You've got to use your head. Give the driver a chance to see you and they will most likely give you space. Put yourself alongside them in their blind spot and you've only got yourself to blame - if you survive that is. And if the worst happens, that poor driver has to live with what happened and somehow carry on earning a living.
I think this is the best example of resposible respectfull riding I have seen on you tube . as a lorry driver myself the one thing you have to keep a luck out for most are bikes its quite scary when suddenly a bike apears in front of you that you were not even aware of .and you imagine what might have happened .so well done you are very wise .
Thanks. It's basic common sense you might think, not to go up alongside large vehicles, putting yourself where the driver has no hope of seeing you. Sadly though there are too many riders who think it's perfectly ok to do just that. Spare a thought for the driver: they don't want to have an accident but they're the one who will have to live with it if the worst comes to the worst.
b) the fact a HGV can't just stop or slow down on a dime
c) that a cycle lane is no guarantee of being safe from traffic including pedestrian
d) that red means stop for good reason.
I'm not anti-cyclist (I've used one a lot myself), but it's like some cyclist's enter the cycle lane and their brain switches off. Video's like this will no doubt save lives.
Both buses in this clip had their hazard lights on. They were parked in a rest area near the bus stop.
When I is safe to do so (ie, I'm not being overtaken by a motorist at the time) I hold back and wave buses through if they're pulling out of stops. I usually get acknowledged by the driver and then get a chance to draft behind the bus for a while till the next stop.
Ok, let's look at this again shall we? Clearly this video was filmed over a year ago so I'm not going to be able to remember the details first-hand. But when I review the video I can see both the left and the right indicators flashing at 0:57. If a bus really is signalling to pull out and if I am able to let them move off without endangering myself, I will. It pays off brilliantly when it works as I can draft behind the bus and ride faster for less effort.
@kmcyc there is a distinct gap between the hazards stopping and the indicator starting before you pass the bus. Thats my only point, both as a cyclist and a driver, one should let that vehicle out.
The video shows 1 flash of hazards before I've moved beyond the camera's view of the LH side of the bus, from which you seem to have concluded the driver started to indicate an intention to pull out. Indicators are used to show an intention, they do not mean "here I come ready or not". We also see that I'm clearly not the only one using the RH lane and so it would have been unsafe for me to stop, bearing in mind I'm on a bike so no rear bumper or brake light.
Lorrie? What the fuck?
chunnkygoat 1 month ago
@jimmy3285
You've got to use your head. Give the driver a chance to see you and they will most likely give you space. Put yourself alongside them in their blind spot and you've only got yourself to blame - if you survive that is. And if the worst happens, that poor driver has to live with what happened and somehow carry on earning a living.
kmcyc 2 months ago
I think this is the best example of resposible respectfull riding I have seen on you tube . as a lorry driver myself the one thing you have to keep a luck out for most are bikes its quite scary when suddenly a bike apears in front of you that you were not even aware of .and you imagine what might have happened .so well done you are very wise .
blobby273 2 months ago 4
@blobby273
Thanks. It's basic common sense you might think, not to go up alongside large vehicles, putting yourself where the driver has no hope of seeing you. Sadly though there are too many riders who think it's perfectly ok to do just that. Spare a thought for the driver: they don't want to have an accident but they're the one who will have to live with it if the worst comes to the worst.
kmcyc 2 months ago
@kmcyc Good road awareness.
Some cyclists seem to care nothing for..
a) vehicle blind spots
b) the fact a HGV can't just stop or slow down on a dime
c) that a cycle lane is no guarantee of being safe from traffic including pedestrian
d) that red means stop for good reason.
I'm not anti-cyclist (I've used one a lot myself), but it's like some cyclist's enter the cycle lane and their brain switches off. Video's like this will no doubt save lives.
QuadTubeChannel 1 month ago
Give Way to buses
chalkus 3 months ago
@chalkus
Both buses in this clip had their hazard lights on. They were parked in a rest area near the bus stop.
When I is safe to do so (ie, I'm not being overtaken by a motorist at the time) I hold back and wave buses through if they're pulling out of stops. I usually get acknowledged by the driver and then get a chance to draft behind the bus for a while till the next stop.
kmcyc 3 months ago
@kmcyc Only the first bus had his hazard lights on, the second was indicating right (his intention to pull out).
chalkus 3 months ago
@chalkus
Ok, let's look at this again shall we? Clearly this video was filmed over a year ago so I'm not going to be able to remember the details first-hand. But when I review the video I can see both the left and the right indicators flashing at 0:57. If a bus really is signalling to pull out and if I am able to let them move off without endangering myself, I will. It pays off brilliantly when it works as I can draft behind the bus and ride faster for less effort.
kmcyc 3 months ago
@kmcyc there is a distinct gap between the hazards stopping and the indicator starting before you pass the bus. Thats my only point, both as a cyclist and a driver, one should let that vehicle out.
chalkus 3 months ago
@chalkus
The video shows 1 flash of hazards before I've moved beyond the camera's view of the LH side of the bus, from which you seem to have concluded the driver started to indicate an intention to pull out. Indicators are used to show an intention, they do not mean "here I come ready or not". We also see that I'm clearly not the only one using the RH lane and so it would have been unsafe for me to stop, bearing in mind I'm on a bike so no rear bumper or brake light.
kmcyc 3 months ago
overtaking at crossing ..zig zags..what does the highway code say
pondhall 6 months ago
Even the little painted on cyclist icons were crushed beneath the wheels. Your cycle lanes are rather narrow, frighteningly so.
freddotu 1 year ago
Oh, and railings too! Beautiful. It's like they're trying to get cyclists crushed.
WheelyGoodFun 1 year ago
Yet another piss-poor cycle lane, encouraging inexperienced cyclists into a position of extreme danger.
WheelyGoodFun 1 year ago
There's a reason some lorry drivers call that Death Alley.
CyclingMikey 1 year ago