Judge dismisses case taken by 'vigilante on a bicycle' against Cork van driver

The cyclist complained that he got an incredible fright when the wing mirror of a passing van allegedly missed his head by inches

The van driver accused the cyclist of "doing defensive rider techniques to bully car and van drivers to stay behind him". File picture

A cyclist described as a “vigilante on a bicycle” complained that he got an incredible fright when the wing mirror of a passing van allegedly missed his head by inches.

John Grace, who is aged around 50, has an online presence under the hashtag ‘right to bike’, and has made over 50 complaints in the past in relation to driving incidents. He said in Cork District Court that appearing in court to give evidence in road traffic cases had taken up a lot of his time.