Police are investigating an incident between a cyclist and a driver following a foul-mouthed exchange on Priory Lane in south-west London.
The heated argument was captured by the camera on the cyclists' helmet and uploaded to YouTube, where it has already been viewed over 100,000 times.
In the video, the driver of the Land Rover appears to try to overtake the cyclist and can be heard to shout: "There's a f***ing cycle lane." As more expletives are traded between the driver and the unseen cyclist, the driver gets out of his vehicle and confronts the man.
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Despite the attempted intervention of another cyclist, the threats of violence escalate, with the Land Rover owner being heard to say: "I'll smash your f***ing teeth down your throat." The cyclist then seems to goad the driver by asking why he has not acted on any of his threats.
After vehemently gesturing towards the cycle lane on the other side of the carriageway, the driver gets back into his vehicle and the cyclist appears to bang on the side of the 4x4.
This results in another torrent of abuse from the driver as the third party attempts to stand in between the two men to defuse the situation. Eventually the man drives away, with no punches thrown.
The [1]Daily Mail names the driver of the Land Rover as Jason Wells, a 50-year old Australian café owner, who appears to be represented by a PR Agency. A spokeswoman for Samphire Communications told the [2]Huffington Post "There will be no comment at this time."
The incident comes amid calls for more to be done to improve road safety in the capital, following the deaths of six cyclists on the road this year. According to the BBC, Transport for London is aiming to cut the number of people killed or seriously injured on roads by 40 per cent by 2020.
