shouldbeinbed
Rollin' along
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- Manchester way
A bike being ridden too fast for either the riders reactions or the mechanical ability of the bike and road to stop in time to avoid a collision. Shows poor judgement by the rider even before the toys fly out of the pram.
How different and more unanimously condemning of such action would the comments on here be if it was a reckless driver/motorcyclist approaching at speed towards a cyclist crossing a line of traffic and not being capable of stopping their vehicle in time, then hurling dog's abuse at the rider?
Driver at fault for pulling into a line of otherwise stationary traffic without adequately checking both ways, ok I'll have that, but with one element moving inappropriately fast for the conditions or his abilities, I think the driver can justifiably feel hard done by that his insurance company rolled over so easily (I imagine repeatedly saying sorry & I didn't see you, nailed it on for him)
just idly googling the Highway Code to see if there is something specific in there that would prompt a fast 100% culpability from the insurers, muddies the water even more for me.
https://www.gov.uk/general-rules-all-drivers-riders-103-to-158/overview (noting the advice is given to drivers, riders and cyclists) including : https://www.gov.uk/general-rules-all-drivers-riders-103-to-158/general-advice-144-to-158 - more of this is relevant to the poor riding and obnoxious attitude of the cyclist (e.g 146, 147 & part of 151) with the odd reference applicable to the driver in the vid (another part of 151)
and for good measure: https://www.gov.uk/rules-for-cyclists-59-to-82 (particularly with hot link from rule 67 to : https://www.gov.uk/using-the-road-159-to-203/overtaking-162-to-169 (particularly 167).
Whats done is done and on balance of interpretation of legality over common sense, the right result arrived at, but I'd be ashamed to publicise myself behaving like that and hope I never have to deal with such a hissy drama queen if I'm in the car. His bike deserves a better owner.
How different and more unanimously condemning of such action would the comments on here be if it was a reckless driver/motorcyclist approaching at speed towards a cyclist crossing a line of traffic and not being capable of stopping their vehicle in time, then hurling dog's abuse at the rider?
Driver at fault for pulling into a line of otherwise stationary traffic without adequately checking both ways, ok I'll have that, but with one element moving inappropriately fast for the conditions or his abilities, I think the driver can justifiably feel hard done by that his insurance company rolled over so easily (I imagine repeatedly saying sorry & I didn't see you, nailed it on for him)
just idly googling the Highway Code to see if there is something specific in there that would prompt a fast 100% culpability from the insurers, muddies the water even more for me.
https://www.gov.uk/general-rules-all-drivers-riders-103-to-158/overview (noting the advice is given to drivers, riders and cyclists) including : https://www.gov.uk/general-rules-all-drivers-riders-103-to-158/general-advice-144-to-158 - more of this is relevant to the poor riding and obnoxious attitude of the cyclist (e.g 146, 147 & part of 151) with the odd reference applicable to the driver in the vid (another part of 151)
and for good measure: https://www.gov.uk/rules-for-cyclists-59-to-82 (particularly with hot link from rule 67 to : https://www.gov.uk/using-the-road-159-to-203/overtaking-162-to-169 (particularly 167).
Whats done is done and on balance of interpretation of legality over common sense, the right result arrived at, but I'd be ashamed to publicise myself behaving like that and hope I never have to deal with such a hissy drama queen if I'm in the car. His bike deserves a better owner.
very politician-like. 
