Shocking video shows an HGV driver using a mobile phone to film a group of bikers passing him on busy motorway
- Lorry driver seen using one hand to record bikers on M60 in Greater Manchester
- His eyes appeared to be firmly locked on phone screen rather than busy traffic
- Dashcam biker was one of 3,000 taking part in event to commemorate armistice
Shocking video has emerged showing an HGV driver using his mobile phone to film a group of bikers passing him on a busy motorway.
The driver – dubbed ’45 tonnes of idiot’ by the biker who filmed him – was caught on the M60 in Greater Manchester on Remembrance Sunday.
The clip shows man using one hand to steer the Jack Richards and Sons lorry, while the other dangles out of the window holding his phone.
The HGV driver focuses on his mobile phone, as he films the bikers, rather than the busy motorway traffic
He uses one hand to steer the huge lorry while the other hangs out of the window clutching his phone
His attention seems to be firmly on the mobile screen rather than the traffic around him.
The biker, who wishes to remain anonymous, filmed the lorry driver using a helmet-mounted camera as he passed in the middle lane.
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The 46-year-old welder from Manchester looks up at the driver and catches the moment he takes his eyes away from the road and points his phone out of the window.
The footage was recorded at around 1.15pm on November 11, by one of 3000 bikers who’d just left Birch Services in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, to commence the ‘Ring of Red M60’ biking event – a ride that commemorates the armistice.
The footage was recorded by one of 3,000 bikers taking part in the Ring of Red M60
The lorry driver is seen poking his phone out of the window recording bikers in the fast lane
The clip was captioned: ’45 tonnes of idiot! Camera at the ready!’
One social media user said: ‘He’s probably a biker himself’. The dashcam biker replied: ‘Oh that makes it all okay then.’
A maximum fine for HGV drivers using phones while driving currently stands at £2500.
Jack Richards and Sons have been approached for comment.
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