x2. Absolutely get this done now. Even if nothing comes of it, at least you have done all you can do.
Knocked over a cyclist today
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x2. Absolutely get this done now. Even if nothing comes of it, at least you have done all you can do.
Caporegime
Excellent conjecture. A++++ Would read again.
Rubbish, it was black people or some of them asians
Soldato
funny how drivers hate cyclists, yet cyclist seem to be ok sharing the road with drivers its just the drivers taking everything out of context and calling every cyclist an idiot
just because cyclists have better view, and can filter through traffic while you're on a standstill doesn't mean you need to hate them? i mean i do cycle through redlights when the crossing is empty for e.g. - what is the point stopping if no one is going to penalise me and no one is crossing the road?same with other red lights where i cause no disturbance, and with pathways i do cycle on them when the bit of road is just VERY unsafe for cycling - there's one part of road where i will cycle on the pathway no matter what, as the drivers get REALLY close to you and there have been 2 deaths already
but yeah there are rubbish cyclists and rubbish drivers and idiot pedestrians.. oh wait.. we are all human and we are all in control of something? how can you "paint" all the same colour and say all the cyclists are idiots
the same way i could say all the drivers are idiots? but nope, only some are taking the pee and risking someones life just because they got in front of them! 
rant over - not much to do with the post i quoted.
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Caporegime
Good work! I hit 3 myself.
Soldato
this is one of the things i don't like about cyclists.. if i see a car is ready to turn ill either get behind it or stay right in front of it
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I was hit last year in a pretty similar situation. I was coming round a motorway/A road roundabout junction and was hit by a car accelerating from a standstill at the bottom of the slip road. I was unhurt bar a sprained wrist and the bike just needed a new back wheel and disc rotor.
I got them to pay for the repairs and called it straight. In hindsight I reckon I was in their blindspot due to taking the roundabout slightly wider than usual and the car didn't check far enough to the right to see me.
I got them to pay for the repairs and called it straight. In hindsight I reckon I was in their blindspot due to taking the roundabout slightly wider than usual and the car didn't check far enough to the right to see me.
Soldato
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Count yourself lucky I had a customer today who wanted an insurance quote.....£4.9k worth. Guy just drove into the side of him changing lanes so blindspot again I assume.
Look 685 frame, dura ace shifters/rear mech and Look keo ti pedals + two bottle cages.
Look 685 frame, dura ace shifters/rear mech and Look keo ti pedals + two bottle cages.
Soldato
Posting obligatory childish/brain dead 'Yaayyyy!!!......Well done - that's one less of 'em on the road' reply. 
Soldato
Slightly different with a bike though as they weave through the traffic, he's not only cut him up, he's overtaking on a roundabout and I bet he weren't indicating either.
If i was him i'd be getting the cyclist to repair the scratches on my car, the cyclist should have waited and not endangered himself with a stupid maneuver.
MW
Soldato
"He was in front, behind, on the pavement, on the road. He was EVERYWHERE!"
That's what happens when you hit them a bit harder...
Soldato
In all liklihood this is a bit of a 50/50. The OP is vague as to where the cyclist came from - he probably doesn't know because the cyclist did something unexpected while he was looking to pull out at the island.
It happens, lucklily the injuries were minor and it sounds like both parties will learn from the accident.
It happens, lucklily the injuries were minor and it sounds like both parties will learn from the accident.
Soldato
*giggles*
Looking at the roundabout from above its difficult to see why I didn't spot him. If he was coming from the right hand lane of traffic which had priority he would have clearly been in my field of view.
It wasn't quiet like on this image, there was traffic queueing in all three directions, with lots of people on foot using the pedestrian refuges, kids & mums pushing prams towards the school which is about 200 mtrs up the right lane.
I still suspect he had come up on the right-hand pavement then hopped onto the road on my hard right just as the gap opened up in front of me after the white van had passed.
It wasn't quiet like on this image, there was traffic queueing in all three directions, with lots of people on foot using the pedestrian refuges, kids & mums pushing prams towards the school which is about 200 mtrs up the right lane.
I still suspect he had come up on the right-hand pavement then hopped onto the road on my hard right just as the gap opened up in front of me after the white van had passed.
Soldato
Might sound harsh but your meant to look to your right and give way from your right. From your diagram it looks like you were 100% in the wrong.
I don't think a cyclist would be crazy enough to do what you suggest. You didn't see him, and definitely should have seen him. Always move your head slightly so you can see behind the supports either side of the windscreen.
Also if you hit him rather than him hitting the side of your car, your reactions are awful.
Also you are supposed to tell your insurance company about all RTA incidents. If you don't and this guy later claims PI, they won't be too happy. You are supposed to tell them even if no claim happens.
Also if you hit him rather than him hitting the side of your car, your reactions are awful.
Also you are supposed to tell your insurance company about all RTA incidents. If you don't and this guy later claims PI, they won't be too happy. You are supposed to tell them even if no claim happens.
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