Cyclist hit by car in Cambridge - video

[Milkfloat]

A I've been on the receiving end of an unobservant motorist ploughing into me on a roundabout, because they didn't give way to the right, but I was wearing reflective gear, and the conditions weren't bad, and it was daylight, I was wearing a lid as well.

So if that did not help you, why criticise the cyclist in this video?

 

[Scoosh]

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[Mugshot]

Why is there even a discussion about how much more visible or not hi-viz would have made the cyclist? The reaction of the driver with the dashcam suggests that he saw the cyclist hi-viz or not and considering he was BEHIND the driver that hit the cyclist it would suggest to me that the cyclist was clearly visible to anybody that made the effort to look properly, which the driver infront clearly didn't. So you can stick your hi-viz up your arse.

 

[Racing roadkill]

So if that did not help you, why criticise the cyclist in this video?

Because it was a different situation, it was dark and wet, in the posted video. The things the cyclist didn't do could have helped him.

 

[Milkfloat]

Because it was a different situation, it was dark and wet, in the posted video. The things the cyclist didn't do could have helped him.

They did not help you in much better conditions so how would they have worked in this situation?

 

[Racing roadkill]

They did not help you in much better conditions so how would they have worked in this situation?

Because it wasn't the same driver / cyclist / roundabout or anything else, so it may have helped this guy. I guess we'll never know.

 

[Origamist]

That's the whole point, there was no 'STOP' sign so no reason to come to a complete standstill, if the driver believed ( wrongly as it transpired ) that there was nothing to cede to on the right. You've just successfully proverbially pulled your own pants over your own head, and tweaked your own nose .

It's simple. I'll explain it in short sentences. You don't need a stop sign. There were give way markings. The driver failed to give way due to a lack of proper observation. She failed to slow/stop and give way to the cyclist coming from her right and hit him. The cyclist was not at fault. I hope this helps.

 

[martinclive]

^^^^^^ and going back to my OP she seems to first start waving her hands around blaming the cyclist (IMHO) which could suggest she did see him and does not understand priorities at roundabouts....................lots of possible explanations but all the same person to blame