Broadcaster Jeremy Vine has introduced he’ll now not submit movies of his biking encounters with motorists as a result of extreme on-line abuse.
The 59-year-old BBC and Channel 5 presenter made the announcement on Monday morning, saying the trolling had change into an excessive amount of to bear.
"I'm stopping my biking movies. The trolling simply acquired too unhealthy," Vine wrote on social media platform X, previously often known as Twitter.
He revealed that his movies have garnered "nicely over 100 million views" however the anger they generate had "genuinely upset" him.
Vine shared examples of the abusive messages he has acquired, with some trolls expressing a need to see him "crushed underneath a truck".
One message said he was "past hated" and requested him to add one other video "if it's you getting run down and hospitalised".
One other troll wrote they hoped the subsequent motorist he confronted "kicks your traitor head in".
The presenter revealed there are "not less than two dying threats" at present being investigated by police.
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Small announcement. I’m stopping my biking movies. The trolling simply acquired too unhealthy. They’ve had nicely over 100 million views however ultimately the anger they generate has genuinely upset me. pic.twitter.com/QWArHDPQwV
— Jeremy Vine | Right here, on Insta & Fb (@theJeremyVine) April 27, 2025
He advised BBC Radio 4's World at One which he needed to take care of "numerous incoming" abuse.
"I shouldn't thoughts, however ultimately I simply thought I simply wish to now change the narrative, I don't wish to do that any extra and ultimately it did get to me," Vine advised BBC Radio 4's World at One.
The BBC Radio 2 presenter defined his purpose was solely to encourage drivers to think about "the risks of making an attempt to maneuver round cities on a pushbike".
"Automobile driving is a faith on this nation," he added, noting that "should you say something that runs counter, that's what you get."
Vine acknowledged he generally acquired "just a little cross" with drivers however solely uploaded footage to focus on risks.
Vine revealed his first journey video in 2016 when The Guardian highlighted the street rage and abuse he confronted from drivers.
His movies gained reputation in 2017 when a driver was jailed for threatening behaviour and making a gun signal throughout a confrontation.
That individual trade was captured by Vine's cameras and posted to Fb, the place it was seen greater than 15 million instances.
In 2018, Vine advised the London Meeting transport committee that he filmed as much as 40 driving offences day by day throughout his commute from Chiswick to the BBC places of work.
Vine's determination to cease posting biking movies additionally adopted the current theft of his bike, an incident he captured on digicam and shared on-line.
"Do I wish to get a alternative and return into the trolling-furnace? As I say, it simply acquired too sizzling," he defined.
The presenter described how "a brand new cycle video would make my cellphone bodily warmth up in my pocket" because of the quantity of abuse.
He concluded that when he will get a brand new bike, he'll "keep vigilant however received't share my adventures."
When challenged about whether or not his personal behaviour had been militant, Vine advised World at One he was "only a security first sort of a man".
"In the event you drive and also you're wanting your youngsters to be secure on the again you're only a wise particular person," he mentioned.
"In the event you cycle and also you'd actually relatively not have your head crushed by the wheel of a bus you're described as militant or radical."
A few of Vine's feedback have confirmed divisive, together with telling Gaby Roslin's podcast that "all of the people who find themselves not getting sufficient intercourse lock themselves in small steel bins and drive round London".