Footage of the terrifying moment a car overtook a cyclist and nearly forced him off the road on a narrow blind corner. / Supplied
An Auckland cyclist says it's lucky no one was killed after he captured the terrifying moment a vehicle overtook him and nearly forced him into a parked car on a busy, blind narrow corner.
The cyclist was riding to work in Reihana St, Orakei, at 8am on Wednesday when acar coming from behind suddenly overtook him around a blind corner with parked cars on either side.
The cyclist, who wishes to remain anonymous, told the Herald he was travelling close to 40km/h and had no room to move.
An Auckland cyclist says it's lucky no one was killed after he captured the terrifying moment a vehicle overtook him and nearly forced him into a parked car. Photo / Supplied
"Not only was it a blind corner but there were trucks completely blocking the view so he wouldn't be able to see anything coming the other way.
"If I pulled over I probably would have smashed into the back of the green car. There was never going to be a good chance to overtake.
"I wasn't hogging the road. If there was another car coming he would have either been dead in a head-on collision or if he manages to swerve he'd have pinned me into the parked car or ran me over or pushes me into the back of a car.
"Even if he honked at me there was no chance of a safe overtake."
However, the altercation didn't end there - when both cyclist and driver slowed down and came together to confront one another over the near-miss.
Cyclist: "Mate, you just pulled around me across a bend you couldn't see. There could have been a car coming across the other side of the road."
Driver: "Do you want me to bang into you?"
Cyclist: "No I want you to slow the f*** down and just wait. That would have been a split second. Are you f***ing kidding me you could have killed both of us!"
Driver: "When you're on a bike move the f*** over, otherwise people have to drive to the wrong side of the road.
Cyclist: "Dude there was no room for you up there. You can't make both of us go around a bend."
While the cyclist understands in some occasions bikers can be in the wrong, he says drivers of vehicles need to be more aware of their surroundings and show a better understanding of safe driving.
"I get everyone is in a rush, but people need to see things from a cyclist's perspective. I wasn't hogging the road. I drive a car as well and I see cyclists on the road but without being a cyclist it's hard to see it from their point of view.
"People on the roads need to have more awareness on 'defensive driving' – not just defending themselves but everyone on the roads and not getting into these situations in the first place!"
