"The driver told his insurance he "wasn't moving at impact"

[Pale Rider]

Crash for cash cyclist?

I thought that, looks to me as if he saw an opportunity to go down soft and put a claim in.

 

[glenn forger]

Crash for cash cyclist?

The fact the insurance company saw the footage and paid out suggests it's not a scam. How many cash for crash bod's film their stunt?

 

[Hip Priest]

It's the driver's fault for pulling into the cyclist's path, but it's always worth taking extra care when filtering to avoid a collision in these circumstances.

I've got no sound here so I can't comment on the ensuing discussion.

 

[tyred]

The car driver should have been paying better attention but the cyclist could so easily have avoided hitting him.

If you can avoid having a collision you should. Being right doesn't make it hurt any less.

 

[Hip Priest]

One small point when watching the video, is that the camera's viewpoint is a bit higher than the cyclist's eyeline. We get to see the car a little earlier than he would have.

Plus, when you're watching a video about a collision, you're expecting a collision. When you're cycling along in real time, you aren't. I always try to bear these things in mind when watching these videos.

 

[Pale Rider]

The fact the insurance company saw the footage and paid out suggests it's not a scam. How many cash for crash bod's film their stunt?

Insurance companies are known to take a very pragmatic view with small claims.

 

[vickster]

The fact the insurance company saw the footage and paid out suggests it's not a scam. How many cash for crash bod's film their stunt?

I wasn't being entirely serious! I can't see why any cyclist would not try to avoid an accident...from my own experience, it mostly hurts!

 

[glenn forger]

Crash or collision. A driver who hits someone who is stationary and YELLING a warning because the driver is looking the other way cannot possibly claim it was an "accident".

 

[Arrowfoot]

Had the same impression - it could have been avoided. Insurance companies also pay out if the compensation is low and to avoid further operational cost. The driver's fib probably aided the decision.

 

[glenn forger]

The idea that insurance companies simply pay up to avoid hassle is a made-up tale from la la land. Until the footage was shown the insurance company would have paid precisely zero, because it would have been he said/he said.

 

[numbnuts]

“baby throws toys out of pram”

 

[glenn forger]

Someone in charge of a ton of metal doesn't look and drives into someone, and the victim gets cross! Unfriggingbelievable.

 

[vickster]

Crash or collision. A driver who hits someone who is stationary and YELLING a warning because the driver is looking the other way cannot possibly claim it was an "accident".

In my opinion (which you'll likely disagree with, like pretty much everything), an accident is a collision, crash or incident (or whatever the preferred term is) that occurs where there was no intent on the part of either party (I'm giving the cyclist the benefit of the doubt here)

 

[glenn forger]

So you'd call someone killed by a drunk driver the victim of an accident?

 

[mick1836]

This was obviously a cyclist LOOKING for an accident to claim cash Prior to the accident with all the weaving around vehicles I'm surprised he wasn't knocked off sooner NOT a very good ambassador for cycling?