A cyclist in Corona del Mar claims he was in a "sharrow" lane (for bicycles and cars) when an SUV cut him off.  The driver of the vehicle came out and hurled homophobic slurs and threatened the cyclists' life as he taped the confrontation.

The unidentified cyclist was scared to post the footage himself, so he gave it to his friend Mark Friis who posted to Facebook the video along with the cyclist description of what he says occurred.

The cyclist says he was going 20 mph in the shared lane, staying four feet to the left of parked cars to avoid hitting them.

A white Ford Escape passed within a foot of me to my left while honking its horn. After passing me the Ford moved right and applied it’s brakes to block my way. Because I could not slow down and go to the right of him, I was forced into the #1 lane to move around him. As I passed by him on the left, his window was rolled up and he was flipping me off. After I was in front of him I moved back to the same position in the #2 lane and proceeded northbound on PCH. The same Ford then blew by me on the left and his right-hand mirror touched my left elbow as he passed. He was yelling at me through his window that was now down saying “f--k you”, “motherf--ker”, etc and I was yelling back at him that he had to maintain a 3-foot distance away from me.

The cyclist said when he pulled over, the driver did as well and came towards him claiming he was making a "citizens arrest."  The cyclist continues to tell the driver that he's not following the law.  The driver began to threaten him.

"I oughta smack you so f--kin good," he says.  "If there weren't any witnesses do you know what I'd do to you?  I'll pull Trump on you."

When asked what's his name, the driver spewed homophobic slurs.

"My name is your worst enemy, you f--king, short little f--king fa--ot."  The driver ends the confrontation, telling the cyclist, “You are a f--king dead man walking."

The story was eventually picked up by CBS LosAngeles who interviewed the road rager, Robert Lewis, 66, who says he's embarrassed after the video went viral.  “I’m just an old surfer, knucklehead, and I do apologize for using the words that I used," Lewis told  CBS2 reporter Michelle Gile.  Lewis said he didn't understand share lane rules when he screamed at the cyclist.  “I’m very embarrassed,” said Lewis. “I screwed up.”

Newport Beach Police Department is investigating the case.

Source: youtube.com