Near Misses Volume 2 (So close you can feel it)

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Late indication and turn without checking mirrors first , even if the cyclist had not started the overtake , you can't just indicate and turn .

I frequently drive a much bigger van than that with bigger blindspots and I'd be very cautious taking a left like that in an urban scenario (or any scenario), I'd be checking my mirrors 200 metres before the turn to see if there were any cyclists overtaking. I'd be aware of cyclists approaching even if I wasn't turning.

Analysing the video, pausing it and taking it out of realtime isn't realistic. I'd love to pause life, get out of my van, stop the bike in mid cycle before an incident, walk around, time indicators, rewind, fast forward and use slow mo hindsight to apportion blame... but that's impossible. Things happen quickly.

Indicating is a signal of intent, not a right of way.

The truck on the double-yellows at the start just down from a busy junction isn't helping much.

I was there , I felt that this was going to happen the van was slowing like the driver was looking for a turn , as an experienced cyclist I know that it was likely the driver was going to turn, probably without checking their mirrors , the title I said was "late indication and turn" .

If the driver had checked their mirror prior to indication , the cyclist would likely passed without incident, and the van could have made the turn. Safely

I'd say the percentage of cyclists that drive is about 95% to 100% on this thread & adding to that, I'd say they are excellent motorists that take things in to consideration that most motorists that don't cycle don't. I'd hazard a guest that the (maybe) 5% that don't drive did at one stage.

Great post, accidents can be a myriad of different actions and inactions each of which in isolation if different would have led to a different conclusion.

My own had a quite similar build up, saw the indicator and motion to turn, so attempted to swing round for the right overtake, they'd have creamed me otherwise, at which point the vehicle jammed on and i went into the back.

Guards called with driver claiming i'd rear ended them, long story short they paid for their own damage.

Had a close one yesterday evening, coming down the hill as you approach the Brazen Head pub and just where the cycle land bollards stop, a white van just pulled in to the left right in front of me.

Someone mentioned above about how aware you have to me and this is so true ,I noticed this van looking to pull in earlier but the bollards stopped him so I was weary of him and thankfully i was because if i had to keep going down the cycle lane ( which of course I was entitled to do) he would have cleaned me out of it.

I ended up going up on the footpath to go round him and him sitting there on the phone totally oblivious.

I also see taxi's pulling in there sharply at the pub entrance oblivious to the cycle lane so be careful of that too.

I'm primarily a motorist now and I don't overtake cyclists in slow moving urban areas if there's a significant right turn ahead. I hang back for good reason. Also, I usually know by the body language if a cyclist is considering a right turn, they usually position their body more upright, bring their shoulders back, stop peddling, or slow peddle when changing gears and look towards where they want to go before they signal. That's the norm with adult riders.

Teenage boys on the other hand (particularly in groups) are like a box of special needs frogs on speed. Completely unpredictable & caught up in their own world, they have an unnatural ability to defy the laws of physics & turn on a sixpence without going over the handlebars or cycle for a kilometre on their back wheel only while skilfully steering the bike all over the road. So, I just hang behind them until they're gone another direction or all stop to regroup and consider the rest of their journey.

Basically, in urban areas I'll only overtake if there's clear sight for a good distance where I can overtake on the wrong side of the road on a broken white line with no traffic lights, stop signs or yield signs ahead.

Had very similar a couple of months back. But ended worse for rest

Very slow car overtook me.

2 cars then gave me plenty of space and went to overtake him.

Car came out of a sideroad towards the overtaking cars........carnage.

2 clipped eachother and one clipped the ditch.

Plenty damage.

Myself and the old boy driving the very slow car sauntered on unaffected

Oops... ^ already up there.