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Wrong direction cyclist crashes into car
Cyclist on wrong side of the road whizzes downhill and piles into the
side of a car trying to pull out. I trust he has insurance and faces careless cycling charges. http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/B...ail/story.html |
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Wrong direction cyclist crashes into car
On Wednesday, 30 October 2013 08:12:18 UTC, Mrcheerful wrote:
Cyclist on wrong side of the road whizzes downhill and piles into the side of a car trying to pull out. I trust he has insurance and faces careless cycling charges. http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/B...ail/story.html "Someone flashed me out, and so I pulled out onto the road just as a young man on a bike crashed into the side of my car" " I didn't think to look to my left " |
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Wrong direction cyclist crashes into car
On Wednesday, 30 October 2013 09:02:16 UTC, Mrcheerful wrote:
On 30/10/2013 08:52, wrote: "Someone flashed me out, and so I pulled out onto the road just as a young man on a bike crashed into the side of my car" " I didn't think to look to my left" Why would you? there is a cycle path each side of the road, clearly marked with direction of travel. How many directions do you expect traffic to come from? The cyclist was on the wrong side of the road and travelling downhill too fast to stop. You can't afford to make assumptions. I've seen vehicles driving the wrong way down one-way streets so always look both ways before crossing. |
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Wrong direction cyclist crashes into car
On 30/10/2013 09:09, wrote:
On Wednesday, 30 October 2013 09:02:16 UTC, Mrcheerful wrote: On 30/10/2013 08:52, wrote: "Someone flashed me out, and so I pulled out onto the road just as a young man on a bike crashed into the side of my car" " I didn't think to look to my left" Why would you? there is a cycle path each side of the road, clearly marked with direction of travel. How many directions do you expect traffic to come from? The cyclist was on the wrong side of the road and travelling downhill too fast to stop. You can't afford to make assumptions. I've seen vehicles driving the wrong way down one-way streets so always look both ways before crossing. Vehicle half way across path, I'll assume he is going to look and see me so I won't brake, even though I am on the wrong side of the road and travelling fast, typical cyclist. However, it does clearly demonstrate how dangerous cycle paths can be to all road users. |
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Wrong direction cyclist crashes into car
On Wed, 30 Oct 2013 09:17:17 +0000, Mrcheerful wrote:
On 30/10/2013 09:09, wrote: On Wednesday, 30 October 2013 09:02:16 UTC, Mrcheerful wrote: On 30/10/2013 08:52, wrote: "Someone flashed me out, and so I pulled out onto the road just as a young man on a bike crashed into the side of my car" " I didn't think to look to my left" Why would you? there is a cycle path each side of the road, clearly marked with direction of travel. How many directions do you expect traffic to come from? The cyclist was on the wrong side of the road and travelling downhill too fast to stop. You can't afford to make assumptions. I've seen vehicles driving the wrong way down one-way streets so always look both ways before crossing. Vehicle half way across path, I'll assume he is going to look and see me so I won't brake, even though I am on the wrong side of the road and travelling fast, typical cyclist. However, it does clearly demonstrate how dangerous cycle paths can be to all road users. True. I normally feel much safer on the road. |
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Wrong direction cyclist crashes into car
On Wed, 30 Oct 2013 08:12:18 +0000, Mrcheerful
wrote: Cyclist on wrong side of the road whizzes downhill and piles into the side of a car trying to pull out. I trust he has insurance and faces careless cycling charges. http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/B...ail/story.html =====Quote===== "Someone flashed me out, and so I pulled out onto the road just as a young man on a bike crashed into the side of my car." =====/Quote===== A flash of headlights is a warning, not a signal that it is safe to pull out of a drive. The driver should be charged with dangerous driving for ignoring that clear warning signal. The footway cyclist should face a FPN, if appropriate, for cycling on the pavement. |
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Wrong direction cyclist crashes into car
On 30/10/2013 10:09, Bertie Wooster wrote:
Mrcheerful wrote: Cyclist on wrong side of the road whizzes downhill and piles into the side of a car trying to pull out. I trust he has insurance and faces careless cycling charges. http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/B...ail/story.html =====Quote===== "Someone flashed me out, and so I pulled out onto the road just as a young man on a bike crashed into the side of my car." =====/Quote===== A flash of headlights is a warning, not a signal that it is safe to pull out of a drive. That's tripe. Signals mean what they are intended to mean by the person doing the signalling, not what you or anyone else say they would mean if only your definition were made to prevail. A flash of the headlamps, in the context described, means "I am giving way to you". It does not mean anything else. The driver should be charged with dangerous driving for ignoring that clear warning signal. Yet more rubbish, based on the rubbish you posted above. The footway cyclist should face a FPN, if appropriate, for cycling on the pavement. And civil liability for the damage he caused. |
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On Wednesday, 30 October 2013 10:18:03 UTC, JNugent wrote:
A flash of the headlamps, in the context described, means "I am giving way to you". It does not mean anything else. Indeed it does. Unfortunately, gormless motorists misinterpret it. |
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Wrong direction cyclist crashes into car
On Wed, 30 Oct 2013 10:18:03 +0000, JNugent
wrote: On 30/10/2013 10:09, Bertie Wooster wrote: Mrcheerful wrote: Cyclist on wrong side of the road whizzes downhill and piles into the side of a car trying to pull out. I trust he has insurance and faces careless cycling charges. http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/B...ail/story.html =====Quote===== "Someone flashed me out, and so I pulled out onto the road just as a young man on a bike crashed into the side of my car." =====/Quote===== A flash of headlights is a warning, not a signal that it is safe to pull out of a drive. That's tripe. Signals mean what they are intended to mean by the person doing the signalling, not what you or anyone else say they would mean if only your definition were made to prevail. A flash of the headlamps, in the context described, means "I am giving way to you". It does not mean anything else. Even if that is true, and I can find nothing in the Higway Code to suggest that is what a flash of the lights mean, it certainly does not mean, "the way is clear for you to proceed". The driver should be charged with dangerous driving for ignoring that clear warning signal. Yet more rubbish, based on the rubbish you posted above. The footway cyclist should face a FPN, if appropriate, for cycling on the pavement. And civil liability for the damage he caused. What was the cause of the crash? The cyclist being on the footway, or the driver interpreting a warning signal to mean, "the way is clear for you to proceed"? |
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