Cyclist leapt for safety on Blackfriars bridge
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Hmm,
There is a very strong case for not using the cycle lane and sticking to the main road at that junction - just enforces my view in that cycle lanes aren't worth the paint on the road.
There is a very strong case for not using the cycle lane and sticking to the main road at that junction - just enforces my view in that cycle lanes aren't worth the paint on the road.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
That's what happens when you "thought" they'd seen you. Assumption is the mother of all unpleasantness.
Pleased the Lass lives to fight another day.
Pleased the Lass lives to fight another day.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
I read that too - you can't think people see you. Certainly had one this morning - they sometimes see you, but still pull out/turn. Well worth riding as traffic at junctions like that. Many cyclists think these painted lanes actually mean something - they don't - she shouldn't have even been at the side of a big truck to start with, lane or not.
400bhp
Guru
Would be interesting to see how she takes this junction following the incident.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
She even mentions she saw it indicate. I'd let the truck go.
Miquel In De Rain
No Longer Posting
North side of the bridge I take it...The layout is bloody awful and dangerous.Not impressed.
IMHO.
I cycled there one Saturday night a year or two ago and there had been two accidents involving cars and a bus.
IMHO.
I cycled there one Saturday night a year or two ago and there had been two accidents involving cars and a bus.
Miquel In De Rain
No Longer Posting
Did this person go down the side of the vehicle though or did the lorry just overtake and throw a left?
Would agree,looks like I didn't read the article properly?
A quote from the text on that link;
On reaching the red traffic lights at the junction of Blackfriars Bridge and Victoria Embankment I stopped behind three or four cyclists in the cycle lane, waiting to go straight ahead. I was next to next to a truck as were the cyclists ahead of me. The truck was indicating left.
Don't get me wrong, i'm more than glad she wasn't seriously hurt or worse but....
Miquel In De Rain
No Longer Posting
I know,I didn't read it properly.Sorry.
The thing is I see this sort of thing all the time and I guess so does everyone else.
Me too, even in Sleepy Suffolk!I know,I didn't read it properly.Sorry.
The thing is I see this sort of thing all the time and I guess so does everyone else.
People really need to take responsibility for their own safety by actually looking at their surroundings rather than following others or road markings / traffic signals etc like sheep and assuming everyone else will get out of their way.
Minor rant over
I agree with the post above that she might have been more circumspect - however - the layout encourages cyclists to think that left turning traffic will give way - which it probably does on many occasions - ive noticed in London that 1) cyclists often just follow the lead 2) taking a more cautious approach often leaves one open to abuse from the cyclists behind
Hip Priest
Veteran
I know that, and you know that, but many inexperienced cyclists make the not unreasonable assumption that if they're in a cycle lane, they're ok. Therein lies the problem with our cycling infrastructure.
