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㽶ƵֱHe was trying to get into my car㽶Ƶֱ: Dash-cam captures dispute between Kelowna driver and cyclist

A Kelowna man says an allegedly drunk cyclist tried to break his car window on Sunday
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(Sterling Makara/Contributed)

A Kelowna man is frustrated with poorly behaved bicyclists after he had a heated altercation with one on Sunday (May 23).

Sterling Makara was driving home from a weekend camping trip on Rose Road at around 4 p.m. when he found himself behind some cyclists.

Makara admitted he got frustrated and aggressive. 㽶ƵֱThe bike riders were still on the pavement, he had a mountain bike so he could have moved to drive on the gravel,㽶Ƶֱ he told the Capital News.

Makara㽶Ƶֱs dash-cam footage recorded the entire incident, with audio.

In the video, you can hear his voice scream out the window, 㽶ƵֱYou can㽶Ƶֱt [expletive] ride in the gravel?㽶Ƶֱ to the bike riders, who appeared to have a few metres of space to move off the road.

Watch the video below:

Makara㽶Ƶֱs yelling prompted one of the three bike riders to slow down in front of Makara㽶Ƶֱs car and start yelling back. He then got off his bike and aggressively walked toward the driver㽶Ƶֱs side of the car and punched at the window.

Makara believes the cyclist was intoxicated. 㽶ƵֱIt was pretty scary. He slammed at my window like he was trying to break it,㽶Ƶֱ he said. 㽶ƵֱI㽶Ƶֱm not really frustrated with bike riders, I㽶Ƶֱm just frustrated that this escalated to that point. Like he was trying to get into my car.㽶Ƶֱ

Makara said the situation taught him not to yell random things out of his window, even if he thinks it won㽶Ƶֱt result in anything. 㽶ƵֱYou never know how someone will react or if they are drunk and out of control,㽶Ƶֱ he said.

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amandalina.letterio@kelownacapnews.com

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