SquareDaff
Über Member
- Location
- Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Here's a quick summary. I work at a place called DB Schenker opposite the Lakeside Retail Park (DN4 5PN). You approach the road on which the offices is based (Carolina Way) along a dual Carriage Way (White Rose Way) - which terminates in a roundabout. The approach to the roundabout is unusual in that the left hand lane can turn left only. You have to move into the right hand lane to go in any other direction.
This morning I did my usual approach (going about 20mph), got to within about 100m of the roundabout - checked over my right shoulder - saw a lorry about 300m back (in my opinion a safe distance), stuck my hand out to signal my intent and moved in the right hand lane. I always take the centre of the lane as I've had a few people try to squeeze up my RHS before.
There's a car in front of me at the roundabout so I stop behind it. When I set off I normally move into the outside lane of the roundabout as soon as I can after the left hand exit so that any traffic turning right (which is 95% of it) can get past on the right lane and thus minimise the disruption. This morning, I can't do that as the lorry that was behind me has already moved there and is forcing me into the middle of the roundabout. He then proceeds to turn right with his side bars getting closer and closer. I had to stop in the middle of the roundabout. To get in that position he must have undertaken me and been right up my backside as we'd both been stationary. Writing it down the incident doesn't seem bad - but it was. I'm still shaking now.
Fortunately I managed to note his registration number and have reported the incident to South Yorkshire police. There's a traffic monitoring camera on that particular roundabout too so I'm hoping that that, and the registration I've provided will be enough for the police to do something. I have an incident number and will be having an interview with an officer once they've had the chance to review the video footage.
Even if the driver had thought I'd done something wrong there can be no justification for trying to force a cyclist out of the way when in a lorry.
This morning I did my usual approach (going about 20mph), got to within about 100m of the roundabout - checked over my right shoulder - saw a lorry about 300m back (in my opinion a safe distance), stuck my hand out to signal my intent and moved in the right hand lane. I always take the centre of the lane as I've had a few people try to squeeze up my RHS before.
There's a car in front of me at the roundabout so I stop behind it. When I set off I normally move into the outside lane of the roundabout as soon as I can after the left hand exit so that any traffic turning right (which is 95% of it) can get past on the right lane and thus minimise the disruption. This morning, I can't do that as the lorry that was behind me has already moved there and is forcing me into the middle of the roundabout. He then proceeds to turn right with his side bars getting closer and closer. I had to stop in the middle of the roundabout. To get in that position he must have undertaken me and been right up my backside as we'd both been stationary. Writing it down the incident doesn't seem bad - but it was. I'm still shaking now.
Fortunately I managed to note his registration number and have reported the incident to South Yorkshire police. There's a traffic monitoring camera on that particular roundabout too so I'm hoping that that, and the registration I've provided will be enough for the police to do something. I have an incident number and will be having an interview with an officer once they've had the chance to review the video footage.
Even if the driver had thought I'd done something wrong there can be no justification for trying to force a cyclist out of the way when in a lorry.
