Please make sure to look around, the driver clearly put the right-hand turn blinkers on before turning right
Speedy recovery to you!
kaur_virunurm on
Bike damage should be covered by insurance, correct?
sitdownrando-r on
I hate right hook infra.
You need treatment at intersections if you’re going to put cycling through-traffic to the inside of potentially turning traffic. Otherwise, this design funnels less experienced cyclists into right hooks.
I avoid incomplete designs like this where possible, taking the lane and passing vehicles on the outside (if safe.) If I am using such infra, I try not to enter any intersection alongside another vehicle. The bollards and curbs function better to keep cyclists out of the way of drivers, not the other way around.
Canchal on
I’m sorry to see that, hope you’re doing well. For that reason we need to keep focus while riding, it could be way worse.
beerdudebrah on
You have more faith in others than I do
Polish_joke on
To be honest I would expect that. I got too many close calls and assholes don’t look in the mirrors. One day I got an accident because the guy decided that he wants to park, overtook me and turned right. His excuse? He hasn’t see me… Very often drivers overtake me and just park in front of me. I have really an urge of damaging their cars or argue but I give up in the end.
Hope that you are fine. I have no idea if looking for cyclists is included in any driving classes curriculum but it should.
allislost77 on
I saw that coming last week homey….come on. I know they were probably in the wrong but you have to keep your head on a swivel.
Patricio_Guapo on
Did you not see the blinker?
Jason_SYD on
Defensive riding, I would’ve slowed down with possibly enough safe distance to completely stop. The driver signalled to turn, you kept at the same pace to then be positioned in their blind spot. At that point, it’s just inevitable an accident would occur.
You had right of way. However it doesn’t mean much when the driver isn’t situationally aware that you are there in the bike lane or you are that close.
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Please make sure to look around, the driver clearly put the right-hand turn blinkers on before turning right
Speedy recovery to you!
Bike damage should be covered by insurance, correct?
I hate right hook infra.
You need treatment at intersections if you’re going to put cycling through-traffic to the inside of potentially turning traffic. Otherwise, this design funnels less experienced cyclists into right hooks.
I avoid incomplete designs like this where possible, taking the lane and passing vehicles on the outside (if safe.) If I am using such infra, I try not to enter any intersection alongside another vehicle. The bollards and curbs function better to keep cyclists out of the way of drivers, not the other way around.
I’m sorry to see that, hope you’re doing well. For that reason we need to keep focus while riding, it could be way worse.
You have more faith in others than I do
To be honest I would expect that. I got too many close calls and assholes don’t look in the mirrors. One day I got an accident because the guy decided that he wants to park, overtook me and turned right. His excuse? He hasn’t see me… Very often drivers overtake me and just park in front of me. I have really an urge of damaging their cars or argue but I give up in the end.
Hope that you are fine. I have no idea if looking for cyclists is included in any driving classes curriculum but it should.
I saw that coming last week homey….come on. I know they were probably in the wrong but you have to keep your head on a swivel.
Did you not see the blinker?
Defensive riding, I would’ve slowed down with possibly enough safe distance to completely stop. The driver signalled to turn, you kept at the same pace to then be positioned in their blind spot. At that point, it’s just inevitable an accident would occur.
You had right of way. However it doesn’t mean much when the driver isn’t situationally aware that you are there in the bike lane or you are that close.