A cyclist who was rammed off the road by a bus driver who used his vehicle ‘like a weapon’ says he feels ‘no anger’ towards him.
Father-of-two Phillip Mead, 43, was flung over his handlebars and catapulted 10ft across the road after reckless driver Gavin Hill, 29, swerved into him following a road rage bust-up at a roundabout in Bristol.
Mr Mead suffered a broken leg and fractured wrist and as he lay on the ground in agony, the driver simply straightened up the single decker bus and continued on the journey.
But Mr Mead says far from feeling anger towards the driver, he actually feels sorry for him.
The computer programmer from St Anne’s, Bristol, said: ‘It just seemed to me that it was a complete moment of madness from him.
‘It goes to show how one bit of rage can affect so many people’s lives. It has affected me and my family - but also now him and his family now he has gone to prison.
‘He was angry and he let the anger get the better of him. But I do not feel any anger towards him now - in fact I feel really sorry for his family.
‘But that couple of seconds where he lost it he has affected a lot of people for a long time.'
Sobbing Hill was jailed for 17 months at Bristol Crown Court yesterday after pleading guilty to dangerous driving and causing grievous bodily harm. A bus driver for ten years, Hill described the incident as a 'moment of madness'.
In a CCTV clip shown to the court, the cyclist is shown riding in front of the Bugler Coaches vehicle before the bus pulls out to overtake him.
