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Truck Incident: Dublin city centre

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    #32
    tomasrojo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,769 ✭✭✭✭tomasrojo


    Speaking of blind spots, let's remember the RSA's vampire cyclists:

    http://irishcycle.com/2015/06/29/rsa-accused-of-faking-video-of-bicycles-hidden-in-truck-blindspot/
    RSA-HGV3.jpg?w=568
    RSA-HGV4.jpg?resize=640%2C360


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    #33
    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,085 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    muckwarrior wrote: »
    A bicycle might be more manoeuvrable, but in that particular instance I'd rather be on a motorbike than clipped in on a bicycle. Easier to just jump off and leave it behind.
    That's a bit like debating whether it's better to be armed with a spoon or a fork when confronted by an aggressive grizzly.


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    terrydel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,881 ✭✭✭terrydel


    traprunner wrote: »
    The one difference between cyclists and motorcyclists is that it's much quicker to move a bicycle out of the way. Motorcycles don't usually have a reverse gear and are heavy to push while on them. Bicycles are easy to move. It is a great video for demonstration and I agree it is a lot better than diagrams alone. Both diagrams and videos should be used in conjunction to highlight just how big of a blind spot there is.

    Only half true that, I have quite a powerful bike and the speed and torque of it allows me to avoid so many situations that I'd never avoid on a bicycle.


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