Who wants to see me being nearly reversed into

[snorri]

I was hoping he would stop when he heard me shout. When that was not forthcoming, that's when I jumped onto the pavement.

I'd have jumped first.

 

[Kookas]

I always stop to the side of vehicles if I think they might reverse. Makes me more visible, plus it's much quicker to get out of the way if that white light does come on. I try not to stop so far to the side that a car can get past, though.

 

[subaqua]

So yeah, in retrospect I should have stopped where I was visible in the mirrors, but I wasn't expecting him to reverse for the bus.

Still a crap bit of driving by him though.

always expect the person in front will do something bonkers.

you have coughed to putting yourself where you couldn't see his mirrors, so have learned something. hopefully the driver will learn that people don't disappear once you have gone past them.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

The driver dropped a clanger and blocked the road. So he ended up needing to reverse to allow the bus through. Now you can either reverse with him for everyone's benefit, or you can stay put to make a point.

Does your bike have a reverse gear and reversing lights to signal your intent to following vehicles?

 

[GrumpyGregry]

[QUOTE 3188554, member: 30090"]I honestly wonder if anyone (with the exception of only two people) on these boards can actually foresee and anticipate what may happen when out on the road. And then whine when honest, to the point advice is given.[/QUOTE]
Only two things wrong with the "honest, to the point, advice" you gave in your post #6

1) The tone you used.
3) The majority of the content.

Apart from that it's fine. Carry on.

 

[cd365]

I don't think Ben did much wrong, the driver was a fool.

 

[HovR]

Well yes, we're talking about road safety in regards to riding a bicycle. Hence this being a cycling forum, not a driving forum. But if you insist...

MOD EDIT:
Off Topic section removed

Now, back to bicycles, this being a cycling forum and all. Unfortunately on a traditional bike two hands are required to be on the handle bars to have complete control of the vehicle (both brakes, and better steering control). This makes it very rare that you have the option to both get out the way and make your presence known (via an air horn) at the same time. In which case you're better off getting out the way so you don't get run over.

Unless you like running the risk of getting run over, I guess.

 

[MarkF]

Did the driver ever see the OP or just "lose" him? Driver at fault anyway.

But, really poor cycling, the bus and the potential for a problem were clearly visible, well in advance.

 

[Big Nick]

If you can't see his mirrors he can't see you so why you'd take up the road position you did is anyone's guess.

I'd rather cater for his crap driving than stubbornly stay in a position putting me at risk just because the van driver is in the wrong.

All manner of road users do stupid things, deal with it and move on would be my comment

 

[User6179]

Does your bike have a reverse gear and reversing lights to signal your intent to following vehicles?

I find making a beeping noise as I reverse my bike alerts other road users

 

[up hill struggle]

Listen to Mr Perfect! Oh and one other thing. The driver was 100% in the wrong.

to be fair to the driver he was not a 100% in the wrong.

after seeing that he was approaching a narrowing in the road caused by traffic, a bus on the opposite side of the road & the van that had overtaken him applying its brakes & coming to a stop.

the rider still thought that it was a good idea to come to a stop close the drivers van & in his blind spots he had no rear window to see out off.

sure once he had started giving off the driver may have thought is that somebody behind me but he wasn't exactly shouting at the top of his lungs & if the driver had both windows up & the radio on even with the volume down low still probably would not have heard anything until he started banging the side rear of the van.

even after the cyclist came into view of the mirrors you could argue the driver still carried on moving back but if he was looking in drivers mirror he wouldn't have seen the cyclist until he looked in the passenger mirror, given the pass he made on the cyclist kinda looks like he gave him plenty of room i cant see why if he had looked in the mirrors & been able to see the cyclist before before starting to reverse he would have simply thought right this time in gonna flatten you.

if he had made contact with the cyclist & i had been the investigating officer, given the video evidence i would have to place the majority of blame on the cyclist and possibly a little on the driver for not having his eyes far enough apart to be able to see in both wing mirrors at the same time.

sorry but as a cyclist & as much as i would like to say had the driver hit the bike that it was gonna be the drivers fault on looking at the video i can only see the cyclist failed to recognize the danger that he placed himself in by not reading the road, stopping to close to the rear of a van with no rear window then when he did go the side where he would be seen was right beside a driveway where he could have removed himself from danger but instead thought it was a better idea to stand there shout & hit the back of the van.

 

[Hip Priest]

Does your bike have a reverse gear and reversing lights to signal your intent to following vehicles?

No it doesn't. But you can clearly see in the video that the car behind the OP had left a gap, presumably because he could foresee the problem. Ultimately, if the van hadn't backed-up, the road would've been gridlocked indefinitely, so he had to reverse.

 

[stuee147]

if you are behind any vehicle with no rear window such as a van then you deserve to be run over, have you never heard of the saying "if you cant see my mirrors i cant see you"

 

[stuee147]

Rubbish. If you can't see behind you, don't reverse. The driver had just overtaken the cyclist, so it should have been obvious there was someone there.

so dose that mean that no lorry van or any other large vehicle is aloud to reverse ? there gona need some huge loading bays.
and the driver could have thought the cyclist had gone down the side road they just past or maybe he thought the cyclist would do what a lot of people do and go on the path and go round rather than wait

 

[MontyVeda]

if you are behind any vehicle with no rear window such as a van then you deserve to be run over, have you never heard of the saying "if you cant see my mirrors i cant see you"

'deserves to be run over' is a bit string don't you think? But other than that, it's not wise to put yourself slap bang in the middle of an obvious blind spot... but since this is a cycling forum, the driver is always going to be in the wrong.