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So CoL police made claims that can't be proven from their own clip.
Cyclist was a knobber and deserves to be arrested and ostracised for no mudguards. And the violence. What the police claimed can't be proven from their clip.
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It may well not be provable from their clip, but as they undoubtedly saw the full footage, I'm sure they are right to say that he rode in the carriageway and ran the red light. I daresay they didn't consider that material compared to the assault.
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That might not be all of the footage they have, so they may be able to prove their claims.
Oliver Schick
Greenbank
It's obviously impossible to tell whether the rider came from the track or not, as the clip starts with him in a position that could indicate either, but it's actually not permitted to turn left from the track there. For this to be possible, there would have to be a 'jug handle', i.e. a spur from the track that can release riders into the main carriageway. The track crossing itself is only for people to cross to the other side of the track, and no other manoeuvres. The rider is in the wrong in any case (quite apart from the headbutt). (I don't blame him if he didn't know that you can't turn left there. Almost nobody does.) I also don't blame pedestrians for wanting to cross parallel to the cycle crossing.