Cyclist almost gets taken out by articulated lorry (FE51XJA)

Sequence of events as follows:

1) I checked behind me and the lorry was a fair distance away for the speed of the road. The road has a 30mph limit and I was travelling at approx. 18mph when I approached the parked car.

2) As the lorry was so far back I moved into primary in good time to overtake the parked car.

Points to note: Shopping area with parked cars either side of the road. Car and motorcycle travelling in the opposite direction. Roundabout and pedestrian crossing a few yards up the road.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Cyclist
• almost
• gets
• taken
• out
• by
• articulated
• lorry

[M4OON]

Whoooah, you very nearly became a statistic there mate ! Blimey.

Looking behing would have helped you identify an asshole was approaching FAST.

Dont be a corpse mate - theres idiots out there !

[jonredhornet]

@M4OON Hey, yeah this scared me. I did a life safer early on, I knew he was there but wrongly assumed he'd drive safely! My bad.

[transitcoffin]

you dont pay road tax so shut the fuck up ya tit

[jonredhornet]

@transitcoffin Hi, nor do you, we pay Vehicle Exise Duty in the UK on our cars and motorbikes. Paying VED does not allow somebody to drive dangerously. But thanks for the comment.

[jonredhornet]

@Teds991 Hi. We were travelling in the same direction, in the same lane, the lorry is overtaking another vehicle (me). It's not a give way situation, it was not safe or appropriate to overtake, so he or she should have held back until it was safe. A cyclist does not stop at a parked car to allow people behind to overtake, that's all back to front and not in accordance with the highway code. Think of it as a car overtaking a motorcycle in terms of legality, there's no difference.

[jonredhornet]

Hi mellorscos,

Always nice to receive intelligent, poignant and well reasoned comments, so thank you.

[Gallywomack]

Holy crap, I think that's the worst close pass I've ever seen on Youtube, real maniacal stuff. Some of the comments here are depressingly predictable, have another look at what nearly happens there and engage your brains before posting. Hint: lorries come equipped with a brake pedal

[straatman12345]

@Teds991 So your telling us that people in front of you don't have the right of way, oh that makes sense - I'll go and try it and cause an accident whilst I'm at it, thanks for the pro tips!

[1madaboutguitar]

@Teds991 Are you totally fuckin THICK. Were you not breastfed at birth or something? Its should be clear even to the dumbest human reject on planet earth, they were travelling in the same direction/lane. Geezz....

[Teds991]

@jonredhornet He did drive in accordance with the code, although aggressively and far too fast for the circumstances. The obstruction is in your lane, you are obliged to give way.

[m648mvp]

keep on truckin !