Jacob":1adenwqs said:I am Tufty The Road Sensible Squirrel
Can you hear goats trip trapping over your bridge Jacob? If you can it's not me. You'll have to do better than that old son.
Jacob":1adenwqs said:I am Tufty The Road Sensible Squirrel
Jacob":1r3i926e said:you have to assume you are invisible and be able to stop in time if the vehicle in front stops suddenly, as this one did.
Finial":2h1a6k72 said:Bm101":2h1a6k72 said:..... The taxi driver didn't check carefully enough and indicated and turned when the bike was too close to stop. .....
RogerS":3u579dua said:My initial thought on watching the video was that it was the taxi driver's fault but on watching it again, there was adequate use of his indicator.
phil.p":2uacggk6 said:Where I live it's normal practice not to overtake people signalling right (or undertake people turning left, come to that). The lycra'd king of the road was going to fast and not paying anyone else any attention. If it was a motorbike as opposed to a pushbike, you'd be the first to criticise.
RogerS":3lclc1ax said:Looking at it another way, say a child ran out into the road in front of the taxi who braked hard. That cyclist would have been up the back of the taxi.
I didn't write that Roger. Finial wrote that. Beware the internet lol. I'm departing from this thread never to return. Life's too short.RogerS":2on4guj4 said:Finial":2on4guj4 said:Bm101":2on4guj4 said:..... The taxi driver didn't check carefully enough and indicated and turned when the bike was too close to stop. .....
iNewbie":2h7jmjrb said:I think you should take another look at that video. You'll find its cyclist error. Muppet didn't have his hands on the handlebars until it was too late...
Bm101":n7qskcq6 said:“When the world is made to be *****-proof, the world will become overpopulated with idiots.”
- Mark Twain
phil.p":23si72b1 said:It's a reasonable assumption in city traffic that unforeseen things happen. That is why, if we wish to stay alive to have another stupid discussion we have to forsee unforseen things happening. If that was a car, a motorcycle, a truck or even a horse overtaking, they would be deemed at fault ... so why not the cyclist?
The cyclist was probably sitting in the driver's blind spot - and riding like a hoon - which might be fine for something with an engine - they've got a hope of acceleration getting them out of trouble (and brakes enough to give them a chance of stopping) but unwise for a cycle.
Finial":3vau8nyb said:iNewbie":3vau8nyb said:I think you should take another look at that video. You'll find its cyclist error. Muppet didn't have his hands on the handlebars until it was too late...
I wondered that as well. It did look a bit odd but I decided it wasn't the case. If he was riding hands off I wouldn't defend it. But in any case it was not the primary cause of the crash. It was still a careless turn.
iNewbie":yqdhsct6 said:Its not a case of if he was. He was. Watch the slow motion part -later in the video. He was away with the fairies. I'd call that driving without undue care and attention...
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