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I really wonder what was going through the driver's mind when he made the decision to accelerate. Was he a genuine psychopath who was late for his tea (unlikely). Did he want to teach the cyclists a lesson and if so what? Perhaps 'don't dare get in my way or hold me up'? Was it something else and if so what? I wonder if he's seen the clip now on Youtube, if he feels any remorse for what he's done. Don't get me wrong I'm not empathising with the driver I just find it really hard to imagine what was going through his mind at the time, was it simply blind rage with no real thought?
If as a poster above says the car was ditched and plates removed what is the likelihood of the driver being caught? In a country where the police seem pretty preoccupied with things like ongoing shoot outs with drug barons how high up their list of priorities will an incident like this be? That and the fact that corruption is rife in the Brazilian police force, bribery and so on, it doesn't bode well. Let's just hope that he is caught and justice is served.