20 cm away from death

[downfader]

....and spell muesli right.

Didn sey it woz brane fooooood!

 

[Telemark]

just spotted this thread - glad you are still alive and kicking cycling!

T

 

[HJ]

See I told you they are out to get you...


Glad to see they missed!

 

[chap]

Just watched the video, and am rather shocked by it. I am glad it ended well, in that you were not hit, and I am also glad you posted this online and to the police. In London there have been several deaths caused by HGV drivers, to think that one could kill pulling a manoeuvre like that then get off either scot-free (no pun) or serve less than a year is sickening, although this has happened over the last year.

I have one request: could you edit your initial post and link the video there. Whilst it does not take too long to dig through the comments, it will make it easier for others, thus more will be likely to watch it.

 

[earth]

I watched this as well. It's horrifying. Today I had a brush as well and I remember 2 years ago a similar thing happened to me where an HGV just ploughed onto a RaB while I was on it. That time the RaB was wide enough for me to move to the right. I was still filling my pants though.

Now, as I said in my own accident thread. If people are allowed to drive this badly then they are going to cause an accident. In this case it will be very serious or fatal. Why are people unable to understand that we must prevent accidents from happening rather than allow this kind of driving until it does cause an accident.

 

[fossyant]

Mags....have the police been round yet ?

Not commented on the vid too much, but as it passed I thought the trailer's front edge of the 'side guards' were gonna take you off....sheesh that was close........ there is not much to bounce off with a truck....

 

[magnatom]

Hi Guys,

Sorry, I've been away at a course in Edinburgh. I'm always amazed at how many more cyclists there are in Edinburgh than there are in Glasgow!

Thanks for the comments folks.

Fossy, at the time of the incident it was the side guards that I thought were going to catch me. It was close!

Chap, good idea. I'll add it now...

 

[HLaB]

I just met the wife of your Driver mags, it seems to be a family thing. Fortunately she was driving an estate so I had a bit more room and had already sussed out 'she's not going to stop'

 

[magnatom]

I just met the wife of your Driver mags, it seems to be a family thing. Fortunately she was driving an estate so I had a bit more room and had already sussed out 'she's not going to stop'

Blimey! She was driving a whole housing scheme! Now that would be scary coming towards you!

 

[HLaB]

Blimey! She was driving a whole housing scheme! Now that would be scary coming towards you!

 

[Pip]

Just read the entire thread (Need to get out more) THEN watched the video...... I spent most of the time reading the thread thinking this is going to be over-reacted to and over hyped....but HOLY MOTHER OF GOD that was close! Whatever the driver was thinking of it clearly didn't involve braking......

Glad you're ok and still with us!

 

[magnatom]

Just a quick and not very detailed update.

I got a call (actually 5 in the end!) from the police today. For a while it looked like they weren't going to take my complaint very seriously. However, after chatting to them again, and them going away and actually looking at the evidence , they have agreed to take it further.

I can't give any further details in public as I am sure you can understand.

 

[chap]

Sorry, I've been away at a course in Edinburgh. I'm always amazed at how many more cyclists there are in Edinburgh than there are in Glasgow!

Less hills

 

[magnatom]

Less hills

Not in the centre, but yes, in the suburbs and surrounding areas it probably is hillier.

 

[The Jogger]

Glad the Police are taking this up, that was outrageous driving and he or she deserves to be locked up. What a shock you had..........