A motorcyclist has been slammed for arguing with a cop after he was cut off at an intersection, with Aussies claiming he was in the wrong and should be more careful.
The motorcyclist ran into trouble while riding along Pitt Street, in Sydney’s CBD, in May.
A video captured by the rider showed him attempting to move into the far left lane as he approached a set of red lights.
The police car ahead of him changed lanes, prompting the angry motorcyclist to hit his brakes and sound his horn to avoid a crash.
However, the officer pulled up next to the motorcyclists to deliver some stern advice.
‘If you’re going to go into the middle of the lanes, then you have to be watching indicators,’ he said in the video.
‘So did you when you turn,’ the motorcyclist replied.
‘You did not see me and you did not look in your mirrors.’
The motorcyclist came off worse for wear after confronting a policeman in Sydney’s CBD
The officer chastised the motorcyclist for not properly following road rules, but the rider continued to defend himself before he was quickly silenced.
‘Don’t give me backchat,’ the officer said.
The video show the motorcyclist riding off down Park Street, calling the officer an ‘idiot’ once he was well out of earshot.
The rider shared footage of the altercation to Instagram.
‘Who’s in the right?’ the caption read.
Social media users immediately jumped to the defence of the officer, arguing he had used his indicator well before the motorcyclist tried to pass his police car.
‘The cop put the indicators on. The motorcyclist was just being an a** looking for likes,’ one wrote.
‘You’re riding in the blind spot, not defensive riding at all,’ another said.
‘You are wrong. You’re lucky he didn’t fine you,’ a third added.
Others warned the motorcyclist to be more careful in the future, arguing he could cause a crash by riding in people’s blind spots.
‘I love how you’re trying to argue technicalities of who’s right or wrong,’ one said.
‘If you get hit by a car while on a bike, you’re the one that comes off second best – every single time.
‘Cop is right and taught you a lesson before you got hurt. If you’re filtering, stay vigilant. Foolish behaviour,’ another said.
