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On 07/07/17 09:49, doug wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/yc2x8slo Opinions are divided on this. Was the cyclist in the wrong lane? Did he put himself in the blind spot? As ever, we don't have enough information. How do we know it was a left turn only lane, apart from the driver's say so? Did the lorry reach the line first and the bicycle go up the inside or did the bicycle reach the line first? So we have no idea whether the rider went up the inside. Once in that position the rider doesn't hang back where the driver could make a left turn (apart from lack of indicator we have no idea it couldn't happen). The rider on the left, in white, was the one in that danger zone. |
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On Friday, July 7, 2017 at 9:52:16 PM UTC+1, TMS320 wrote:
On 07/07/17 09:49, doug wrote: http://tinyurl.com/yc2x8slo Opinions are divided on this. Was the cyclist in the wrong lane? Did he put himself in the blind spot? As ever, we don't have enough information. How do we know it was a left turn only lane, apart from the driver's say so? Did the lorry reach the line first and the bicycle go up the inside or did the bicycle reach the line first? So we have no idea whether the rider went up the inside. Watch the youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzv11EyiMvw It was a left turn only lane. Once in that position the rider doesn't hang back where the driver could make a left turn (apart from lack of indicator we have no idea it couldn't happen). The rider on the left, in white, was the one in that danger zone. What the cyclists as a group did is probably acceptable for London apart from cycling beside a moving HGV. |
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On Fri, 7 Jul 2017 21:52:13 +0100, TMS320 wrote:
On 07/07/17 09:49, doug wrote: http://tinyurl.com/yc2x8slo Opinions are divided on this. Was the cyclist in the wrong lane? Did he put himself in the blind spot? As ever, we don't have enough information. How do we know it was a left turn only lane, apart from the driver's say so? See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzv11EyiMvw |
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On 07/07/2017 16:44, Nick wrote:
On 07/07/2017 16:37, Tony Dragon wrote: On 07-Jul-17 3:48 PM, Nick wrote: On 07/07/2017 15:26, wrote: On Friday, July 7, 2017 at 9:49:19 AM UTC+1, doug wrote: http://tinyurl.com/yc2x8slo Opinions are divided on this. Was the cyclist in the wrong lane? Did he put himself in the blind spot? On the face of it the cyclists was at fault. It depends on whether the lorry driver knew the cyclist was there, you can't just drive into someone just because you think you have right of way. The cyclist was in front of the Lorry. The Lorry driver could see a lot of cyclists were on his inside at the lights. He tried to out accelerate the cyclists as the road narrowed. I would ban him as dangerous. If lorry drivers cannot see in front they should be more careful. They should ban lorries which do not have a proper field of vision. It has been suggested that the cyclists were in a left hand turn lane. Yes I understand that... ....but take no cognisance of it? The Lorry driver could see that there were some cyclists in the left hand lane. The road was narrowing and he was effectively pulling in toward the curb. It doesn't take much skill to realise the danger. That is why I think he should be banned. Are you sure? |
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On Fri, 7 Jul 2017 15:48:07 +0100, Nick wrote:
The cyclist was in front of the Lorry. The Lorry driver could see a lot of cyclists were on his inside at the lights. He tried to out accelerate the cyclists as the road narrowed. I would ban him as dangerous. You say the lorry driver should be banned because he dangerously tried to out-accelerate the cyclists as the road narrows. Why not say the cyclists should be banned because they tried to out-accelerate the lorry as the road narrowed? If two cars were side-by-side and one in a left-turn lane decided to go straight on, which would you consider to be to blame in any resulting collision? regards, Ian SMith -- |\ /| no .sig |o o| |/ \| |
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On 08/07/2017 07:52, Ian Smith wrote:
On Fri, 7 Jul 2017 15:48:07 +0100, Nick wrote: The cyclist was in front of the Lorry. The Lorry driver could see a lot of cyclists were on his inside at the lights. He tried to out accelerate the cyclists as the road narrowed. I would ban him as dangerous. You say the lorry driver should be banned because he dangerously tried to out-accelerate the cyclists as the road narrows. Why not say the cyclists should be banned because they tried to out-accelerate the lorry as the road narrowed? The cyclist was ahead of the lorry, was aware of the vehicles in front of him and most critically of all did not significantly endanger the life of another road user. So no I don't think the cyclist should be banned. This is the way cyclists ride in London, it was entirely predicable. The lorry driver is likely to kill someone of he continues to drive in that way. If two cars were side-by-side and one in a left-turn lane decided to go straight on, which would you consider to be to blame in any resulting collision? What if a child kicked a ball into the road and was running toward it. A car driver saw this but didn't brake because he knew safety campaigns warned children not to run into the road without looking. Who would be to blame if there were a collision? |
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On 08/07/17 10:14, Nick wrote:
