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Cyclist injured after collision with car in city cycle lane
Doug wrote:
No the advice for cyclists, which you should know by now even as a motorist, is to distance themselves from the parked car 'door zone' and use the outer car lane instead, even when hooted at by impatient drivers. That way they also have more chance of seeing a child coming from the concealment provided by parked cars. Of course, it is even more difficult for cyclists when cars are parked in a cycle lane, as often happens. Nonsense. Do not use cycle lanes and always allow at least a metre between you and any other vehicle. What can be particularly difficult though for a cyclist is a narrow side road with cars parked nose-to-tail on both sides, leaving just a single, narrow bidirectional lane in the middle. What should they do about doors suddenly opening on both sides and cars coming straight at them at speed from the opposite direction with nowhere to escape to? Nonsense, if there is only up to about 3 metres, you ride down the centre, as slowly and as carefully as need be. If there is oncoming traffic, you either pass at a gap or both grind to a halt before moving over and squeezing past slowly. If the driver is being a knob (many are) I just shake my head at them. Learn to ride Doug, then you will cease to be the victim. BTW do you have the original url for the report? I tend not to read posts from jms/judith. |
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