Cyclist collision at mini round about

Ray_Singh-Blue

I feel sorry for the OP who clearly did not intend to put their car in the path of a cyclist on a roundabout. Hope they are not injured. Accidents happen & I guess this is why we have insurance.

I commute by bike and by car. On a bike, experience has taught me to assume that a driver has not seen me until we have made eye contact. In a car, I am often scared by how much I go into autopilot and zone out listening to the radio.

Hopefully car technology will solve this problem in the long term. Self-driving cars equipped with sensors more reliable than the human eye and brain.

trinidadone

Good morning OP, i am so sorry to learn of the terrible situation you found yourself in, i am also disappointed with the floorless, anfry pro blame comments you have received on this forum, please try and place those posters on "ignore", especially those who want to "debate" in a unhealthy manner.

This is another example of a cyclist not being responsible by failing to have lights, reflectors and allowing to be seen. Some words of wisdom, you dont have to respond to every message on this threrad, infact be chossie who you respond to XX

Mercdriver

trinidadone wrote: »

Good morning OP, i am so sorry to learn of the terrible situation you found yourself in, i am also disappointed with the floorless, anfry pro blame comments you have received on this forum, please try and place those posters on "ignore", especially those who want to "debate" in a unhealthy manner.

This is another example of a cyclist not being responsible by failing to have lights, reflectors and allowing to be seen. Some words of wisdom, you dont have to respond to every message on this threrad, infact be chossie who you respond to XX

Please grow up and stop trolling. And debate? You only accept views that agree with your position so don't preach about debating.

If you fail to give priority to the right on a roundabout, then you are de facto at fault. Cyclist or motorist. Read a highway code yourself.

[Deleted User]

Ray_Singh-Blue wrote: »

Hopefully car technology will solve this problem in the long term. Self-driving cars equipped with sensors more reliable than the human eye and brain.

I think motorists have already realised that it will b easy to take advantage of driverless cars:

“[The AVs are] going to stop. So you’re going to mug them right off. They’re going to stop and you’re just going to nip round.”

bigadaj

jack_pott wrote: »

I think motorists have already realised that it will b easy to take advantage of driverless cars:

“[The AVs are] going to stop. So you’re going to mug them right off. They’re going to stop and you’re just going to nip round.”

Your choice, but I wouldn't risk my life or others in the car on that basis, would be pretty stupid.

trinidadone

jack_pott wrote: »

I think motorists have already realised that it will b easy to take advantage of driverless cars:

“[The AVs are] going to stop. So you’re going to mug them right off. They’re going to stop and you’re just going to nip round.”

that thought sounds very interesting jack.

dacouch

trinidadone wrote: »

that thought sounds very interesting jack.

It could lead to Driverless Cars starting their own thread on MSE to complain about cars with humans driving them ignoring the rules of the road.

IamNotAllowedToUseMyName

jack_pott wrote: »

I think motorists have already realised that it will b easy to take advantage of driverless cars:

“[The AVs are] going to stop. So you’re going to mug them right off. They’re going to stop and you’re just going to nip round.”

Apparently they've already had problems with self-driving cars not being assertive enough so they have adjusted their programming. By the time they've finished they'll have perfected the London Driver Inverted Priority at Give Ways Due to Perceived Rights Through Lack of Courtesy Manoeuvre.

trinidadone

IanMSpencer wrote: »

Apparently they've already had problems with self-driving cars not being assertive enough so they have adjusted their programming. By the time they've finished they'll have perfected the London Driver Inverted Priority at Give Ways Due to Perceived Rights Through Lack of Courtesy Manoeuvre.

Are these self driving cars from goggle by chance?

silverwhistle

trinidadone wrote: »

please try and place those posters on "ignore", especially those who want to "debate" in a unhealthy manner.

So trinidadone should be first on your list, as he'll be unable even to define what "unhealthy manner" means.