Nutter Cyclist for a change

[martint235]

Haven't been able to listen to the sound as I'm at work but if this is really a shared use cycle path, the guy is more than a bit out of order for a. running into the side of the cyclist b. leaving him there.

http://road.cc/content/news/120761-...identifying-rider-who-crashed-him-west-london

 

[Beebo]

They have a bit of an arguement about who has right of way! Either way they are both unsighted by the bus.
I'm unsure who was at fault to be honest, I doubt the police would give a toss.

 

[jarlrmai]

Was he cycling across a pedestrian crossing?

 

[glasgowcyclist]

It's difficult to tell whether that pavement is shared use or not.

Regardless of shared use status, I wouldn't ride from the road crossing onto a pavement at that speed. Even if he wasn't expecting to meet a cyclist, he could reasonably expect to meet a pedestrian, possibly even someone running. His speed was too high.

Assuming the video-cyclist is local, he could have anticipated that a cyclist may emerge from the cycle-crossing to continue using the approved cycle route. His speed was too high.

In short, I'd put it 50/50.


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[glasgowcyclist]

Was he cycling across a pedestrian crossing?

No, he's using a cycle-specific light-controlled crossing. The pedestrian crossing is behind the bus.


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[jarlrmai]

So bad infrastructure causing issues, both people should have been going slower etc.

 

[fossyant]

50/50 Both stupid

 

[Markymark]

So bad infrastructure causing issues, both people should have been going slower etc.

I assume you don't mean that because its 50/50 then its the infrastructure? It's more likely that 2 idiots collide. Given the number of idiots this scenario is commonplace. The worry is the idiots in cars whose idiocy is more severe than the idiots on bikes.

I don't however like the argument of idiots on bikes cause less harm so let them get on with it.

 

[jefmcg]

Same accident could have occurred if either was a pedestrian (especially if running across the road or towards a bus stop). Yup, both in the wrong.

 

[ianrauk]

50/50, unfortunate timing from both. Just one of those things.
But attitude of the cyclist who hit him stinks.

 

[Pale Rider]

The bus badly unsights the crossing/path junction.

Were I on the path, I would have slowed and moved to the right to improve the viewing angle.

Or at least, that's what I would have done if I was paying attention.

 

[Arjimlad]

Stupid infrastructure. It does look like the film-maker is on a cycle path but that's no reason not to keep a lookout. The chap crossing the road can't expect to just bash across onto the other side either, however.

 

[glenn forger]

70% blame the basher, 30% blame the bashee.

 

[Hip Priest]

Both should've been more careful given that they were unsighted. However, if I was the fella coming from the side I'd still have apologised.

 

[Soup890]

Hard to tell