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Old February 22nd 18, 10:14 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
TMS320
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Default ****** cyclist undertakes

On 22/02/18 17:07, JNugent wrote:
On 22/02/2018 09:43, TMS320 wrote:
On 19/02/18 19:34, MrCheerful wrote:
On 19/02/2018 19:31, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
From Harry on the diy group.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...shing-car.html




yep totally ignoring the very clear signal, and travelling too fast
for the conditions.Â* I hope he has fridge freezer insurance.


In any civilised country (*) the whole point of a bike lane is that a
collision between car and bicycle in such a lane is quite plainly the
driver's fault. The car even crosses a continuous section of line. The
only issue for the victim is that it is usually better to survive than
to be in the right.

(*) Don't know about Ireland but unlikely to apply to the UK: where the
main point of installing "cycle facilities" seems to be for councils
to get "sustainable transport" grants to give their workers something
to do.


In any civilised country, the rule of the road is that traffic gives way
to traffic travelling in the same direction on its offside.


The rule of the road is that when changing lane, you give way to anybody
in the lane you want to move into. Even in Britain it is permitted to
overtake on the inside in certain circumstances.

Like the driver in the clip you also don't seem to understand the
distinction between a solid and dotted line. If it is a bus lane next to
you you could end up far worse off than the driver in that clip.

It is what
leads to rules such as letting in overtaking traffic rather than
officiously budging up to prevent the move and refraining from
overtaking on the nearside.


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