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

Ah will you stop, slap on the wrist for drunk driving, hit and run, and those injuries....no chance just a slap on the wrist whatever the details of the victim.

Thanks all for comments, a lot sorer today, leg and arm a bit strained too. Vhi clinic had a good look at the back and it seems just badly sprained. Had to get a tetanus for the road rash. I'm OK tho, really just feel like I've been rugby tackled, by a car. Gardai took a full statement from me and progressing it onwards with driver and the witness. I'll wash the bike soon enough and look at it, it was a wet dirty day and its covered in road muck. Guess I'll just wait for investigation to be done and proceed then with the garda reports.

Re the accident itself, I have no idea how he could have missed me, his passenger saw me, who drives onto a large roundabout like that and doesn't look. He was day dreaming. He was more shocked than I was, he made no excuses.

Yea will see how it goes, I'm just incredibly grateful for no broken bones or head injury. I don't doubt the sincerity in the mans apology but it astonishes me that it even happened. Its a car he's driving, not a shopping trolley, he has to be looking at the road.

If it's carbon get the bike replaced, you'll never be happy cycling downhill at 50 / 60kmh on the frame. Friend and myself got sideswipped on the N2 about 2 years ago, driver ran the stop sign, didnt see us. Felt I was OK, and he paid for the bike replacement within a week so we didnt follow up. Not sure that was the right thing to do, shoulder still gives me a bit of bother when swimming

Yep always ready to drop anchor in those situations until I make eye contact with the driver, people get used to just glancing to the right on approach and if there isn't a vehicle then they're clear to go, you could just happen to be behind the a pillar at the time too.

On the plus side it's a lesson learned for them to look properly next time.

I had some amount of close passes this evening I think they were punishment passes as I was well out due to leaves and crap on the road, most were on unlit roads so the camera doesn't show them well. I'd the usual crap moving right at this junction it doesn't matter how long I hold my arm out traffic just pushes past here in an attempt to beat the lights and as can be seen in the video it's often pointless!

I had similar, though thankfully did see him in time so his living sh1t stayed in place. It made me aware of what an impediment to vision the pillars on modern cars are, and has been a lesson taken on board ever since.

It's worth marking such occasions by stopping in front of them and giving them a slow handclap.

Could have been worse

https://x.com/Cycliq/status/1727327764120748396?s=20

^^ Is it just me or is that unsafe cycling? Yes, the lorry should have waited but...

Shout out to the wa****r in the white van who decided to cut the corner at a rural junction this morning at 6:35am and nearly wipe me out of it.

It was going to be head on, I swerved, I took the wing mirror in the forearm managed to stay on the bike. Cnut didn't even stop.

I totally agree. What was he thinking? Putting himself in that position.

There is no way that could be considered safe cycling he's lucky he didn't end up under the wheel of the truck you simply do not deliberately put yourself in a place with no escape plus regardless of whether or not they should have seen and been aware him I bet the truck and car driver did not know he was there until very late any change in road position by either of them could have been fatal, neither and I wouldn't either, expect a cyclist to be splitting the lane like that on my outside!

There's no logic to why he put himself in that dangerous position.. Beyond stupid.

I think he was pissed that the lorry passed him out and was determined to pass him back out. Some of his responses on twitter..🫣

In Every….One…Of…His….Videos…it begins with him taking the lane to try to prevent any overtaking. It gives the strong impression that he rides in that position at all times. Whilst every cyclist can agree that it’s necessary to take the lane at times, it’s not appropriate to do it all of the time.

Clearly drivers behind him get frustrated at his antics, this leads to very poor driving, and he “wins” more clicks for his videos, which seem to be the aim of the whole thing.

Totally agree that his contribution is not a positive for the advancement of cycling.

'Buzzed' again this morning by a van driver who got on their horn as they passed. (Apologies for the language, but it really made me jump).

To matters worse, it's a dual carriageway with nothing at all in the right-hand lane. They could have safely passed with ease.

As per usual, they make no progress either - racing up to the red light where I catch up anyway. I could have passed them again, but it wasn't worth it.

Not a near miss, but a cyclist knocked down two runners tonight outside our estate. Two ambulances brought runners to hospital.

Please be careful out there.