Cyclist down (Kimnel Bay)

[Matthew_T]

It won't hold up in court, for the police or for an insurance company. They will need to see the drivers set of lights to confirm what he went through.

How do you know there wasn't a fault with the lights?

I hadnt considered that.

 

[Ashtrayhead]

My tuppence worth....
Firstly, well done Matthew T for getting across so quickly to help out.
secondly, the driver did appear to be quite late in moving off.
Thirdly, as gaz has previously pointed out and, me speaking as ex-police you have to be able to see the lights concerned to be able to state that they were working in the correct order. Having said that, it's very rare for lights to be out of phase and MT's initial reaction is more than likely to be correct.
Fortunately it looks like everything ended up amicably, and maybe the driver might be a bit more attentive in future and not be an amber gambler.

 

[akb]

Well Done Matthew for assisting.
But...wasnt this classed as a RTA and should have been reported? Especially as there was obvious injury to the cyclist?

 

[Matthew_T]

Well Done Matthew for assisting.
But...wasnt this classed as a RTA and should have been reported? Especially as there was obvious injury to the cyclist?

Yes, but TBH I forgot that at the time and would have advised them both to do so when everyone parted.
As it didnt directly involve me, it is not up to me to report it.