It's only a cyclist

This 'chap' either doesn' notice or care that I am turning right into the side road. He decides to pull out just as I am passing in front of him.

He then proceeds to blame me for not indicating (I had). Couldn't possibly be his fault!

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• cycling
• glasgow
• commute

[Petergm999]

How come you have so many incidents when ringing. You must be causing some of these problems.

I ride regularly and have very few incidents ..... think you may be a trouble maker.

[magnatom]

@Petergm999 Count my incident. Remember many of my videos are not about incidents at all. Then consider I've been filming since the start of 2007, and I cycle nearly every day to work, and that is currently 12 miles each way. Now think about how often you have incident. Extrapolate and correct for distance and time. Tell me how you get on.

[2wheelsteve]

Your approach was so fast the driver thought you were going straight on, no harm done really, he did stop and did say he didnt see your signal, maybe try and make it clearer or buy indicators do you not agree

[magnatom]

@2wheelsteve Mmm. Yes you might have a point there. Where can you get those big floppy sponge hands from... ;-)

[downfader2]

He's obligated under the Highway Code to remain behind the line until it is safe to pull out. It clearly wasn't here. It is the driver who should wait, not the cyclist.

Should he have hit the guy even his insurer would throw a dim view upon the manouvre. And possibly several thousand quid down the drain.

[no1dagboy]

You seem to be involved in a lot of incidents....could it be that your style of confrontational riding is part of the problem....please remember that in any bike-car collision, the car driver walks away with perhaps a small fine, whilst the bike rider ends up in hospital with serious, life-changing injuries. Being able to say"I was legally in the right" or"I have every right to be in this lane" or "filtering is legal"won't assist you with being able to walk again following your serious injuries.

[tomt6040]

Damn, Missed again!

[probrs]

Typical car driver

[AndyJay15]

@magnatom Lol now that would be a sight. Cyclists using those big hands haha.

[cyclenut]

Get a good view of the tags, then send links to all insurance comapnies. Then when they do get claims they can see the trend of the driver.

Better yet, call your politicians and tell them to create a law like some US states have "Driver point system" each offence has points. So many points and license is gone for months. Each time after few point and longer suspensions.

[MrLokee71]

Whats worse, being called a twat or cunt!

[bored1980]

Same thing happened to me last week on my bike. You have to be ready on the brakes at intersections. Most motorists are good though (I drive more than I cycle).