compassion

custardy

watch the compassion flow from this woman after a cyclist carelessly leaves his bike under her car

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qycF0raqpg&feature=youtu.be

passatrider

I saw this video recently and to be honest it did not surprise me in the least. The attitude towards cyclists from some motorists these days leaves me speechless it really does.

custardy

passatrider wrote: »

I saw this video recently and to be honest it did not surprise me in the least. The attitude towards cyclists from some motorists these days leaves me speechless it really does.

as a near daily cyclist i see it all the time
doesnt matter i follow he rules,maintain my bike and wear proper gear
you can see in that video he has lights on and a high viz

Keith

Even as a cyclist, that was hilarious. The woman is paying absolutely no attention she isn't even on the junction when he is knocked off and still drives over him!

custardy

Keith wrote: »

Even as a cyclist, that was hilarious. The woman is paying absolutely no attention she isn't even on the junction when he is knocked off and still drives over him!

i notice he is wearing trainers
i wear SPDs
if that had been with SPDs it could have been worse

passatrider

custardy wrote: »

as a near daily cyclist i see it all the time
doesnt matter i follow he rules,maintain my bike and wear proper gear
you can see in that video he has lights on and a high viz

I get this too whilst riding my scooter and not just cycling. I frequently get cut up on a major junction with traffic lights when right turners ignore me coming towards them. When I blow my horn they just honk back at me!:eek:

Strider590

That women.... It's like "how dare you get run over by my car!"


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-14959325

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-14947448

And that's only 2 results from a long list of them on the BBC news website

Antispam

Undeliverable how some drivers are. Cyclist seem to be wearing bright clothing and I noticed even a light flashing on handlebars. The black car and clear line of sight how could he miss a cyclist like that. On top of the the women driver who hit him again she wasnt going very fast, is blind doesn't see look where she is driving.

Cyclists showed remarkable restraint given what happened

rev_henry

The guy in the golf - ok he knocked him off but I actually thought he'd just driven off. He stopped, apologised and waited for the police etc, although could have been a bit more sympathetic. But is that woman for real? Wish I could hear more of what she was saying. Also was the 999 operator just stupid or was it noisier than it sounded with traffic?

rev_henry

Also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh46FM3hdwE&NR=1

GOOD GOD

On another note given my misfortune I've invested in cycle insurance for this new university year.

custardy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-14489529

just last month this life long cyclist died in Edinburgh in exactly the same scenario
Vectra cut accross and hit her like the Golf