****’
It remains unclear if the mystery shouter is indeed an employee of Amazon
It wasn’t the only interaction that day with one as in another clip the TV host can be seen avoiding a white van as it pulls out into the road, and then cycling past a man, seen carrying multiple Amazon packages.
After recognising Vine, the delivery man is filmed saying: ‘Vine, you p****’.
Incredulous, the Channel 5 presenter replied: ‘What me? Why?’ But the man simply repeats the insult, calling Vine a ‘p****’ a second time.
MailOnline has reached out to Amazon and Vine for more clarification on the incident, and it is still unclear if the man is an Amazon employee.
Vine, a keen cyclist and campaigner, posted the clip on Twitter, where he often shares footage of his interactions with motorists.
Captioning it, he said: ‘I know Amazon say they give a personal service, but this is bloody ridiculous.’
The star was soon inundated with messages of support and shock from fellow cyclists and his followers.
One said: ‘What is up with people? Why do so many people feel like hurling abuse whenever they feel like it.’
Another said: ‘Big chip on his shoulder about something.’
Another joked: ‘On the positive side, at least he recognised you straight away.’
Others warned Vine not to assume the man was an Amazon driver just because he had a lot of packages.
They said: ‘Not necessarily an Amazon delivery driver. I mean I don’t care either way but objectively speaking it could be a third-party driver or some Herbert with returns.’
Others said Vine, himself a stickler for road safety, had actually been in the right with his conduct.
One said: ‘So he crosses behind the white van assuming it’s safe to do so as the way is blocked, you then swerve around it rather than just hang on a second with a bit of courtesy, then it’s the delivery man’s fault.
‘Even not in that situation his description of you is bang on and factual.’
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