This Cyclist Gets Wiped Out By A Mobile-Distracted Police Officer

Here’s all the proof you could need that using a mobile phone while driving is a bad idea, as an SUV-driving police officer slams into a stationary cyclist

Matt Kimberley

Updated: 28 Jul 2018

Fair warning: this footage is a little shocking. A cyclist out for a ride somewhere in Missouri recorded the moment when a local police officer drove straight into him due to being distracted by a mobile phone.

The footage clearly shows the cyclist stop at a T-junction and wait for traffic on the road across his path to disperse. Just as he seems to be making his final checks before setting off, an old-generation Ford Explorer patrol car turns into the junction with the officer behind the wheel looking down at his phone.

This Cyclist Gets Wiped Out By A Mobile-Distracted Police Officer

He crunches straight into the cyclist, who has no time to get out of the way. He immediately calls-in the collision and Missouri state police arrive to take charge. At least the cop did the decent thing; admitted responsibility and removed himself from any conflict of interest. Plenty of police staff might have tried to talk their way out of something like this.

Luckily the speeds involved were low. Do your fellow road users a favour next time you take the wheel: leave your phone in your pocket.

Source: CarScoops

Comments

When even the police break the law is it even a law anymore? What is society?

“Who you gonna trust when the killer is the cop?”

Idk other than that we live in one

Bakunin and Kropotkin elaborate early anarchist doctrine, early 20th century (colorised)

It’s still very much the law. Go punch your local cop in the face and see what happens

The law doesn’t apply to pigs

You had one job…

Huge respect for the police officer for having the balls to own up for his mistake instead of abusing his power get out of trouble.

that dude was recording

Yeah, good to see both of them were respectful

I see people driving and using their phone everytime I go out, its horrible!

This kind of shit is where there are people trying to elimiate human drivers

While I obviously know this is the cops fault, I hate when guys like the cyclist just attack the person so much. He said he was sorry it was an accident just accept it.

It’a kinda hard to ‘just accept it’ when you get hit by a car tbh

Here’s hoping everybody you love gets cancer and dies.

I wish both cyclists and drivers would just get along. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it” or just “drive/ride a little more carefully next time!” would be good enough. Conflicts on the road get quite heated nowadays!