Near Miss of the Day 480: Driver almost hits cyclist on roundabout

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Today's video in our Near Miss of the Day series is the second we've shown that features the same cyclist on the same roundabout - the Bamber Bridge interchange at Junction 26 of the M6 near Preston.

A motorist approaches the junction from the left and fails to spot the cyclist, who luckily managed to take evasive action.

Jon, who shot the footage, told us it happened while he was commuting to work.

"A gent came off the motorway slip road without looking. If I hadn't have swerved we would have collided."

In the description of the video on YouTube, he said: "I was within a foot or so of being taken out! I have a head torch which is bright so as I was looking in his direction it would have been very bright in his eyes and he still missed seeing me, as well as a big front light."

Unfortunately Jon, whose previous video we featured here, was unable to get the licence plate details.

https://road.cc/content/news/near-mi...ndabout-277899

On Monday, 12 October 2020 at 20:34:31 UTC+1, wrote:
QUOTE:
Today's video in our Near Miss of the Day series is the second we've shown that features the same cyclist on the same roundabout - the Bamber Bridge interchange at Junction 26 of the M6 near Preston.

A motorist approaches the junction from the left and fails to spot the cyclist, who luckily managed to take evasive action.

Jon, who shot the footage, told us it happened while he was commuting to work.

"A gent came off the motorway slip road without looking. If I hadn't have swerved we would have collided."

In the description of the video on YouTube, he said: "I was within a foot or so of being taken out! I have a head torch which is bright so as I was looking in his direction it would have been very bright in his eyes and he still missed seeing me, as well as a big front light."

Unfortunately Jon, whose previous video we featured here, was unable to get the licence plate details.

https://road.cc/content/news/near-mi...ndabout-277899

If the cyclist was wearing a helmet this would not have happened.

On 12/10/2020 20:34, Simon Mason wrote:

In the description of the video on YouTube, he said: "I was within a
foot or so of being taken out! I have a head torch which is bright so
as I was looking in his direction it would have been very bright in
his eyes and he still missed seeing me, as well as a big front
light."

The flaw in the "if some light is good, more light is better"
hypothesis. Unlikely he was not seen but the lamps meant the driver
could not recognise what was carrying them. Flashing front is not a good
idea unless fitted close to a steady lamp (*). A helmet lamp is
unusually high above the road and would make the cyclist appear to be
further away than is the case.

(*) This now appears to be understood - I recently bought a rear lamp
and on flash it switches between two brightnesses, not on/off.