Racing roadkill
Guru
Driver was a tool for driving like that, rider was unwise to ride attired like that, in those conditions.
Cyclist hit by car in Cambridge - video
- Thread starter martinclive
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Glow worm
Legendary Member
- Location
- Near Newmarket
That roundabout is on my commute and it is extremely well lit. (Perhaps the vid makes it look darker).
100% driver fault end of story.
100% driver fault end of story.
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
Jody
Stubborn git
Again, the colour of his clothing is irrelevant as the driver didn't even spot the shiny thing on the riders bars.
Depends on your definition of Hi Viz. In my world (construction sites, railway lines) Hi Viz is the yellow or orange clothing (fluorescent) with reflective stripes, so it covers both options. They do depend on someone looking though. (I can't see how clothing could have helped either).Hi viz doesn't work at night, and reflection only when the headlights hit it. The cyclist is quite visible in headlights (see below) so I don't see how clothing could have helped
(rr has me on ignore, so he won't see this)
Racing roadkill
Guru
I love it when people write "end of story" and the like. It isn't. That makes me
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Racing roadkill
Guru
Having hi viz could have helped, by 'catching the eye' of the driver, so to speak. Or giving the driver a better chance to have spotted the cyclist a bit earlier. Let's also not forget the difference between this.
and this.
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jefmcg
Guru
Are we violently agreeing with each other? I was separating hi viz into it's two components, the colour and the reflection. The yellow/orange is grey under most street lighting, so doesn't help at night. The reflective material only works when it's hit by a direct light.
Now, for no reason, this:
Racing roadkill
Guru
I'm surprised the driver didn't spot a tiny ineffective front light, coming from an oblique angle, in the dark, when it was raining, in amongst the other reflecting road lights, either.
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Racing roadkill
Guru
The driver still could and should have noticed the rider, but the rider could and should have made a better choice of attire.
Jody
Stubborn git
I'll remember that excuse for if I ever hit a dark colour car at night. "Sorry pal, its your fault for buying a dark colour. Should stick with yellow or white next time so I don't have to be as vigilant!"
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
Hi viz does not make any difference.After seeing my wife get hit by a 4×4. If the driver ain't looking he or she will not see you. I hope they check the drivers phone. When my wife got hit the police would not check the drivers phone. I am she was on it.
Glow worm
Legendary Member
- Location
- Near Newmarket
Quite. There are no mysterious oblique angles. Drivers simply have to check to their right- it can't be that hard!
I've cycled around that roundabout probably thousands of times both day and night and there is absolutely no excuse for such a pish poor piece of inattentive driving. The rider's attire is completely irrelevant.
classic33
Leg End Member
Could be grey at night though!
There is a Bright Pink* VW Beetle, often seen in the town centre. Stands out like anything, in the daytime. Nighttime is another matter.
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*No.202 Aurora Pink
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martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
You asked earlier in the thread how you had blamed the victim. There you go, that's how you blamed the victim.
