Todays SMIDSY or SMIDGAF?

[2_Flat_erics]

Heading down Chalkwell Avenue in Westcliff this morning at 20+ mph when a numpty just pulled out of side road. They had plenty of time to see me but still went for it.


SMIDSY or SMIDGAF?

 

[mr_cellophane]

 Nice of them to wait 4 seconds for you to get closer before pulling out.

 

[BSRU]

SMIDGAF

 

[fossyant]

Saw your other video's too - stop following that other cyclist about - do your turn

 

[Vikeonabike]

2_F_Erics....Not very gentlemanly of you. You keep putting tha nice young lady into allsorts of peril for your videos. One of these days she is going to get hurt!

 

[HLaB]

My Smidsy today decided to pull out from Bruntsfield Avenue and turn right on to the the main road Bruntsfield Place where I was. I'm turning right at the next junction (Holy Corner, Merchiston Place) so I was slightly right of primary yet they still pulled out. The road levels out at this point so I had the pleasure of scalping them though, I think they realised when I'm shouted 'Yes I'm here'

 

[2_Flat_erics]

2_F_Erics....Not very gentlemanly of you. You keep putting tha nice young lady into allsorts of peril for your videos. One of these days she is going to get hurt!

Thats no lady.. thats the missus... LOL

I keep trying to get in front but she's just too damn quick for me One day I will get in front but no one will want to see a video with my fat bum in the frame.

 

[2_Flat_erics]

Saw your other video's too - stop following that other cyclist about - do your turn

I do try... honestly... but she's the boss and won't have any of it and just sails back past me like I had just stopped.

 

[Ravenbait]

Mine was on a roundabout along Calder Road. Silly moo in silver Audi decided to overtake as we were entering the roundabout. Only she was turning left (from the right hand lane) and I was going straight on (from the middle lane). Yeah. Good one.

Sam

 

[Shrimp_Stu]

I'm always weary of the Chalkwell Avenue descent, and seem to get caught at both set of lights

I'll have to keep an eye out on your videos in case I make an appearance in the mean streets of Southend-on-sea

I'll either be in the blue Orbea Onix or Giant SCR but sometimes in the "courteous to cyclists" Grey S-Max

 

[downfader]

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Neither I don't think.

You could see the car edge out - a slight touch of the brakes and move over to the left.

People make mistakes.
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Its a mistake people shouldnt be making. Yesterday I had a road I was travelling down and every other junction I passed a driver waited until the last second before pulling out. I'm sure they'd moan about cyclists on pavements, we wouldnt refer to that as a mistake. Its relatively easy to assess a cyclists speed in the majority of cases.

 

[hackbike 666]

IDGAF or ICWTS

I dont give a f*ck
I cant wait two seconds

You should have had a poll on this one....

 

[sheddy]

Yes, I know i've mentioned this before, but there is clearly a market for a bike mounted weapon system that uses rotten food for ammunition

 

[downfader]

Yes, I know i've mentioned this before, but there is clearly a market for a bike mounted weapon system that uses rotten food for ammunition

Metal vapourisng lazzzzerrrrrrhh more like
*sticks little finger in corner of mouth*

 

[ComedyPilot]

Neither.

To know which it was we need the driver's account of why they did it.

From the video I would put it in the SMIDSY category though. Try to look at it from the driver's perspective: you have a lot smaller a frontal area than a car or motorbike, so when approaching you don't look to be getting any closer till the last second - as was the case I suspect. The driver then commits to go and pulls out, and hey ho, we have an incident. Very avoidable IMO. As a tip, try riding with the thought: 'Has that vehicle seen me?' If yes, proceed with care, if no, then back off and prepare to take evasive action.

Personally, on the approach to that junction I would have been in primary (you look as if you were gutter-hugging a bit). Then, when assessing if the driver has seen me, I would make a couple of quick swooping turns to make my shape move in their field of vision - riding in a straight line towards a 90 degree junction is always a recipe for disaster on 2 wheels. Think, approaching from the right, you will stay very small and constantly coming from one position for a long time till the last second, then you suddenly get very big - as I suspect happened. To see my point, look at the video, and watch the position of the drivers window against the background - it stays very static, meaning they see the same of you - you are NOT moving. Yes, you are rolling towards them, but it is deceptive as your shape stays static in their view. Do the same hill again, past the same junction, but this time do some quick swooping turns on the approach, and see the way the car seems to move against the background. When this happens, the driver will see you, as your movement is suddenly lateral instead of being in one position.

Another way to demonstrate it, hold a pencil out at arms length to your side. Now bring it towards you. Notice how it stays very stationary in your view. Now move it towards you, but also move it side to side slightly - see the difference?

Now apply the same mindset with any vehicle you use, and you will greatly reduce the chances of this happening again.