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| Emma Way: Cyclist tweet 'my biggest mistake' | Emma Way: Cyclist tweet 'my biggest mistake' |
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| A woman who took to Twitter to say she had knocked a cyclist off his bike has described it as the "biggest mistake of my life". | A woman who took to Twitter to say she had knocked a cyclist off his bike has described it as the "biggest mistake of my life". |
| Emma Way, 21, told the BBC she made the "stupid" comment on the "spur of the moment" after an incident in Norfolk on Sunday. | Emma Way, 21, told the BBC she made the "stupid" comment on the "spur of the moment" after an incident in Norfolk on Sunday. |
| Toby Hockley said he was thrown into a hedge and was "lucky to be alive". | Toby Hockley said he was thrown into a hedge and was "lucky to be alive". |
| Miss Way, who disputes Mr Hockley's version of events, has been suspended from her job as a trainee accountant. | Miss Way, who disputes Mr Hockley's version of events, has been suspended from her job as a trainee accountant. |
| Mr Hockley, a member of Iceni Velo cycling club, said he was nearing the end of the Boudicca Sportive 100-mile ride when a car came towards him at speed on the wrong side of a narrow country lane. | Mr Hockley, a member of Iceni Velo cycling club, said he was nearing the end of the Boudicca Sportive 100-mile ride when a car came towards him at speed on the wrong side of a narrow country lane. |
| 'People judging me' | 'People judging me' |
| The car's wing mirror clipped him and he was launched from the bike into a hedge, he said. | The car's wing mirror clipped him and he was launched from the bike into a hedge, he said. |
| Mr Hockley, a 29-year-old chef, described it as a "close call" and was amazed the driver did not stop. | Mr Hockley, a 29-year-old chef, described it as a "close call" and was amazed the driver did not stop. |
| Later that morning, Miss Way's tweet read: "Definitely knocked a cyclist off his bike earlier. I have right of way - he doesn't even pay road tax!" | Later that morning, Miss Way's tweet read: "Definitely knocked a cyclist off his bike earlier. I have right of way - he doesn't even pay road tax!" |
| The comment included the hashtag #Bloodycyclists. | The comment included the hashtag #Bloodycyclists. |
| It was retweeted several hundred times and led to what a tearful Miss Way described as the public "judging me on one man's side of the story". | It was retweeted several hundred times and led to what a tearful Miss Way described as the public "judging me on one man's side of the story". |
| "I would like to say my side of the story so maybe they can see where I'm coming from here," she told BBC Radio Norfolk. | "I would like to say my side of the story so maybe they can see where I'm coming from here," she told BBC Radio Norfolk. |
| "He [Mr Hockley] and another cyclist were coming down the hill at quite a speed. | "He [Mr Hockley] and another cyclist were coming down the hill at quite a speed. |
| "He came on to my side of the road. I pulled to the left as quickly as I could. He was right in front me. | "He came on to my side of the road. I pulled to the left as quickly as I could. He was right in front me. |
| "I felt his handlebar just clip my wing mirror and my initial reaction was to brake, stop and look in the mirror. | "I felt his handlebar just clip my wing mirror and my initial reaction was to brake, stop and look in the mirror. |
| "He did wobble slightly but he was upright, he was fine. | "He did wobble slightly but he was upright, he was fine. |
| "I didn't just leave the scene, because there wasn't a scene." | "I didn't just leave the scene, because there wasn't a scene." |
| 'Quite horrendous' | 'Quite horrendous' |
| She agreed that she regretted her "stupid, immature, spur-of-the-moment" tweet and said she could only blame herself for the reaction it caused. | She agreed that she regretted her "stupid, immature, spur-of-the-moment" tweet and said she could only blame herself for the reaction it caused. |
| "The tweet and the incident are completely different, it doesn't relate to the accident," she said. | "The tweet and the incident are completely different, it doesn't relate to the accident," she said. |
| "The media has made it worse than it actually is. Everyone makes mistakes and it's the biggest mistake of my life. | "The media has made it worse than it actually is. Everyone makes mistakes and it's the biggest mistake of my life. |
| "It's quite horrendous, the thoughts people have of me when they don't know me. | "It's quite horrendous, the thoughts people have of me when they don't know me. |
| "I don't really see I was in the wrong. If I had been in a bad accident I would have stopped. | "I don't really see I was in the wrong. If I had been in a bad accident I would have stopped. |
| "If I have hurt him then I am sorry. I am not against cyclists at all." | |
| Accountants Larking Gowen said it did not condone employee Miss Way's tweet from her personal Twitter account and was carrying out an investigation. | |
| Norfolk Police are investigating the road incident. | |
| Mr Hockley declined to comment further when contacted by the BBC. |