Cyclist hit by lorry

thelawnet

Flyboy152 wrote: »

So, when it comes to showing the idiocy of some cyclists, it is irrelevant?

'Cyclists' are not one single homogenous group.

Some 'car drivers' drive at 100mph through residential areas, but we wouldn't bring them up if someone posted a thread about say, scraping their alloys while parking, because it's not relevant.

There's a big difference between deliberate recklessness and poor technique or bad judgement.

jc808

mikey72 wrote: »

Another (pretty pointless) head cam video from a similar cyclist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy570Vk9ePo

Over two minutes, several junctions, overtaking the lorry in front, and the view never wavers. Head down, (apart from to shout abuse at a driver in traffic he tries to squeeze past who was stopped before he got there), never looking anywhere but the spot in front.

one of the worst vids ibe seen... whats scary is he has all the gear, but no idea

Flyboy152

thelawnet wrote: »

'Cyclists' are not one single homogenous group.

Some 'car drivers' drive at 100mph through residential areas, but we wouldn't bring them up if someone posted a thread about say, scraping their alloys while parking, because it's not relevant.

There's a big difference between deliberate recklessness and poor technique or bad judgement.

Hence the "some" in my post, or did you miss that?

Notmyrealname

e999sam wrote: »

As for the actual collision the lorry driver should have seen him even if the cyclist hadn't completed the undertake the lorry did have a blind spot mirror and should have been able to see him if he had looked.

Sorry but I doubt your claim that you are a HGV driver. You must be a very inexperienced one if you are and referring to yourself as a "LGV driver" suggests that. There are plenty of situations where someone can be in a blind spot despite all the mirrors being correctly adjusted.

Mrs_Imp

Notmyrealname wrote: »

Sorry but I doubt your claim that you are a HGV driver. You must be a very inexperienced one if you are and referring to yourself as a "LGV driver" suggests that. There are plenty of situations where someone can be in a blind spot despite all the mirrors being correctly adjusted.

I didn't realise how big the blind spots were on lorries until I saw one hit a car on the motorway. He had absolutely no idea the car was there. The car had unknowingly stayed in the lorry's blind spot for well over a mile.

e999sam

Notmyrealname wrote: »

Sorry but I doubt your claim that you are a HGV driver. You must be a very inexperienced one if you are and referring to yourself as a "LGV driver" suggests that. There are plenty of situations where someone can be in a blind spot despite all the mirrors being correctly adjusted.

Well what can I say when contributing to internet forums I find it best to take what people say at face value and not suggest they are lying without some hard evidence. Any coward can anonymously sit behind their key board and call someone a liar and not have to come up with an intelligent argument for their point of view.

motch

First I must say that's a really narrow cycle lane with double lines in it as well (very slippery when wet)

When i first saw the clip i thought he had cleared the lorry and got away/ahead, however on second viewing he may well of just been alongside the lorry and he (or she) would never of seen the cyclist.

However if the bike was a few metres in front that would of been a nasty/bad judgement on the lorry drivers part.

pacific4130

Exactly as above... Good example of the driver being in the wrong, but the cyclist putting himself into a very dangerous situation.

I ride a motorcycle and situations like this are a real, and deadly, possibility. That's why I ride defensively and anticipate drivers being human and making errors. We are all capable of it. I am always very cautious around HGVs as it is very easy to be hidden in a blind spot. Well, that and you won't win in a fight!

It's all very similar to the classic roundabout situation of cars cutting across lanes, i.e. heading straight across cutting into the inside lane. When I first got on my motorbike I was always hit several times that way... now I just expect it to happen and position myself accordingly. Being in the right won't mend broken bones or bring me back to life!