Originally Posted by
Lombard
The first three are each much more common than the fourth. Being hit from behind accounts for less than 5% off all car vs. bike accidents. Granted if someone hits you from behind, it is more likely deliberate than the previous three and probably more lethal as a result.
Most of my close calls have been left crosses, right hooks or being passed within a gnat's whisker.
Isn't that the same as being hit from behind?
Risk is a mathematical combination of the likelihood of an event occurring and it's severity. Hit from behind is very severe and worth avoiding.
I have not had a left hook in ages nor have I had a right cross in ages.
I did have a driver run a stop sign at 11 pm in the dark in the rain, almost taking me out. My corrective action on that one? Buy a bike with disc brakes and consider not using an STVzO headlamp anymore but the jury is out on the lamp although I am sure a non-stvzo lamp would have caught more attention to the driver.