Advice on crash with cyclist

brian plank

could have been worse, this video went up a few days ago. believe it or not most of the retards in the comments blame the cyclists.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNFaAqS2f18

daenerysstormborn3

^^ that is mad! What the hell was he at there? He had plenty of time to brake or move over. Is he blind??

Wonda-Boy

brian plank wrote: »

could have been worse, this video went up a few days ago. believe it or not most of the retards in the comments blame the cyclists.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNFaAqS2f18

That'll teach him to sleep with his missus.....it actual looks like he was aiming for him. :eek::eek:

minidazzler

There are dozens of those video's taken in the same place on Mulholland, what the fcuk?

Bikerguy

minidazzler wrote: »

There are dozens of those video's taken in the same place on Mulholland, what the fcuk?

Thats the showing of spot. All cameras focusing on that curve.


Btw in this case the biker is inded a dickhead and he should be driving bycicle and not be put on the bike again. That could end up much worse.

Pique

Can you say 'Target fixation' ?

RasTa

That's the worst riding I've ever seen. He puts his feet down ffs.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Pique wrote: »

Can you say 'Target fixation' ?

That and inexperience I think.

The road rash on the cyclists arse looks bloody sore

Wonda-Boy

Thanx **** he was not on an R1 showing off......jeeez!

650gs

You haven't a hope of suing the cyclist I hit one two years ago lot of people on my side she came through a red light and across three lanes of traffic and my insurance still payed just move on or buy a push bike

Thinkingaboutit

designbydan wrote: »

Called the relevant people I needed to today, I'm going to take paddys advice and not say anymore on the matter until it's resolved / finished.

Thanks for the input and advice guys, Very interesting to read about other peoples experiences on the road with this sort of thing.

Yes, say nothing to anyone except expert helpers like a solicitor.

markad1

brian plank wrote: »

could have been worse, this video went up a few days ago. believe it or not most of the retards in the comments blame the cyclists.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNFaAqS2f18

cyclist in the way again :rolleyes:
poor fella on the bike got an awful smack :eek:

markad1

This is true.... a cyclist was moving between stationery cars in a jam.
The cyclist hit a mirror on a car and the driver caught up with the cyclist and lashed him out of it for hitting the mirror.
Later the cyclist put a claim in against the driver claiming the car hit him.
The cyclist got € out of it.

rat_race

We on motorbikes all go on about how vulnerable we are, etc., etc., compared to cars, and how cars don't give use consideration, blah, blah, blah...

I am a cyclist also, and you're far more vulnerable on a bicycle, obviously, in terms of protection and being bullied by larger vehicles, including motos. It can also be quite hard to keep a bicycle in a straight line in some circumstances on some roads -- something a lot of people don't know.

So just as car drivers p*ss me off when I'm on the motorbike, motorbikes *and* cars p*ss me off when I'm on the bicycle.

We can all call each other a "shower of b*$tards" until the end of time, but the fact is there'll always be idiots out there, no matter what they drive/cycle.

While it is the case that cyclists often don't look, and do in fact cause the accident, it's also up to us to expect the unexpected, and avoid or lessen the impact of a potential collision by not driving unnecessarily fast, or making risky overtakes just because we have the faster bigger vehicle.

Not saying that's what happened here, at all. It sounds like a freak accident that was probably not avoidable by the OP, if the cyclist truly verred right that suddenly and without warning.

But, personally, I always expect cyclists to move at least .5 of a metre in either direction at *any* point...there is also legally a minimum of a 1 metre (1.5?) gap that vehicles must always give before overtaking, I believe. People on bicycles can fall off, hit a rock or pothole, slip off a pedal, be blown off course, etc., etc., and end up 1 metre away from where they intended, very easily.

And in that situation where they're already in the right hand lane, I'd be particularly cautious of their next intentions.

And I'm not overly cautious on my moto, I filter like crazy, go fast when it's safe, drive in bike lanes & bus lanes, etc., etc.

Not saying I am perfect, but I have seen a lot of bikers everyday on my commute, who simply ride in ways that I wouldn't; if something unexpected happens -- and it will -- they're going down for sure.

Cienciano

I don't know about you, but I commuted by bicycle too, and other cyclists were 100 times more annoying than motorcyclists.