Teenager’s helmet camera captures terrifying near-miss when driver pulls out in front of him [video]
Teenager’s helmet camera captures terrifying near-miss when impatient driver pulls out in front of him
Ethan Smart, 19, was riding his moped in Worcester when a Mazda pulled outHe managed to brake in time to avoid a major crash before car was driven awayHis mother Jennie called the driver an ‘idiot’ who ‘didn’t even look’ at her son
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Helmet camera footage shows the moment a teenager was almost knocked off his motorbike by an impatient driver who pulled out in front of him.
Ethan Smart, 19, was riding his moped when the driver pulled out in front of him as they tried to jump a traffic tailback caused by a festive market in Worcester city centre.
The near-miss was captured on Ethan’s helmet camera last Thursday afternoon.
The teenager managed to slam on his brakes quickly enough to avoid a major crash but said he was ’99 per cent sure’ the back of his bike made contact with the Mazda car.
Ethan Smart (pictured) was riding his moped through Worcester city centre on Thursday afternoon when the driver of a Mazda pulled out in front of him
The silver Mazda can be seen pulling out in front of Ethan’s path as the teenager is forced to make an emergency stop
The teenager managed to slam on his brakes quickly enough to avoid a major crash but said he was ’99 per cent sure’ the back of his bike made contact with the car
The video clip, posted on Facebook by Ethan, shows him riding past a line of traffic on his way home from college.
Suddenly the silver car pulls out of the queue into the teenager’s path.
He pulls off an emergency stop, swerves towards the central reservation and ends up beside the driver’s side of the car.
The driver appears unaware of the near-miss and continues on its way, while Ethan remains stationary and gesticulates at the car.
Ethan was not injured in the incident, but his mother Jennie, 46, slammed the ‘idiot’ driver for failing to look.
The driver of the car, who appears unaware of the near miss, continues driving straight on, while Ethan remains stationary
She claimed the driver of the vehicle cut back into the queue of traffic after travelling down the outside lane.
She said: ‘He didn’t even look. I’m fuming. My son was on a moped which is lit up like Blackpool illuminations.
‘He would have seen him if he had bothered to look. It’s just a total disregard for other road users.
‘Then just after the lights he pulls back in and goes on up the London Road.’
More than 10,000 festive revellers had descended on Worcester to enjoy the opening of the annual Victorian Christmas Fayre which caused long tailbacks.
Ethan’s mother added: ‘Worcester traffic is terrible and the Victorian fair just adds to that.
‘It does sound like I’m moaning about the fair. I’m not. I think it brings in much needed business to our city.
‘I’m not concerned about that, I’m more concerned about the recklessness of drivers especially this one in and around Worcester.’
West Mercia Police said it was investigating the incident.
