Moment reckless Lime cyclist weaves between pedestrians on London pavement to avoid oncoming bus

A Lime bike user has been banned by the operator after he was caught on camera mounting a pavement to avoid crashing into an oncoming tourist bus.

CCTV cameras filmed the cyclist riding on the wrong side of the road on London’s Fleet Street - before veering onto the pavement to avoid a collision.

The man then weaved around pedestrians before steering the bike back onto the road.

A woman walking along the pavement remonstrated with the cyclist who turned his head around and put his middle finger up at her.

The pedestrian decided to contact City of London Police, which was able to identify footage of the incident on July 31.

The rider was identified after police passed details to Lime, which was able to identify the specific e-bike at that location and time.

He was invited into the police station, accepted a fine for careless cycling and apologised to the woman for his behaviour.

The e-bike rider can seen weaving around pedestrians after mounting the pavement (left) to avoid an oncoming tourist bus

City of London Police

The cyclist then veers back onto the road, crossing the wrong side as he continues on his journey

City of London Police

The rider is seen turning his head around as a pedestrian remonstrated with him

City of London Police

Lime has also permanently banned him from using its service.

Sergeant Stuart Ford, cycling team lead for City of London Police said: “The fact that we were able to identify this rider with the help of Lime demonstrates what can be achieved when we combine our extensive CCTV network with technology and information held by our partners.

“Not every offence is serious, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t important.

“We have to prioritise the greatest threats to the public, but people also expect us to act when they see behaviour that makes them feel unsafe. That’s an important part of maintaining confidence in policing.

“This incident was relatively low-level, but for the pedestrian involved it was a real-world encounter in which she was forced to take evasive action and then subjected to an offensive gesture when she challenged the rider.

“Our Safer City Streets approach is about listening to what matters to people and taking action. That means tackling serious and high-harm offending, but it also means not tolerating behaviour that makes people feel unsafe on our streets.”

Alice Pleasant, Lime’s UK deputy regional head for government relations, said: “Safety is fundamental to Lime’s service in London, and we do not tolerate behaviour that puts pedestrians or other road users at risk.”