Cycleway town
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Milton Keynes, England
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Bikes: 2.6kw GT LTS e-tandem, 250w Voodoo, 250w solar recumbent trike, 3-speed shopper, Merlin ol/skl mtb, 80cc Ellswick
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It doesn't matter how much room the cyclist left for the motorist, the motorist overtook a vehicle when it wasn't safe to do so. That's how it'd stand here. The motorist should've either stayed back or moved into the left hand lane to overtake.
It only takes one. I don't ride on roads and this is why. Most motorists are good and caring. Some are poorly skilled, some in poor health, and all the way at the other end of the spectrum there is one in 10,000 who will deliberately hit a cyclist. Of all the vehicles that pass you, that one is gonna pass you at some point.
Whether the motorist didn't care and knew how close it was, or genuinely thought there was enough room for both, or thought the cyclist would move to the right a little (i suspect there was a bit of intimidation pushing there, given how slowly it all happened)... whatever the reasons, the motorist should not have proceeded with a pass in that situation.
The attempt to find the cyclist here would be to equipe the police with more leverage in court against the motorist. Any injury or statement could reinforce the prosecution. The cyclist wouldn't need to worry about the red light as that's not an offence here.
Last edited by MikeyMK; 07-17-19 at 03:49 AM.