Video: Knocking cyclists off their bikes to get safer...or funnier

One of the most terrifying things about driving in a UK city is the prospect of hitting one of those militant cyclists who insist on riding half a foot from your bumper in dense traffic or riding out of junctions without looking.

Thanks to the EU, car bonnets are about as kind to pedestrians heads as they're likely to get, so the next advancement must be in bike safety. Well, we've discovered this footage of just such a device being tested.