Lucky escape!

[jesusbuiltmycar]

This guy must be the this weeks luckiest cyclist alive!

https://road.cc/content/news/cyclists-nearly-flatt...

[Rough101]

I seen the original on twitter, at least half the posts were berating the rider for riding in poor conditions and putting himself at risk

And several repeats of Bartons words.

Edited by Rough101 on Saturday 8th November 10:39

[Galibier]

Rough101 said:

I seen the original on twitter, at least half the posts were berating the rider for riding in poor conditions and putting himself at risk

And several repeats of Barton s words.

Outstanding. The usual Twitter cesspit then.

Imagine looking at that and having a go at the rider.

[gangzoom]

Makes me question how any of us who cycle on public roads process the risk/danger of been on a pedal bike surrounded by 2ton lumps of metal often travelling at crazy speeds with people who are often at best barely paying any attention.

[Tabs]

Cycled along that road many times, and know exactly where it happened. If you look at the hedge on the other side, you'll notice a car sized gap, just after the van overtook them.
The scene follows after a fairly straight length of road, followed by a shallow right hand bend, then about 50 metres of straight at the junction of the white house. There is then another shallow right hand bend with the gap in the hedge. If you get the first bend wrong, you will inevitably end up going through the gap, as many others have.

[P-Jay]

That would cure any constipation I was having at the time!

Twitter is a den of s, always has been, aways will be.

[Daveyraveygravey]

P-Jay said:

That would cure any constipation I was having at the time!

Twitter is a den of s, always has been, aways will be.

It's not just Twitter, several Facebook posts have this and almost everyone tries to blame the cyclists ! Hardly anyone even mentions the driver, or how exactly he managed to be going sideways out of control at high speed...might have had a medical episode

[Robertb]

gangzoom said:

Makes me question how any of us who cycle on public roads process the risk/danger of been on a pedal bike surrounded by 2ton lumps of metal often travelling at crazy speeds with people who are often at best barely paying any attention.

I recall riding up a col in France with a friend when a driver coming down inexplicably drove completely onto our side of the road coming through a hairpin. Luckily there was grass to the side so we just swerved off the road and continued without drama. Had it been higher up by barriers etc it could have been a completely different outcome.

So short answer, yes I process it all the time, but either we accept it and ride, or spend our time on Zwift as to be frank, beyond not putting yourself in danger at junctions etc, and being well-lit and visible there's nothing else you can do.

But according to the main stream media, its red-light-running cyclists that are the real danger to humanity!