A vigilante cyclist, who boasts of the thousands of drivers he has had fined or disqualified after recording their wrongdoings on the road, was filmed pushing his bike into a car.
Michael Van Erp, also known by his YouTube name Cycling Mikey, uploaded around 5-minute clip of him arguing with a driver who attempted to travel by roadworks on PeddenswickRoad in Hammersmith.
Standing directly in front of the vehicle, blocking its path, Mr Van Erp argued there was a no entry sign, before adding: ‘What is that sign back there?
‘You have to go back now… very naughty,’ he added, as the car reversed and other motors emerged from the other direction.
However, the driver didn’t seem to be deterred by the vigilante as he attempted to enter the road once again.
In a bid to seemingly deter the driver, Cycling Mikey quickly pushes his bike into the road and the car, smashing it into several pieces as the vehicle rushed off.
But the vigilante continued to block the road with his body to prevent another driver passing by.
‘No f*** off go back,’ he yelled at another driver: ‘What do you think you’re doing? Go back.’
The driver didn’t seem to be deterred by Cycling Mikey attempting to block the road as they continued to drive through
In a bid to deter the driver, Mr Van Erp pushed his bike into the road and the car, smashing the bike into pieces
Cycling Mike then picked up the damaged parts of his bike scattered along the road in west London.
The cyclist vigilante regularly records and reports incidents, as well as keeping track of their eventual conclusion.
Mr Van Erp routinely catches motorists committing road offences, including using their mobile phones behind the wheel – and even once caught a driver inhaling nitrous oxide.
After recording, he sends his videos to the Metropolitan Police, and after they take action, he posts his videos on to his YouTube channel.
According to his X account, he has reported 2,280 drivers since 2019, which has resulted in 2,649 penalty points, £165,000 in fines as well as 35 disqualifications from driving.
Among those who have been reported by the cyclist, are Guy Ritchie as well as Chris Eubank.
However, last year, Mr Van Erp also disobeyed the rules of the road, filming himself cycling through a red light in Belgravia.
With almost 120,000 subscribers on YouTube, Cycling Mikey rakes in thousands of views showing his rows with drivers.
His friend, Jeremy Vine, used to post similar footage before giving up in April due to the abuse.
The Daily Mail has approached the Metropolitan Police for comment.
It comes after Paul Lyon-Maris, 60, was cleared of dangerous driving after a court heard he was ‘intimidated’ when Cycling Mikey ‘jumped’ onto his bonnet.
In 2021, the celebrity talent agent, who has represented Alan Rickman, Sir Ian McKellen and Warwick Davies, took an illegal right turn on his way to a physio appointment in central London.
But he was blocked by Mr Van Erp, who stood on the road while filming ona head-mounted camera and using a selfie stick.
Footage showed the YouTuber come down on the talent agent’s bonnet, as the motorist continued to drive around 60ft before turning at a junction near Regent’s Park.
Shortly after the incident, Mr Van Erp could be heard saying ‘Hey Siri, call 999’, before police rushed to the scene.
During the trial, Mr Lyon-Maris said he felt ‘surprised and a little intimidated’ when the cyclist jumped on his car bonnet on September 9, 2021.
A jury at Southwark Crown Court took three hours and 51 minutes to clear the talent agent of dangerous driving and common assault.
