On 11/08/2015 11:40, Bod wrote:
On 11/08/2015 11:26, JNugent wrote:
On 11/08/2015 11:04, Bod wrote:

"More than one in five cyclists go unseen by motorists on the road,
according to an experiment using eye tracking technology conducted for
the insurance company Direct Line, confirming the extent of the ‘SMIDSY’
– ‘Sorry mate, I didn’t see you. Younger drivers missed spotting nearly
one in three riders, and female motorists one in four. By contrast, just
4 per cent of what Direct Line terms "jaywalking" pedestrians were not
seen, and 15 per cent of motorcyclists."

http://road.cc/content/news/81753-in...ore-1-5-riders



That's an odd piece of video.

Of course, the overlaid graphics don't help, but the cyclist who
eventually turns right into the road from which the motor vehicle is
emerging simply is not there in the part of the video before he is
eventually seen turning right. You can advance the video in half-second
increments - he isn't there. It may be that the red overlay masks him to
the viewer of the video.

But... shouldn't the cyclist have been indicating right? And slowing
down for the junction and the imminent maneouvre? That would have made
him more visible (and safer), wouldn't it?

And when he eventually turns right, shouldn't he be turning properly,
that is, offside to offside with the vehicle waiting to emerge rather
than cutting the corner so as to enter the side road on the wrong side
of the road?

Or don't these niceties of the law apply to cyclists?

*Avoid ‘dooring’ cyclists*

Dooring means to open your door (deliberately or accidentally) into a
cyclist riding past. Did you know it’s illegal? It can also be fatal,
and happens more than you’d expect. Don’t open any doors without
checking there aren’t any cyclists behind you.
You could easily sweep them clean off their bikes and it won’t be
pretty. Think about the width of your door when it’s open; you easily
have a 1-1.5m mobile barrier swinging into the road each time you get in
or out of the car.
- See more at:
https://www.carwow.co.uk/blog/Driver....STo75gDR.dpuf

HC Rule 67
look well ahead for obstructions in the road, such as drains, pot-holes
and parked vehicles so that you do not have to swerve suddenly to avoid
them. Leave plenty of room when passing parked vehicles and watch out
for doors being opened or pedestrians stepping into your path