Thoughts .... anyone?

[Camgreen]

Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere, but just noticed this piece in the Cambridge News http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Video-News/Video-Cyclists-appeal-to-motorists.htm

Difficult to tell from the footage exactly what the cyclist has or hasn't attempted to do here.

Bit of a wobble as maybe he checks behind him, possibly twice?

Inconclusive if he's indicated he intends to go straight on at the roundabout, which as the inside lane is not a filter lane, he'd be perfectly entitled to do?

White van certainly should've anticipated that the cyclist wasn't necessarily going left, so regardless of anything else, has to hold his/her hands up as getting it totally wrong and darn lucky not to take the cyclist out.

Would question though whether taking up a more primary position as the cyclist got closer to the roundabout might've been the more assertive approach? However not convinced it would've avoided what happened next.

Thoughts then?

 

[MrHappyCyclist]

Classic problem of cycle lanes on or approaching roundabouts. Never use them, they are dangerous and should be removed (with few exceptions). The cyclist would have been better taking primary position in the first shared lane.

The motorist was wrong to assume, though.

 

[Adasta]

Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere, but just noticed this piece in the Cambridge News http://www.cambridge...o-motorists.htm

Difficult to tell from the footage exactly what the cyclist has or hasn't attempted to do here.

Bit of a wobble as maybe he checks behind him, possibly twice?

Inconclusive if he's indicated he intends to go straight on at the roundabout, which as the inside lane is not a filter lane, he'd be perfectly entitled to do?

White van certainly should've anticipated that the cyclist wasn't necessarily going left, so regardless of anything else, has to hold his/her hands up as getting it totally wrong and darn lucky not to take the cyclist out.

Would question though whether taking up a more primary position as the cyclist got closer to the roundabout might've been the more assertive approach? However not convinced it would've avoided what happened next.

Thoughts then?

I think the WVM take all the blame, here. There's no excuse for cutting across from the inside lane to the outside in order to exit the roundabout. I think the WVM had poor lane discipline and do not consider the cyclist to be much of a threat to his dangerous manoeuvre.

 

[ohnovino]

Looks like he couldn't/didn't get primary soon enough (due to the other traffic) and so couldn't prevent the ludicrous left hook.

The people who decide to implement cycle lanes like that should be forced to spend a day riding in them. Or rather a morning, and then the afternoon in casualty.

 

[BlackPanther]

The cyclist clearly looked over their shoulder several times on approach. Any sensible motorist should have seen what was coming. That said, I'd have been well out to the right 20 meters before the junction.

 

[downfader]

Its not just the cyclelanes that prompt people to think that cycling down in the gutter on approach is right, theres some problems with the way roundabouts are described to cyclists in the Highway Code.

I saw this article the other day and theres a follow up too. Usual stupid comments trying to distract from the s*** driving.

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Drivers-hit-back-after-cyclists-claims.htm

 

[Glow worm]

Blimey- that's part of my commute that roundabout (If I've got me bearings right and it's the 'Sainsbury's RAB). And it really is a nightmare. As others have mentioned as advised, I soon learnt to ignore the cycle lane on approach and take up as near as central position in the inside lane as possible. I've had no end of incidents here like the one in the video.

Becasue of the curve of the road, the cars more often than not drift into the cycle path just before the RAB anyway. Also, the situation is made far worse for cyclists as very few cars turning immediately left off the RAB actually indicate, so making one's presence known is vital. Of my 10 mile commute, this point is most definatley the worst bit, made worse too by drivers on the RAB coming from the right, (also, rarely indicating) speeding up as they go around it as if taking aim at the lone cyclist tryng to get across. Bar Stewards.