Safety in numbers

2lazytogetup

Is it safer cycling on a club 'day out' or race on country roads than cycling on your own?

In other words, are you more likely to be hit by a car because a cycling group gets in the way. Or, will a car see the group and become more aware of your presence thus less likely to be hit?

Raam

I find both very safe.

BostonB

Will a driver be more likely to see 10 cyclists in a bunch or one on their own?

Is this like that near, far away thing again...

IM0

Raam wrote: »

I find both very safe.

I noticed you left out racing

07Lapierre

Ur very unlikely to be hit by a car. Its a very rare event.

Raam

IM0 wrote: »

I noticed you left out racing

I did? Oh, I did! Other riders are what take ya out in racing, the feckers.

IM0

being hit by a car is more likely if you move unpredictably in/near traffic or fly around without consciously being alert and on the look out for dangers that might arise. this just doesnt involve your eyes, your ears are very important too along with peripheral vision

IM0

Raam wrote: »

I did? Oh, I did! Other riders are what take ya out in racing, the feckers.

yeah the same way cars take out cyclists

BofaDeezNuhtz

IM0 wrote: »

yeah the same way cars take out cyclists

Feckin' pesky Mountain Bikers take out trees :pac:



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Cookie_Monster

way safer on your own, no other cyclists to trip over, clip wheels off, rub shoulders or get distracted by

donegaldude

I think the bunch is safer if riders are of the same ability and know how to bunch cycle. On my own I have been knocked down twice, once going up the slow lane of the big climb coming out of Letterkenny heading for Ballybofey.

Lady ploughed into me with her wing mirror. I was hugging the yellow line of the side of the road, next thing I was spinning and glass flying. No damage to bike thankfully and only cuts and bruises and a very sore elbow was all I got, could have been worse. She claimed she didn't see me. Nothing in the slow lane but me and nothing in the fast lane and she still clipped me. Northern reg too so she stopped checked I was alive, jumped in the car again and off she went. I made ****e of her mirror though and left just a stump of it.

Second time was on a roundabout, the lady was rushing to work and didn't see me on the roundabout. Just clipped me enough to throw me, no damage done. Felt sorry for her in the end, she was in tears and telling me to get the guards and have her arrested. I was fine, the bike was fine, her car was fine so I left it at that after talking to the husband on the phone. Bonus point was straight away two nurses who were heading to work, stopped all and came over to me. Was meeting up with Deignan for a spin so I gathered myself and off we went.

07Lapierre

donegaldude wrote: »

I think the bunch is safer if riders are of the same ability and know how to bunch cycle. On my own I have been knocked down twice, once going up the slow lane of the big climb coming out of Letterkenny heading for Ballybofey.

Lady ploughed into me with her wing mirror. I was hugging the yellow line of the side of the road, next thing I was spinning and glass flying. No damage to bike thankfully and only cuts and bruises and a very sore elbow was all I got, could have been worse. She claimed she didn't see me. Nothing in the slow lane but me and nothing in the fast lane and she still clipped me. Northern reg too so she stopped checked I was alive, jumped in the car again and off she went. I made ****e of her mirror though and left just a stump of it.

Second time was on a roundabout, the lady was rushing to work and didn't see me on the roundabout. Just clipped me enough to throw me, no damage done. Felt sorry for her in the end, she was in tears and telling me to get the guards and have her arrested. I was fine, the bike was fine, her car was fine so I left it at that after talking to the husband on the phone. Bonus point was straight away two nurses who were heading to work, stopped all and came over to me. Was meeting up with Deignan for a spin so I gathered myself and off we went.

Kinky!