Question about reckless driving

northstar
northstar Posts: 407
edited November 2009 in Commuting chat
Has anyone here reported intentional reckless driving against them as a "hate crime" on the met police website?

As silly as this sounds I could see them saying I am "wasting police time" by choosing hate crime?

I have two options - to either do this as it doesn't come under any category or visit the police station which I probably won't be doing till tommorrow now but am quite annoyed about this.

The driver was attempted to drive into me with his little van (not sure if that is a crime - attempted assault with a vehicle?)

Thanks
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  • Nonbeliever
    Nonbeliever Posts: 22
    northstar wrote:
    As silly as this sounds I could see them saying I am "wasting police time" by choosing hate crime?

    why would you do that :?: I mean hate crime has been created for a purpose. Why try and belittle / downgrade the whole point of 'hate crime' :?:
  • northstar
    northstar Posts: 407
    I wasn't at all, i've reported the incident at the police station now, good luck with the trolling.
    Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.
  • Nonbeliever
    Nonbeliever Posts: 22
    good luck to you my friend :wink:
  • northstar
    northstar Posts: 407
    thanks I think
    Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.
  • White Horse
    White Horse Posts: 161
    It certainly is a crime. I read a story yesterday of a woman getting 3 and a half years for ramming her ex-girlfriend's car and chasing them shouting that she was going to kill them.

    Cue the debate about "you'd get less for ACTUALLY killing a cyclist than threatening to kill a motorist".
  • northstar
    northstar Posts: 407
    Thankfully the police agreed and are going to follow it up pending my report, not only did he left hook me without indicating, when i asked him why he did it, he then drove towards me to try and intimidate me.

    I have his number which the police seemed pleased about.
    Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.

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