The moment Vine caught up with the motorist
(Picture: @TheJeremyVine/Twitter)When he’s not presenting his daytime show, or doing a wild green-screen explainer during the BBC’s election coverage, Jeremy Vine can be found cycling the streets of London – journeys he films and sometimes uploads to Twitter when they go wrong.
On Tuesday, Mr Vine shared a clip of a van carrying out the “worst overtake in the world”, cutting him off just before a junction.
After making himself known with his very loud gas horn, the journalist decided to follow the driver, writing on-screen: “Hey, why don’t the two of us meet?”
The two individuals ended up meeting at a pedestrian crossing, where the male driver quickly said “sorry, fella” for the poor manoeuvre.
“Was that you overtaking me there,” asked Mr Vine.
“Yeah, yeah, yeah,” the man replied. “Sorry, I didn’t see you. I do apologise.”
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Mr Vine could then be heard saying: “Oh, you’re so polite! No, not at all. I was trying out this new horn.”
“It really works,” the driver joked in response, before the broadcaster carried on with his journey.
Captioning the video on Twitter, the presenter wrote: “Even if you do the worst overtake in the world, apologise and we’ll be friends.”
Responding to the clip, some expressed their love of Mr Vine’s fancy new horn:
Love the horn!! 👍🏼
— Michael D. Xavier (@michaelxavierUK) December 14, 2021
Love that horn! 👍😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/EhLoiB3ppd
— Gary Bull (@garybeez1) December 14, 2021
Others, meanwhile, heaped praise on both road users for the interaction:
Peak British 😂 what a heartwarming result. https://t.co/E7EXuTXIYS
— James Smith MSc CMgr FCMI (@RUTrainingToday) December 14, 2021
You're too nice, great way to deal with it too.
— steve🇪🇺🌖🐈 (@crabsclaws) December 14, 2021
You're too nice, great way to deal with it too.
— steve🇪🇺🌖🐈 (@crabsclaws) December 14, 2021
I think he realised it was you Jeremy and thought he better apologise!
— Magnolia (@Marshmallow3UK) December 14, 2021
You’re so surprised when he apologises! Fair play to him 👏🏼
— sara cox💙 (@sarajcox) December 14, 2021
It would be a nice world if motorists and cyclists apologised to each other when at fault , oh well we can all dream
— its only me (@normancat2001) December 14, 2021
That’s the way it should be, driver makes mistake and apologies.
— ChickenSupper (@borisbo99721889) December 14, 2021
What a pleasant chap.
That’s it, they’re BFFs now.
