cyclists turned right when i overtook

Sicard

Car_54 wrote: »

If so, the great majority of the cyclists I see are idiots.

It's always nice to have your prejudices confirmed.

You've just confirmed it also.

I drive, walk and cycle and if doing the latter I use hand signals and always look behind whenever making a maneuver. I also use hand signals whilst driving if the need arises.

bigadaj

Laurie_Sicard-Askey wrote: »

You've just confirmed it also.

I drive, walk and cycle and if doing the latter I use hand signals and always look behind whenever making a maneuver. I also use hand signals whilst driving if the need arises.

The majority of cyclists don't though in my experience.

Crossed a side road whilst walking a couple of months ago, cyclist just behind on the main road with a car immediately behind. Cyclist turns left down the road we were crossing on foot, no hand signal or indication meaning we had to stop and let her go. She said watch where you are going, I pointed out the lack of signal but she just rode on.

Cyclist was a PCSO.

Aylesbury_Duck

As one of a seemingly growing "handful of idiots" (who hasn't recently had an accident with a cyclist), to answer your original question, I think you will be held at fault for this.

MothballsWallet

bigadaj wrote: »

Its the bmw one isn't it, though now probably the Audi one as well as/ instead of.

So, used by pancake !!!!!! then

Retrogamer

Joe_Horner wrote: »

Trusting a driver to indicate correctly is well known to be risky, why would trusting a cyclist to use hand signals correctly be any different?

The cyclist never used hand signals to indicate they were going to be cutting across the road so the driver had no prior warning.

The cyclist also never checked the road was clear before moving into the other lane. It seems they just cut across without signalling or looking.

Both of them combined seems pretty negligent to me.

arcon5

Car_54 wrote: »

His best course of action would be to sound the horn to alert the cyclist before overtaking. Of course, the cyclist might be deaf as well as stupid ...

Your joking ye?

Silver-Surfer_2

arcon5 wrote: »

Your joking ye?

Why not? After all it would be the correct use of the horn. Giving and audible warning.

facade

Shouldn't you always sound your horn when you are about to overtake cyclists or horses?

Perhaps that explains the hoofprints on my bonnet?

OneLeggedPig

Hard to say without seeing... but really when overtaking you should have been so wide of him that even if he did suddenly turn he wouldn't collide with you.

Does sound like an unlucky one though. I am a cyclist and would never suddenly turn out like that.

fred246

I have never really understood this thread. An average UK A road is 11 metres wide. If the cyclist was on the left approx 1m from the kerb and the car was overtaking in the right hand lane that leaves a gap of 4.5m. Did the cyclist suddenly turn to the right and cycle 4.5m across the road before being hit by the car?