The police have asked for the video – Greater Oslo

The driver who filmed when a cyclist was attacked on Mosseveien on Wednesday has been contacted by the Oslo police district, reports VG. On Friday afternoon, the professional driver told news this about the conversation: – The Oslo police district called me. They asked for the video and said it was an ongoing investigation, says Knut Berge. The dashboard camera on his car filmed the confrontation between the motorist and the cyclist, which shows how the motorist stops the cyclist in such a way that both end up in the middle of the road. The video has since spread on social media. Berge has not been asked to come in for questioning by the police. On Friday afternoon, news asked the police whether they had received a report or whether a case had been opened. They have not yet answered the questions. Honk to get them to stop On Thursday, the police stated that they did not report the driver for violence, but encouraged both parties to contact the police if they wanted to report the case. The motorist and the cyclist were standing in the middle of the road. Photo: news Knut Berge said that he honked to get them to stop, but chose to stay away from the situation. – It is not right that people fight like this. I have never experienced anything like this before, he says on Friday. news has also previously been in contact with the driver, who wishes to remain anonymous. The driver has said that he works at Ulvøya and was legally parked there. He says the cyclist drove past at high speed and hit his arm and the mirror of the car. – I am sorry that this happened. I drove after him to arrange the insurance after he had destroyed my mirror, he says. The car driver has sent news a picture of the destroyed wing mirror, which he says was hit by the cyclist. Photo: Privat Tougher climate on vegans NAF is not used to confrontations of this caliber on vegans either. – Fortunately, it is rare that we see it become as serious as this, says Jan Harry Svendsen, who is an advisor for traffic safety at NAF. TOUGH: The climate between motorists and cyclists has become tougher in recent years, says Jan Harry Svendsen in NAF, who wants to better distinguish the groups of road users from each other. Photo: Kai Rune Kvitstein / news NAF does not have numbers that there are more unwanted incidents, but there are many on the road, a harsher tone can be seen both in traffic and in online discussion forums. – There is no doubt that there has become a tougher climate between cyclists and motorists, says Svendsen. Published 15.11.2024, at 16.55 Updated 15.11.2024, at 17.32



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