recumbentpanda said:
The driver is clearly at fault . . . but . . . entering a mini-rab at 18mph? I'm not sure I'd do that in my car. Essentially it means knowingly entering a situation where emergency braking may be necessary, at a speed where you can reasonably assume you will not be able to come to a dead stop, allowing for reaction times and braking ability of vehicle.
Well, some of us are more experienced and confident on a bike.
And one person's perceived risk, isn't a risk to another
You can't carry on in life saying 'what if' as you'd actually never get on a bike or do half the stuff one does. Riding down hills at 50-60mph - you'd never do it if you think of the 'what ifs'...... you'd never take a corner at speed, thinking 'what if a hedgehog jumped out'....
As for drivers not getting out ....had the same in my off 18 months ago....driver rammed me at 30 mph....I was catapulted across a large roundabout and lay in the middle of it for a minute or so unable to move. Did anyone stop, nope, I even had to tell the driver to stop and pull over.... She never got out of the car, I had to pick myself off the road, hop to the island in the middle, and then had to get her to produce details....she then left me to find my own way home with a fubared leg, hip and shoulder.... hopping from a traffic island to the pavement on a two lane busy roundabout is no flipping fun !
Vince - if symptoms persist, get yourself back down to the docs.