Watch: Angry driver swings at cyclist who confronts him

Cycling in Malta can often resemble a game of Russian roulette, and this video illustrates the frustration of both cyclists and drivers.In it, a cyclist who comes within inches of being flattened by a speeding bowser pedals up to the offending driver and confronts him. But instead of apologising, the driver calmly gets out of the truck – and tries to kick the cyclist in the head.The violent confrontation was captured by the cyclist's headcam and posted to his YouTube channel 'Malta Cycle Camera', which documents near-misses the unidentified cyclist has had while pedalling on Maltese roads."You're busted you a**hole, you'll be on YouTube tonight. You tried to kill me!" the man can be seen yelling at the bowser's driver. After the driver kicks and swings at him, the cyclist threatens to call the police – a threat that doesn't seem to faze the driver.In an odd coincidence, the two men had already had a similar run-in some months back, although their first meeting had ended without direct confrontation. That incident was also captured on camera and formed part of a collage of cyclists' near-misses published on timesofmalta.com and shown on TV programme Times Talk.Reacting to the...

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