An Australian driver is in trouble after hurling abuse at two cyclists—and then telling on himself by posting a video of the interaction to Instagram.

Police say Thomas Harris, 27, was driving near the town of Jamberoo when he found himself behind two cyclists riding side by side. Upset, and apparently under the mistaken assumption that cyclists were legally required to use a mixed-use path adjacent to the roadway, Harris then drove himself onto the bike and pedestrian path (which, for the record, is off-limits to cars).



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He then took out his phone and filmed himself cursing out the two riders as he passed. A brief but tense back-and-forth followed.

“What’s the point of us spending this money if you’re not going to use [the shared path], you f---ing d---heads,” Harris yelled.

“Why don’t you pull over so we can have a chat,” one of the cyclists then asked.

“F--k off, f---ing idiot,” Harris retorted as he kept driving. “Use the f---ing bike track, you dumb c—t.”

Two off-duty police officers consider Harris while he films and harasses them. Thomas Harris

What Harris didn’t realize was that the two riders were off-duty police officers. Authorities caught up with him on Monday after his own footage had gone viral, issuing him a notice for a future court date. He faces charges of using a phone while driving, offensive language, and driving on the bike path.

To clear any confusion about the legality of where the cyclists were riding, police sources told the Illawarra Mercury, an Australian newspaper, that cyclists can ride two deep on a road, no more than 1.5 meters (about 5 feet) apart.



“The two cyclists, from the video, appear to be abiding by the road rules,” Ingmire said.

Harris will likely be fined for his actions. However, in a final twist to an already strange case, online observers sympathetic to Harris have started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for his legal fees. The page includes complaints from its creator about cyclists who ride in the roadway.

“There needs to be a stop to cyclists ridding two abreast on roads where there are cycleways, and something needs to be done about these ignorant and ‘uninformed’ cyclists,” wrote Adam Dederer, the GoFundMe page creator.

As of this writing, the campaign has raised $3,580 from 202 contributors, exceeding its goal by more than $1,500.

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