...Unless of course hes just overtook you hasn't indicated braked hard so he can make the left turn and you run into him.
almost exactly what happened to me as a teenager in my one and only RTA. dual carriage way, downhill. junction off on the right, controlled by lights, junction off the on left some 250m further on also controlled by lights. in the middle of the left hand lane and knew if I got across the 1st stop line with the far light on green, then I was fine for clearing the next set of lights without having to slow down. Great until some idiot in a car towing a largish trailer overtook me in the right hand lane, indicated left and turned across my path. Not sure how they ever imagined the trailer was ever going to clear me or handle the corner at speed - but it seems they had forgotten they had one on at all.
All I know about what happened afterwards is what I was told by the 2 expert witnesses who just happened to be in the right place at the right time from my point of view. A road traffic cop on his way to work who when we shared the same work shift pattern had seen me for the best part of a year at along that section of road and a head trama specialist who had just finished a night shift.
I'm told I braked hard and pulled left to gain as much room as possible. the trailer hit me (somehow - I have no memory of it) throwing me into the pedestrain railings with my head hitting the handrail. back then (1992?) helmets were virtually unheard of but I was wearing one, a soft-top, it was destroyed. My BSA racer also did not fair very well either and I had striped bruises down my side and back from where I had hit the railings, not to mention the bruises on my legs etc. Amazingly there were no broken bone other than my skull that is, but I was a lot more robust than I am now.
Would I go without a helmet - well no. BUT I will point out that even I gave up wearing one in the Netherlands where it was completely unnecessary - but did continue to wear it in all other countries including Denmark where motorists are exceptionally respectful of cyclists as well.
Would I go without lights? - no but stopped using them in quite a few countries on the contient (my personal opionion is that you should use them in bright sunshine in the UK because we have so many trees and dark areas on leafy country lanes which is usually the only places I cycle).
Would I go without hi-viz? - strange one that, I have recently stopped wearing it in really bright sunshine and find cars actually give me more room than when I do wear it during the daytime in good weather.
Decided to light my bike up and go do some cycling in the dark
