20 cm away from death

[StuartG]

What really surprised me was it was a tanker driver. They are usually very prudent drivers (as you would be with a large incendiary bomb behind you). He must have seriously misjudged your speed - if you were directly in line (the approach looks quite acute and if you were drifting to the right) it could be quite hard to judge.

Well if the police don't do him I bet the fleet manager will - you really don't want a chancer out with such a load.

BTW Grangemouth is not BP any more. They sold it off to some investment outfit. Refineries generally supply a number of different brands ...

 

[Theseus]

F**K!! That was close!!

Glad you stopped in time. Let us know how the police get on.

 

[Tinuts]

One small point. Your head cam. Is it mounted on the RHS of your helmet? Would it not be possible to mount it right on top of your helmet pointing directly in front so you get peripheral vision from both sides and also you see what is around the object you are looking at particularly on the nearside. As the current footage looks like you have it mounted on the RHS of your helmet. Don't want in any way to divert attention from the dreadful driving you experienced, just that with the camera on top it might capture more on the nearside should something similar happen again .......

Actually, such is the angle of vision of many helmet cams that switching it to the top will make little difference to the field of view.

By the way, if any argument were needed in support of helmet cams, magnatom's video certainly put's the point pretty forcefully. Let's hope the Police act on the evidence.

 

[Downward]

What bike was that on Maggers ?

 

[magnatom]

Downfader,

I'll pop along and see. It looks like quite a big office, so hopefully it'll be open.

HLab,

Aye, your probably right, although I hope I don't have to say much. The footage speaks for itself.

With regards to the angle of the camera, I'm happy with where it is. It is the easiest most convinient place to put it, and that is important as I use it every day!

I will certainly keep you all posted with regards the police.

 

[magnatom]

What bike was that on Maggers ?

That was the ribble. I might have been going faster on the Kinesis...

 

[J4CKO]

Flippin Eck, you dont need that on the way to work, glad you didnt get splattered, maimed or anything like that, terrible driving, I got the impression he didnt anticipate your speed and wanted to conserve his own momentum, forgetting the 40 foot of trailer behind him, he should go to court for that.

 

[Manonabike]

I'm still a bit shaken. This morning I was entering a roundabout at about 15 mph. Nothing else was on the roundabout at the time. I am going straight on. On the next entrance to the roundabout a HGV (oil tanker) is approaching. We make eye contact and he starts slowing. The next thing I know he is entering the roundabout and he is turning right (cutting straight across me). I can't go ahead of him, I can't go behind him. I brake hard, and my back wheel looses grip (sub zero this morning). I manage to stay upright (thank God!) and stop just short of him. He continues to tun and due to his size his rear wheels get closer and closer to me. The pass less than 20cm from me and my bike. He disappears off leaving me stood in the middle of the roundabout in complete shock.

When I get to the meeting I was going to they commented that I looked white.

So I'm just having something to eat, I'll be phoning the police (I have the reg but no markings on the tanker) and then I'll get the video up.

I honestly thought my time was up.

I'm glad you are OK! Saw the video and that looked like a closed one indeed. You are in the roundabout and he has NO regard for you whatsoever.... maybe he didn't see you, whatever, he is to blame from whatever angle you look at it BUT maybe I'm not so experienced or perhaps not as brave as you are..... I never take for granted my right of way, specially with lorries, buses, taxis, vans, and old people driving any vehicle. I always tell myself these drivers will do the unexpected.... I know that sucks but you cannot be too careful with so many idiots behind the wheel.

 

[bauldbairn]

Right. the video is online now, here. The quality will take a while to improve.

I challenge anyone to tell me I was making too much of this etc.

Glad your okay Mags, don't know how many of your nine lives you used up there?

There was certainly no need to apologise for the swearing. Hopefully this driver will be prosecuted by the Police.

 

[Plax]

Sh*t, that could so easily have been so much worse if you had fallen. What a complete muppet.

 

[mike e]

Just watched your video, proper scary shoot that. Glad your ok and hope all goe's well in prosecuting the tosser in the truck. Great bike handling skills by the way....

 

[44 Tonne Ton]

As a class 1 driver I have to agree it was very poor driving by the tanker driver. I can't believe he missed ye!

 

[MajorMantra]

Matthew

 

[Stephenite]

Seriously scary. Glad you're alright.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Yikes. I'd guess that he didn't see you because you were hidden behind his mirror, which is not your fault. He should have looked around it.