Splashed Sydney cyclists 'not doing anything wrong'

The social media reaction to a video showing a truckie deliberately splashing a group of Sydney cyclists has revealed a "really bad side of Australian culture", the Australian Cycle Alliance has said.

Earlier this week video went viral of a truckie filming himself as he drove through a puddle on General Holmes Drive near the airport, laughing as he did so.

"So, we hate pushbikes. So, we're not allowed to run 'em over. But hey, we can f--- with them! So, let's have a crack at f---in' with 'em," the truckie said.

The video was posted online before drawing the ire of the Australian Cycle Alliance, which shared the clip on its Facebook page.

Since then the video has prompted much debate about the whether the cyclists were breaking the road rules by riding two abreast in the middle lane.

But the Cycle Alliance's Ed Hore pointed out it was entirely legal for the riders to be in any lane of that road, with the left lane in question about to veer off onto a motorway where pushbikes are not allowed.

"Riding two abreast is entirely legal. It's legal in every lane," Mr Hore told nine.com.au.

"On that three-lane road, they could have been 12 abreast as long as six were overtaking six."

But getting splashed was not the issue that upset the group of cyclists, Mr Hore said.

"The drenching was never an issue, but the way he menaced them, no professional truck driver should ever do that," he said.

"It was the fact the guy was using a mobile phone was driving, which is just stupid."

Since being posted on the Nine.com.au Facebook page on Monday, the video has been viewed more than a million times.

But the unsympathetic and at times aggressive reaction from some people exposed a "really bad side of Australian culture", Mr Hore said.

"It's really shown there are a very vocal number of people who give no hoots about killing another human being," he said.

"I have absolutely no doubt if they had died, there would be people laughing about it."

The truck driver has not been formally identified, but it has been confirmed he is the owner-operator of his business.

Sydney trucking company Lovatt Transport was linked to the driver, but they have insisted he is not an employee.

"We wouldn't employ somebody like that," a spokesperson at Lovatt's told nine.com.au.

"It was a terrible situation, it was dangerous driving, and very vicious as far as I'm concerned."

NSW Police are currently investigating the video, but are yet to make any charges.