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Breakfast radio host Eoin Cameron has copped a tongue lashing from Perth cyclists over a flippant remark he made on air last Friday morning.
The popular ABC presenter was discussing repairs to the Fremantle rail bridge when the conversation briefly turned to cyclists.
"I'm going to get a roo bar on my car to sort out the cyclists, they're proving to be a bit like mozzies in my area," he said.
Cameron appeared to regret his comment and immediately admitted it was "extremely naughty... I shouldn't have said it and I could bite my tongue off".
Perth cyclists then took aim at Cameron on social media to express their dismay, with a Facebook post by the Bicycle Transport Alliance shared more than 100 times.
Eoin Cameron of
@720perth ABC radio tells listeners that he "wants a bull bar on his car to "clean-up" cyclists".
#DeathThreat
#wapol — Cycling Foodie (@cyclingfoodie)
August 30, 2014
Eoin Cameron wants to "clean up cyclists with a bull bar"?
http://t.co/gn899tpnvV — CyclingMikey (@CyclingMikey)
September 1, 2014
Cameron formally apologised twice on his Monday morning program.
"On Friday, I made a comment about wanting a bull bar to clear cyclists out of my way. I just want to say I regret what I said and I'm sorry I said it," he said.
"I understand it has upset a lot of people, cyclists especially, and I apologise for that. All road users have the right to travel without feeling threatened, none more so than cyclists."