The shocking moment a cyclist knocks over an elderly man
<p>A cyclist weaving through peak-hour traffic smashed into an elderly man as he attempted to cross the road.</p>
<p>The shocking collision, captured on a dashcam, shows the moment an elderly man dashed across Racecourse Road in Flemington, Melbourne, on Saturday.</p>
<p>The footage was shared on <a href="https://www.3aw.com.au/lane-filtering-cyclist-collides-with-man-crossing-racecourse-road/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">3AW</span></strong></a> and shows the cyclist attempting to skip traffic before the heart-stopping incident.</p>
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<p>The elderly man was waiting on one side of the road when he was given a signal by a driver in a stationary car to cross the road.</p>
<p>Unaware of the incoming cyclist, the man hurried across the road as the cyclist collided with him.</p>
<p>Although the man did not use a pedestrian crossing, it was the cyclist’s responsibility to give way to him.</p>
<p>“You must also give way to pedestrians even if there is no marked pedestrian crossing if there is any danger of colliding with them”, according to <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/safety-rules/road-rules/pedestrians.html" target="_blank"><strong>Transport road and maritime services.</strong></a></span></p>
<p>The elderly man was left with cuts and grazes and the cyclist’s condition is unknown.</p>
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