
“I would say only about 50 per cent of drivers in London are terrible,” says Jeremy Vine when I meet him near Oxford Circus. “The rest are quite good.”
We’re talking about cars because as well as being one of Britain’s most famous broadcasters, the keen cyclist is also known for his hobby — policing the roads with a camera mounted on his helmet. With his friend “CyclingMikey”, real name Mike van Erp, Vine is part of a wave of cyclists taking London road safety into their own hands.