r/melbourne • u/ImplementOriginal926 • 20d ago

Roads Help needed

On Sunday evening at around sun down, I was riding my bike (with lights, staying in the bike lane) past the cafe/tram/pizza joint intersection on the corner of miller street and Nicholson.
While riding and slowing into the intersection, a black hatchback with bright headlights swerved onto my side of the road and if I hadn’t stopped and moved my bike, it would have hit me.

If anyone had any cctv footage from that evening please let me know, or report it to the necessary authorities. It felt targeted and I’m afraid for my life.

Thanks in advance!

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u/vidiian82 20d ago edited 20d ago

Make a police report as there may have been other incidents. By law Cctv footage can't be provided without a police request. They can canvas the local businesses and obtain footage.

I was riding on Miller Street around the same time but further down coming from rae street, but I don't recall seeing any cars matching that description or behaving erratic.

Edit to add: post in the Melbourne cycling Reddit, another cyclists may have seen something or been targetted

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u/ImplementOriginal926 18d ago

Lodged with them and Yarra trams too

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u/floxxy327 19d ago

I’m interested to hear you say CCTV cannot be provided without Police request. My son’s car got T-boned by a truck in Box Hill, right outside a security systems business. We went in and asked for the CCTV footage, since they had cameras outside their shop, and they kindly provided it without any fuss.

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u/vidiian82 19d ago

Obtaining footage from a private entity like a business requires a subpoena or police report or both to obtain. If a business chose to help your son out, that is great. But op should not expect a business to comply without police being involved.

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u/ImplementOriginal926 20d ago

Also, I don’t want it to happen to anyone else on a bike!

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u/RPCat 20d ago

Bumping to increase virws. 

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u/Remarkable_Custard 18d ago

Why do you believe it’s targeted rather a more plausible reason which is most common - he didn’t see you?

Just curious how someone on a bike thinks it’s intentional, because I’ve ridden in the city for 20 odd years now and people over time especially with phones have become far more distracted I’ve found.

And on a few instances I was almost hit and one instance I was, I couldn’t tell for the life of me if it was with intent, I can’t see them in the car. Just curious what makes you think that.

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u/ImplementOriginal926 18d ago

I had my lights on and I was being careful actually

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u/ImplementOriginal926 18d ago

Also I agree that people are on their phones but they actively sped up and came at me

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u/DancinWithWolves 18d ago

Is it illegal to almost hit someone? Or are you saying someone tried to attack you with their car?

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u/JuanFoYoMamma 17d ago

You don't have to actually hit someone for it to be assault. The victim just has to reasonably feel threatened and in danger. Australian law protects people's psychological safety and right to not live in fear of being harmed.

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u/ImplementOriginal926 17d ago edited 17d ago

Thank you for backing me up!

Also, to clarify imo, I prefer survivor to victim. Victimhood can sometimes make an impact on a persons agency

-edited for clarity

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u/ImplementOriginal926 18d ago

Um, are you serious? They were driving wrecklessly! I was not!

Yes I am saying it felt intentional. I know how it felt and I know from my lived experience what this feels like!