Jeremy Vine nearly taken out by black cab driver on his morning commute

Happy Monday, Jeremy...The pedalling presenter's commute through Piccadilly this morning included this sketchy moment with a black cab driver who appeared to miss the oncoming cyclist completely. As Vine points out, it was silly of him to forget that road markings aren't operational and are presumably just there for a bit of decoration...

Jeremy's London cycling adventures, now captured in glorious 360, have acquainted him with many a dodgy driver, including this one spotted mounting the pavement and driving down the Hyde Park segregated cycle lane...

And this all too familiar tale: impatient driver blasts the horn as they pass...only to get stopped at the next set of traffic lights...

https://road.cc/content/news/cycling...log-item-24141

On Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:34:59 -0700, wrote:

Happy Monday, Jeremy...The pedalling presenter's commute through
Piccadilly this morning included this sketchy moment with a black cab
driver who appeared to miss the oncoming cyclist completely.

Isn't that what's supposed to happen?

On 20/04/2021 08:48 am, Scion wrote:

On Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:34:59 -0700, wrote:

Happy Monday, Jeremy...The pedalling presenter's commute through
Piccadilly this morning included this sketchy moment with a black cab
driver who appeared to miss the oncoming cyclist completely.

Isn't that what's supposed to happen?

There are frequent complaints here about motor vehicles missing cyclists.

On Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 8:48:13 AM UTC+1, Scion wrote:
On Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:34:59 -0700, wrote:

Happy Monday, Jeremy...The pedalling presenter's commute through
Piccadilly this morning included this sketchy moment with a black cab
driver who appeared to miss the oncoming cyclist completely.
Isn't that what's supposed to happen?

What ? Taxi drivers not seeing a cyclist on a main road before entering it from a side road?
No it's not. They are meant to GIVE WAY.

On 20/04/2021 02:54 pm, wrote:
On Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 8:48:13 AM UTC+1, Scion wrote:
On Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:34:59 -0700, wrote:

Happy Monday, Jeremy...The pedalling presenter's commute through
Piccadilly this morning included this sketchy moment with a black cab
driver who appeared to miss the oncoming cyclist completely.
Isn't that what's supposed to happen?

What ? Taxi drivers not seeing a cyclist on a main road before entering it from a side road?
No it's not. They are meant to GIVE WAY.

And vice-versa (though many cyclists seem not to understand that at all).

Same with traffic lights of course, but everyone knows that.

On Tue, 20 Apr 2021 06:54:54 -0700, wrote:

On Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 8:48:13 AM UTC+1, Scion wrote:
On Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:34:59 -0700, wrote:

Happy Monday, Jeremy...The pedalling presenter's commute through
Piccadilly this morning included this sketchy moment with a black cab
driver who appeared to miss the oncoming cyclist completely.
Isn't that what's supposed to happen?

What ? Taxi drivers not seeing a cyclist on a main road before entering
it from a side road?
No it's not. They are meant to GIVE WAY.

The whooshing sound must rival what Jeremy Vine heard.

On Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 3:52:00 PM UTC+1, Scion wrote:
On Tue, 20 Apr 2021 06:54:54 -0700, wrote:

On Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 8:48:13 AM UTC+1, Scion wrote:
On Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:34:59 -0700, wrote:

Happy Monday, Jeremy...The pedalling presenter's commute through
Piccadilly this morning included this sketchy moment with a black cab
driver who appeared to miss the oncoming cyclist completely.
Isn't that what's supposed to happen?

What ? Taxi drivers not seeing a cyclist on a main road before entering
it from a side road?
No it's not. They are meant to GIVE WAY.
The whooshing sound must rival what Jeremy Vine heard.

You should have said that your post was a wind up. I thought you wanted a serious answer.

On 20/04/2021 05:32 pm, wrote:
On Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 3:52:00 PM UTC+1, Scion wrote:
On Tue, 20 Apr 2021 06:54:54 -0700, wrote:

On Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 8:48:13 AM UTC+1, Scion wrote:
On Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:34:59 -0700, wrote:

Happy Monday, Jeremy...The pedalling presenter's commute through
Piccadilly this morning included this sketchy moment with a black cab
driver who appeared to miss the oncoming cyclist completely.
Isn't that what's supposed to happen?

What ? Taxi drivers not seeing a cyclist on a main road before entering
it from a side road?
No it's not. They are meant to GIVE WAY.
The whooshing sound must rival what Jeremy Vine heard.

You should have said that your post was a wind up. I thought you wanted a serious answer.

Is that possible, with such a ridiculous subject?

On Tue, 20 Apr 2021 09:32:08 -0700, wrote:

On Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 3:52:00 PM UTC+1, Scion wrote:
On Tue, 20 Apr 2021 06:54:54 -0700, wrote:

On Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 8:48:13 AM UTC+1, Scion wrote:
On Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:34:59 -0700, wrote:

Happy Monday, Jeremy...The pedalling presenter's commute through
Piccadilly this morning included this sketchy moment with a black
cab driver who appeared to miss the oncoming cyclist completely.
Isn't that what's supposed to happen?

What ? Taxi drivers not seeing a cyclist on a main road before
entering it from a side road?
No it's not. They are meant to GIVE WAY.
The whooshing sound must rival what Jeremy Vine heard.

You should have said that your post was a wind up. I thought you wanted
a serious answer.

Next time I'll append a smiley.