Mishap with cyclist
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Because people say would've and could've as contractions and people hear it as would have and could have, at least that's how I see it and yes it annoys me as well.
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I've noticed this a couple of times whilst driving. Not saying that's what happened in OP's case, however. I stay off the roads on my bikes, too many people who just don't ******* look properly.
Two rolls, one for the witness too.
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i think the insurance is for you as a cyclist injuring someone else, not sure if it covers eg denting someone's car wing with your face!
My experience as a cyclist is to make yourself as visible as possible - reflective gear, lights, flashing stuff - vehicles will give you a wider berth the more visible you are.
My experience as a driver is to give as much space as possible and be aware cyclists can't slow down as quickly as a car, especially if it is wet. Oddly van and HGV drivers are much better at passing with a decent gap, car drivers seem to think they can squeeze through vs oncoming traffic.
My experience as a doctor is that i see more serious injuries from road bikers than MTBers and that when it is bike vs any vehicle, the vehicle invariably wins, so please please be more aware of bikes and less fixated on 'i have priority'...etc
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I've said this for years as a cyclist, I've never had a problem (except one) with 'professional' drivers.
The only one was a white van who pulled out on me and he couldn't be more apologetic, if it was a car driver they would have told me do one or argue it's their right of way and they've done nothing wrong and I shouldn't be on the road anyway because I don't pay road tax.
The British Cycling insurance covers you third party against injury and damage to property
How many weekly hours are ridden by road bikers vs MTBers though? More of them, more hours on the bike, more chance of incident.
There's two things they offer. Liability and Legal support. Legal support is the one that will help when you get hurt and liability will allow a driver to claim from you in the event you're at fault. I've not heard of anyone actually using the liability side of things though.
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My experience (and I said my experience) is that road cyclists tend to cycle waaaaayyyyyy faster than MTB'ers and have a priority warrior badge.
Every MTB rider I see tends to go a lot slower, sometimes on pavements, on cycle lanes, sometimes with a phone in hand and smoking a fag.
We get a lot of Air Ambulance patients because we're a Trauma Centre and they are always road bikers who've been going fast but not necessarily at fault.
Dunno much about MTB'ers but the road cyclists seem to be strangely split between those who are done up to the nines in high vis (probably already had an incident) and those that seem to think it a good idea to cycle in clothing that camouflages with the surroundings
(probably still to have their first serious incident).Not sure dashcam shows much but I had one a couple of days ago or so who thought it a good idea to push off from the pavement into the road from behind a [badly] parked car, as I was going around the parked car, if it wasn't for the fact I was in a tall vehicle so could see the cyclist they'd have likely ended up in collision with me.
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Dunno much about MTB'ers but the road cyclists seem to be strangely split between those who are done up to the nines in high vis (probably already had an incident) and those that seem to think it a good idea to cycle in clothing that camouflages with the surroundings
We MTB'ers are also split into those same clothes.
I wear a bright yellow jacket and lights when needed and then you have Ninja MTB'ers who dress all in black and no lights but they're usually going that slow or stay to paths/pavements that they aren't the type to end up in A&E.
guess we're never going to visualize/see the op's roundabout. ?
I'd probably add, thinner tyres on road bikes, and (partly consequential) higher speeds, being contributory to more road bike accidents; I've never seen a braking test to compare typical mtb with 25s/commuter - yes, if the incident has come down to braking I was not paying attention.
fwiw - I now, always, wear a bright gilet(no arms) top, even in summer with short sleave tops. I need someone with a dashcam to show me what it actually looks like.
currently, (as commented) I have liability under home insurance, and also pay £25 delta, for up to £2.5K bike damage - Aviva
I'd probably fall into the camouflaged camp as sometimes I'll be wearing a "black on black" combo top and bottom on my dark grey bike. The one thing I always run front and back are daytime lights. I ride a lot of tree covered lanes and the nature of when I get to go out for a ride means I'm going to be out when the sun is low. Doesn't matter what colour you are wearing in these cases, you simply disappear into the shadows. A bright flashing light at least gives you a fighting chance.Dunno much about MTB'ers but the road cyclists seem to be strangely split between those who are done up to the nines in high vis (probably already had an incident) and those that seem to think it a good idea to cycle in clothing that camouflages with the surroundings
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Road bikes are built for one thing.. Speed. They buck about all over the place, they're super rigid. My road bike days are over, it's cycle lanes on a steel framed expedition bike and the lycra clad roadies can zoom past me, mingling with the traffic.