On 08/07/2017 07:52, Ian Smith wrote: On Fri, 7 Jul 2017 15:48:07 +0100, Nick wrote: The cyclist was in front of the Lorry. The Lorry driver could see a lot of cyclists were on his inside at the lights. He tried to out accelerate the cyclists as the road narrowed. I would ban him as dangerous. You say the lorry driver should be banned because he dangerously tried to out-accelerate the cyclists as the road narrows. Why not say the cyclists should be banned because they tried to out-accelerate the lorry as the road narrowed? The cyclist was ahead of the lorry, was aware of the vehicles in front of him and most critically of all did not significantly endanger the life of another road user. So no I don't think the cyclist should be banned. This is the way cyclists ride in London, it was entirely predicable. The lorry driver is likely to kill someone of he continues to drive in that way. The driver knew there were bicycles there. This much is obvious. The difficulty is when it is necessary to keep track of many things - plus the time the optics can not update because of the need to scan to the right hand mirror. The visual system is utterly remarkable but it has limits. If two cars were side-by-side and one in a left-turn lane decided to go straight on, which would you consider to be to blame in any resulting collision? It's a matter of laning. We'll assume there are three lanes before the lights and two after the lights so the left hand lane disappears and the middle lane becomes the new left lane, ie lanes Z, 1 and 2. The lorry driver started lane 1 and correctly remained in lane 1. The bicycle riders started in lane Z and had to make a lane change into lane 1. With two cars, if the collision was before the pinch, the driver (A), starting in lane Z would be at fault for failing to make a correct change to lane 1. A collision could not take place after the pinch in the same circumstances as with the bicycles. The only possibility for a collision after the pinch is that that if driver (B), starting off in lane 1 had recognised what A was doing and moved over to lane 2 on the approach to the pinch then tried returning to lane 1 after the pinch. By moving to lane 2, control of lane 1 was relinquished therefore B would be at fault. |
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On Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 11:41:25 AM UTC+1, TMS320 wrote:
On 08/07/17 10:14, Nick wrote: On 08/07/2017 07:52, Ian Smith wrote: On Fri, 7 Jul 2017 15:48:07 +0100, Nick wrote: The cyclist was in front of the Lorry. The Lorry driver could see a lot of cyclists were on his inside at the lights. He tried to out accelerate the cyclists as the road narrowed. I would ban him as dangerous. You say the lorry driver should be banned because he dangerously tried to out-accelerate the cyclists as the road narrows. Why not say the cyclists should be banned because they tried to out-accelerate the lorry as the road narrowed? The cyclist was ahead of the lorry, was aware of the vehicles in front of him and most critically of all did not significantly endanger the life of another road user. So no I don't think the cyclist should be banned. This is the way cyclists ride in London, it was entirely predicable. The lorry driver is likely to kill someone of he continues to drive in that way. The driver knew there were bicycles there. This much is obvious. The difficulty is when it is necessary to keep track of many things - plus the time the optics can not update because of the need to scan to the right hand mirror. The visual system is utterly remarkable but it has limits. The more times I watch the video (now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH7i5KFnPzI) the more I side with the lorry driver. The sensible cyclist was the girl on the left with the white top who waited for the lorry to pass before merging. |
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On Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 10:14:15 AM UTC+1, Nick wrote:
On 08/07/2017 07:52, Ian Smith wrote: On Fri, 7 Jul 2017 15:48:07 +0100, Nick wrote: The cyclist was in front of the Lorry. The Lorry driver could see a lot of cyclists were on his inside at the lights. He tried to out accelerate the cyclists as the road narrowed. I would ban him as dangerous. You say the lorry driver should be banned because he dangerously tried to out-accelerate the cyclists as the road narrows. Why not say the cyclists should be banned because they tried to out-accelerate the lorry as the road narrowed? The cyclist was ahead of the lorry, was aware of the vehicles in front of him and most critically of all did not significantly endanger the life of another road user. So no I don't think the cyclist should be banned. This is the way cyclists ride in London, it was entirely predicable. The lorry driver is likely to kill someone of he continues to drive in that way. If two cars were side-by-side and one in a left-turn lane decided to go straight on, which would you consider to be to blame in any resulting collision? What if a child kicked a ball into the road and was running toward it. A car driver saw this but didn't brake because he knew safety campaigns warned children not to run into the road without looking. Who would be to blame if there were a collision? That is not a fair comparison. Certainly if you are diving a car on a residential street you have to be prepared for such but where does the driver's responsibility end and the parent's begin? If you are driving on a NSL road do you slow to walking pace at every side turning or do you expect those joining the main road to cede priority? At some point you have to expect adults to behave as adults. |
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