YouTube video shows California road rage encounter between SUV driver and cyclist

Publish date: 2024-05-04

A road rage incident that took place this week in Corona Del Mar, California, was captured on video.

SUV driver Robert Lewis lashed out at a male cyclist on Wednesday. Footage of the incident was posted to YouTube.

The 66-year-old demanded: 'What are you gonna do? Put it on tape? Surfer against a q****?' 

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A road rage incident that took place this week in Corona Del Mar, California, was captured on video

A road rage incident that took place this week in Corona Del Mar, California, was captured on video

SUV driver Robert Lewis (pictured) lashed out at a male cyclist on Wednesday. Footage of the incident was posted to YouTube

SUV driver Robert Lewis (pictured) lashed out at a male cyclist on Wednesday. Footage of the incident was posted to YouTube

The cyclist had been using a 'sharrow', a share lane on the Pacific Coast Highway, CBS Los Angeles reported.

The TV station explained that cars and SUVs can drive in the lane if there are no bikes around - otherwise it's meant for the cyclists.

The SUV allegedly brushed the cyclist's elbow, the report said.

In the road rage video, Lewis said: 'I could smack you so f***** good. If there wasn't any witnesses, you know what I'd do to you? I'd pull Trump on ya.'

After the cyclist asked Lewis for his name, Lewis replied: 'My name is your worst enemy, m***********.' 

The cyclist later told Lewis in the clip: 'I get sharrow, I get that entire lane.'

Lewis would later call the man a 'f*****'.  

Lewis later gave the cyclist the finger and asked: 'See this? This means you're a f****** dead man walking'

Lewis told local media: 'I'm just an old surfer, knucklehead, and I do apologize for using the words that I used'

Lewis told local media: 'I'm just an old surfer, knucklehead, and I do apologize for using the words that I used'

At one point in the video, Lewis said: 'You don't want to f*** with a guy like me, a surfer that lives in this f****** town, puts up with your f****** s*** all the time.'

Lewis later gave the cyclist the finger and asked: 'See this? This means you're a f****** dead man walking.

'You come on to my f****** land, okay, you're a f****** dead man.'

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Lewis gave an interview to the CBS affiliate in which he said: 'I'm just an old surfer, knucklehead, and I do apologize for using the words that I used.'

He said: 'Yes, I'm very embarrassed. I'm on the news right now, saying hey I screwed up. I screwed up.'

The Costa Mesa man also claimed he didn't understand rules regarding share lanes in the local news interview.

Newport Beach police wrote on Facebook that they are investigating.

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