Who has Priority here? Almost Fatal Accident

Not right, I’m afraid, not feeling the need to “defend” any party, just interested in the truth, that’s all.

Why on earth would I let someone else through when I have right of way?

Its the complete lack of common sense in these "arguments" that is actually just plain dangerous for cyclists.

"sure dont worry about rules of the road or right of way, the eejits in the cars will stop because..."reasons""

To be nice.

Bit of give and take makes the world go around.

To stop and start a bike is a nice little effort. To slow car a bit and leave a fellow human through is pretty easy.

Cyclist in the wrong. Car driver bit selfish but right.

While I would stay behind the cyclist and not pass them out.

This creates no confusion between the cyclist and the motorist.....that's the actual issue here

1) motorists thinks they've right of way and expects the cyclist to stop

2) cyclist thinks they've right of way and expects the motoists not to turn left as its not safe to do so

Regardless of who's right and wrong from a legal perspective, the onus here is with the motorists to ensure the safety of a vulnerable road user.

No stop necessary just drive a bit better. Slow in time and give some space.

If you had already watched the video, you’d know it was taken by the cyclist, using a helmet camera- so why would you question why the cyclist doesn’t appear in the video or the screenshot from the video?

And that post makes no sense whatsoever, has nothing to do with what happens on the road.

Making the discussion even more messy.

still hasn’t changed anything, cyclist should not have gone off the cycle track and straight onto the road.

Seems obvious to me, but not, it seems, to those mind readers on here.

How difficult is it to stop and check.

I don't think we're going to get much more than driver or cyclist bashing at this stage.

Perhaps we could let this be, now? The o.p. asked a question of fact, it was answered to their satisfaction. Everything we've learned since shouldn't be news: that the world is not perfect, we should be more careful and more courteous, but people can still make mistakes.

Can I overtake a vehicle on the inside?

At 20 seconds in in the video, the car had fully overtaken the cyclist just before the cyclist reached the blue sign, giving the cyclist enough time to stop.

The car driver expected the cyclist to stop and wait at the junction until their path was clear, which they eventually did, comfortably it appears. The cyclist believed they had beaten the car to junction, and so had the road. But the red car won the race and the cyclist left it till the last minute to pull up and so got their "almost fatal accident" footage.

Regardless of who had the right of way here, the most responsibility lay with the car driver, as the party that could inflict the most damage.

Neither covered themselves in glory here.

Don’t remember reading the section of Rules of the Road about the winner of the race having right of way.

Maybe we shouldn’t be thinking about normal road usage in terms of race winning?

Correct and right, and that’s ignoring the turn right sign on the cycle path by the cyclist it would appear.

Had the cyclist reached the the junction a minute before the the car, there would be no discussion, and Vice Versa.

So it is about who reached the junction first, the car obviously did, and had overtaken the cyclist despite the cyclist's best efforts.

I don't cycle on roads because it's too dangerous. I do a bit of mountain biking and like the downhills but that's beside the point.

I pride myself as a good driver and so I would feel that the cyclist is on a separate but equal lane similar to a bus lane and is a road user and therefore I would cede priority to them at this junction.

Anyone that disagrees is probably a bad driver but definitely an inconsiderate road user.

Tonne+ of metal. Your eulogy at the funeral can be "I had the right of way".

Doesn't matter. Just let them go and capture their reg on your camera. Either attached to your handle bars, shoulder or helmet. Report them afterwards.

Must try that the next time I'm on the M50, once I 'win the race' and put on my indicator, I can cut from the outside line across three lanes to the slip road, and there'll be no discussion about my dangerous driving

Not correct, the cyclist should obeyed the sign in the middle of the path, presumably stopping, checking before proceeding to rejoin the cycle way on the other side.

Then there would be no conflict with the vehicular traffic on the road.

OK Smart-ass stuff aside Andrew, as the cyclist, what would you have done at this stage, assuming you were aware of the car to your right, overtaking you with it's left indicator flashing?