Jeremy Vine is stopping his cycling videos after intense trolling
The TV and radio presenter, who cycles to work, has been posting clips of dangerous motorists on his London commute for years
Ellie Harrison
Saturday 03 May 2025 15:52 BST
Jeremy Vine has announced he will no longer post footage of his tense
cycling encounters with motorists because the trolling he’s experienced has “just got too bad”.
The BBC Radio 2 presenter, 59, has been sharing videos of his commute to
work in London for years, using his platform to call out dangerous drivers and campaign for better road safety for cyclists.
<https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/jeremy-vine-cycling-videos-bike-driving-roads-b2744334.html>
[Article might be behind a paywall]
On 20/07/2025 03:29 PM, Spike wrote:
Jeremy Vine is stopping his cycling videos after intense trolling
The TV and radio presenter, who cycles to work, has been posting clips of
dangerous motorists on his London commute for years
Ellie Harrison
Saturday 03 May 2025 15:52 BST
Jeremy Vine has announced he will no longer post footage of his tense
cycling encounters with motorists because the trolling he’s experienced has
“just got too bad”.
The BBC Radio 2 presenter, 59, has been sharing videos of his commute to
work in London for years, using his platform to call out dangerous drivers >> and campaign for better road safety for cyclists.
<https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/jeremy-vine-cycling-videos-bike-driving-roads-b2744334.html>
[Article might be behind a paywall]
Te encounters he experienced were entirely of his own making. He went
out every day looking for trouble and prepared to manufacture it if necessary.
Remember when a van-driver had turned the wrong way at a junction and
was trying to reverse out? Vine rode right up behind and prevented the van-driver's rectification of the situation.
A less intemperate road user (even a few chav-cyclists) would have hung
back and allowed the reversing movement. We all do exactly that in these
odd situations which sometimes arise. But not Jeremy.
JNugent <JNugent73@mail.com> wrote:
On 20/07/2025 03:29 PM, Spike wrote:
Jeremy Vine is stopping his cycling videos after intense trolling
The TV and radio presenter, who cycles to work, has been posting clips of >>> dangerous motorists on his London commute for years
Ellie Harrison
Saturday 03 May 2025 15:52 BST
Jeremy Vine has announced he will no longer post footage of his tense
cycling encounters with motorists because the trolling he’s experienced has
“just got too bad”.
The BBC Radio 2 presenter, 59, has been sharing videos of his commute to >>> work in London for years, using his platform to call out dangerous drivers >>> and campaign for better road safety for cyclists.
<https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/jeremy-vine-cycling-videos-bike-driving-roads-b2744334.html>
[Article might be behind a paywall]
The encounters he experienced were entirely of his own making. He went
out every day looking for trouble and prepared to manufacture it if
necessary.
Remember when a van-driver had turned the wrong way at a junction and
was trying to reverse out? Vine rode right up behind and prevented the
van-driver's rectification of the situation.
A less intemperate road user (even a few chav-cyclists) would have hung
back and allowed the reversing movement. We all do exactly that in these
odd situations which sometimes arise. But not Jeremy.
Quite. I recall one of his videos of a bus turning right, across Vine’s path. ISTR he had about five seconds warning of this, because it’s hard to miss a big red double-decker in London with its winkers on. Anyone with experience would have slowed slightly to give the bus time to finish the manoeuvre but keep most of their momentum, but not Vine. He rode right up
to the side of the bus with his farty horn sounding - what was he expecting the bus driver to do at that point?
On 20/07/2025 04:01 PM, Spike wrote:
JNugent <JNugent73@mail.com> wrote:
On 20/07/2025 03:29 PM, Spike wrote:
Jeremy Vine is stopping his cycling videos after intense trolling
The TV and radio presenter, who cycles to work, has been posting clips of >>>> dangerous motorists on his London commute for years
Ellie Harrison
Saturday 03 May 2025 15:52 BST
Jeremy Vine has announced he will no longer post footage of his tense
cycling encounters with motorists because the trolling he’s experienced has
“just got too bad”.
The BBC Radio 2 presenter, 59, has been sharing videos of his commute to >>>> work in London for years, using his platform to call out dangerous drivers >>>> and campaign for better road safety for cyclists.
"Dangerous drivers", meaning, for most chav-cyclists, "drivers who have
the temerity to exist".
<https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/jeremy-vine-cycling-videos-bike-driving-roads-b2744334.html>
[Article might be behind a paywall]
The encounters he experienced were entirely of his own making. He went
out every day looking for trouble and prepared to manufacture it if
necessary.
Remember when a van-driver had turned the wrong way at a junction and
was trying to reverse out? Vine rode right up behind and prevented the
van-driver's rectification of the situation.
A less intemperate road user (even a few chav-cyclists) would have hung
back and allowed the reversing movement. We all do exactly that in these >>> odd situations which sometimes arise. But not Jeremy.
Quite. I recall one of his videos of a bus turning right, across Vine’s
path. ISTR he had about five seconds warning of this, because it’s hard to >> miss a big red double-decker in London with its winkers on. Anyone with
experience would have slowed slightly to give the bus time to finish the
manoeuvre but keep most of their momentum, but not Vine. He rode right up
to the side of the bus with his farty horn sounding - what was he expecting >> the bus driver to do at that point?
Vanish.
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