Tales from today's commute....

[davefb]

Bit of a close pass/non stop RTC on my ride today... Loud bang from right next to me gave me a start and a half!

who would you say was at fault there.. because i'd say it was the bmw, they were not watching to realise the car overtaking you might actually give you the correct room...

if you'd been a parked car or truck , it would be standard practice to more across and give enough room for the overtaking vehicle..

pricey mistake to make as well

 

[Matthew_T]

who would you say was at fault there.. because i'd say it was the bmw, they were not watching to realise the car overtaking you might actually give you the correct room...

if you'd been a parked car or truck , it would be standard practice to more across and give enough room for the overtaking vehicle..

pricey mistake to make as well

I disagree. It was the Peugoet's fault. Yes they gave the cyclist plenty of room but they were still the ones overtaking and in the oncoming lane. The BMW had right of way.
Whether or not it was who's fault, the Peugeot still commited a crime by not stopping. Good of Vikeonabike to go back and offer help.

 

[davefb]

I disagree. It was the Peugoet's fault. Yes they gave the cyclist plenty of room but they were still the ones overtaking and in the oncoming lane. The BMW had right of way.
Whether or not it was who's fault, the Peugeot still commited a crime by not stopping. Good of Vikeonabike to go back and offer help.

if i didnt move other when an oncoming car overtook a cyclist on my commute, then i'd have repeated accidents.
as i say, i *often* see cars not notice this and not pull across, when they would just pull over if the car coming the over way was overtaking an obstruction.. there weren't solid lines, so if theres enough space( and there was) then why not overtake?

the safer thing would be to wait.. but the bmw driver should have pulled across. they could also have slowed down to avoid the incident..

 

[Matthew_T]

the safer thing would be to wait.. but the bmw driver should have pulled across. they could also have slowed down to avoid the incident..

I agree that the safer thing to do would be to slow down. It still doesnt condone the car not stopping though.

 

[400bhp]

if i didnt move other when an oncoming car overtook a cyclist on my commute, then i'd have repeated accidents.
as i say, i *often* see cars not notice this and not pull across, when they would just pull over if the car coming the over way was overtaking an obstruction.. there weren't solid lines, so if theres enough space( and there was) then why not overtake?

the safer thing would be to wait.. but the bmw driver should have pulled across. they could also have slowed down to avoid the incident..

You don't drive do you.

 

[BentMikey]

who would you say was at fault there.. because i'd say it was the bmw, they were not watching to realise the car overtaking you might actually give you the correct room...

if you'd been a parked car or truck , it would be standard practice to more across and give enough room for the overtaking vehicle..

pricey mistake to make as well

You must be joking mate!!

 

[Vikeonabike]

Putting the blame on the BMW driver rather than the Peugeot is way off the mark. It's like telling the cyclist, you should have been aware of the possibility of an accident and should have stayed at home!

 

[martint235]

Wet today!! It was a bit damp when I left home but the heavens opened at Penge. Not enough to wash the dire place away but enough to make it more miserable than it usually is.

 

[400bhp]

very easy and simple commute in this morning. Little traffic and stayed dry. Still feeling tired from the weekend so took it very easy.

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

very easy and simple commute in this morning. Little traffic and stayed dry. Still feeling tired from the weekend so took it very easy.

Im feeling tired from the weekend (not from cycling,work has made me feel groggy again) also,seventh commute coming up.

This happened this morning.

Agreed,that was bad.

 

[fossyant]

Just damp today, no wind. Bit surprised after last night's weather.

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

Just damp today, no wind. Bit surprised after last night's weather.

Why,was it sunny?

 

[ianrauk]

yukkity yukky yuk yuk this morning.
Heavy rain, crappy leaf mulch everywhere and a few flooded streets.
The nicely cleaned bike from yesterday is now not so clean.
The traffic was horrendous also.

 

[Graham]

In case you come on this forum, if you were the cyclist commuting on the A49 near the M56 roundabout this morning at about 7.05, please ask Father Christmas for a hi-viz jacket and some new batteries for your back light - and then put the light on your right hand pannier - You were almost invisible. Not trying to be preachy, but you're putting yourself in danger.

 

[Andrew_P]

The Redhill decent southbound was interesting this morning, in the middle of the road to avoid the overflowing gutters and the heavens were cranked wide open strange large icey cold droplets smacking me around the face worse than a wet kipper. A few times this morning a rather strange unpleasant stench, guessing the sewer system is getting close to overflow Very erm refreshing...