Camera test ride - two small incidents with blind motorists

[achappers]

Testing out my new Veho Muvi camera on a short 15 minute ride around the neighbourhood and these two small incidents occur.

Rawcliffe, Clifton area of York. Sorry about quality and shaking first ever video my mount needs slight adjustment.


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx3l7VDVXJE

 

[BADGER.BRAD]

What camera are you using it looks really clear and colours are good (apart from the mount moving)

 

[achappers]

What camera are you using it looks really clear and colours are good (apart from the mount moving)

As stated above a Veho Muvi Micro DV Camcorder. Should set you back around £50.

http://www.action-cameras.co.uk/muvi-micro-camcorder/

 

[hackbike 666]

Sorry I didn't really see a problem with that.

Yes he pulled from the right and pulled away slowly but that isn't really a problem to me.

Some motons stick their foot to the floor and I hate that.

I can see he got in your way by his slow pulling away.Perhaps he was putting his mobile phone down.

 

[BADGER.BRAD]

Sorry I'll try reading the post before asking questions ? I looked at the vid but paid only a little attention to the post

 

[downfader]

You had the sun right behind you with the second driver, I think he was scanning for big shadows (failure on his part) like cars and forgetting that any two wheelers would be harder to see. If you had been on a motorcycle it would have been a smashing time, thankfully it looked like there was enough time to take evasion.

 

[Mycroft]

funny.

YOU didn't signal a left turn.

what does that make you some kind of a hazard.

it might help to be perfect before you expect it of others. just sayin'

 

[hackbike 666]

Hmmm think I was wrong.

YE56 UYW

should have waited really.

 

[thomas]

In the first one, did the car not stop because you hesitated and weren't going to go? Certainly, if someone coming from my right on a roundabout was waiting for me to pass, or dithering I would go. I wouldn't stop and wait 5 minutes for them to go....be that a car/bicycle/etc.

 

[BentMikey]

funny.

YOU didn't signal a left turn.

what does that make you some kind of a hazard.

it might help to be perfect before you expect it of others. just sayin'

What are you on about? If you're referring to the end of the video, then no signalling might be correct riding. If there are no road users around, then you're not supposed to signal.

Besides which, how does not signalling come even close to not giving way as the two drivers did?

 

[downfader]

What are you on about? If you're referring to the end of the video, then no signalling might be correct riding. If there are no road users around, then you're not supposed to signal.

Besides which, how does not signalling come even close to not giving way as the two drivers did?

Inclined to agree, though it is poor cycling practise at times. However how does a lack of signalling doesnt compare to a car pulling out infront of another vehicle, I'm pretty sure which is the more important issue

 

[D4VOW]

In the first one, did the car not stop because you hesitated and weren't going to go? Certainly, if someone coming from my right on a roundabout was waiting for me to pass, or dithering I would go. I wouldn't stop and wait 5 minutes for them to go....be that a car/bicycle/etc.

+1 If I'd been driving that car or even riding my bike I would not have stopped either, there was lots of time to clear the junction before you got there.

With the second incident I would have given the car a light tap to make the driver aware of how quickly a cyclist can be travelling, assuming he even noticed you

 

[achappers]

Thanks for the comments guys. In terms of the first incident the junction is blind for me, I couldn't see the car coming but could hear it coming. The car wouldn't be able to see me either until upon the junction. I was maybe a little hesitant and I could have eaily cleared the junction, but with the accident which happened a few weeks back I'd rather be over cautious.

 

[Globalti]

Both incidents looked pretty routine to me - car drivers will always try to get away before something slow-moving gets in front of them. In fact making good progress is taught as part of advanced driving.

You only need to signal for the benfit of other road users. People who signal every time they change direction either don't know the highway code or haven't a clue what's going on around them.

 

[Speck]

What about the Zig Zags?
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/DG_070339