A cyclist has been fined for his part in a 'road-rage' crash which left him in hospital.
Colin Jones, 49, came off his bike near the Warburton Toll Bridge in Trafford, a court heard.
He was riding along Bridge Road in Lymm when he claims a car par pulled in front of him from a side road forcing him to swerve in the opposite lane.
He told the court afterwards the driver of the car, a Honda Civic, wound his window down and shouted 'what's your problem?'
Then in CCTV footage shown to the court Jones can be seen riding alongside the car with his hand on the vehicle before falling off moments later.
Jones, who was not wearing a helmet, had to be rushed to Wythenshawe Hospital with head injuries but said he was discharged later that day.
After investigating the incident on June 23 last year and reviewing the footage filmed from toll booth at the Warburton Bridge, officers decided to prosecute him as well as the driver, Simon Barrett, for his role in the collision, the court was told.
Haseeb Yousaf prosecuting, said: "Mr Jones attended the police station and he was told that he could be reported for cycling without due care or attention.
He said he sustained a head injury in the collision but the officer pointed out that he was not wearing a helmet."
Mr Jones said that he wanted to carry on with the prosecution against Mr Barrett even though he could be prosecuted himself.
Jones, of Chase Meadow, Lymm, denied a charge of riding a cycle without due care and attention but was found guilty a short trial at Manchester Magistrates court.
Giving evidence he said he put his hand on the vehicle as a "safety mechanism" and claimed he eventually fell off as the driver swerved towards him causing him to lose his balance.
He said that after the car pulled in front of him: "I could see him (Barrett) looking in his mirror.
"I have then put my hand up in a questioning manner as if to say 'what have I done' and he wound his window down and shouted 'what's your problem?'
"I was engaging in dialogue with the driver so I put my hand on the car in order to communicate with him safely.
"I had my hand on to maintain a safe distance. I believe it was a safe action."
He added: "I was concerned that he had just driven his car at me. I wasn't thinking 'was I breach of some traffic regulation.
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"In hindsight I probably should have let him drive on or turned around and ridden back in the opposite direction to avoid any confrontation.
"But he had swerved his car towards me.
"And I believed I should be able to continue on the road without having to stop or turn round for fear of recrimination."
Chairman of the bench Alan Greenwood said: "In this case we had to look at the standard of cycling and whether it was reasonable and competent and we believe putting your hand on a moving car, and the fact that this was done over a distance, was below that standard and so we find you guilty of the charge."
He was fined £186, and ordered to pay a £310 in costs and a £30 victim surcharge.
He appeared visibly upset as he left the court building on Tuesday afternoon.
The Crown Prosecution Service said after Jones' case that Barrett had been fined £350 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £35 victim surcharge after entering a guilty plea to driving without due care and attention at an earlier hearing.
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