Truck-Cycle Right Hook in Victoria BC
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The cyclist had lots of time to see the truck and stop. The other cyclists managed not to get run over.
The onus is on all parties. The goal is to be safe by any reasonable necessary means.
The cyclist can't change what the truck driver does. They can only change what they do.
Clearly, relying on the truck driver to do his duty failed miserably.
You know drivers fail to do this regularly. You also have to check for cars.
The onus is on all parties. The goal is to be safe by any reasonable necessary means.
The cyclist can't change what the truck driver does. They can only change what they do.
Clearly, relying on the truck driver to do his duty failed miserably.
You know drivers fail to do this regularly. You also have to check for cars.
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The cyclist has suffered injuries but the latest report is that the injuries are not life threatening. I agree the video certainly grabs one's attention - a person never looks so small and vulnerable, as when juxtaposed against a large truck or a semi.
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Greetings njkayaker. I didn't mean that the separate light wasn't visible in your google street view link (which is great by the way and thanks for posting it) but I at least couldn't make out the light in the video of the accident because of the high angle of the camera. (I can make out the street light in the centre of the road and can see it turn red.)
Anyway, that sign is there exactly to "prevent" what happened (to avoid conflicts between right-on-red turners and pedestrians and cyclists crossing on an explicit signal fairly far from where vehicles are making the turn).
Though, the sign might be a bit hard to see and not expected.
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Anyone familiar with this intersection?
I haven't read all the posts too closely, but after looking at the video, it seems like the fault of the truck driver.
Even if a Right on Red is allowed at this intersection (giving truck driver benefit of doubt), one must come to a full stop, just like at a stop sign, the truck driver clearly did not and it seems like the car in front of the truck also didn't come to a complete stop.
I always look before crossing an intersection, even when I have the green, because most cars just simply don't come to a full stop. However, in this case that doesn't seem to make a difference in faulting the truck 100% for the accident.
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I haven't read all the posts too closely, but after looking at the video, it seems like the fault of the truck driver.
Even if a Right on Red is allowed at this intersection (giving truck driver benefit of doubt), one must come to a full stop, just like at a stop sign, the truck driver clearly did not and it seems like the car in front of the truck also didn't come to a complete stop.
I always look before crossing an intersection, even when I have the green, because most cars just simply don't come to a full stop. However, in this case that doesn't seem to make a difference in faulting the truck 100% for the accident.
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Look at the Google Streetview link I posted earlier.
There's a sign that says right turns are prohibited with a red light.
Yes, it's the fault of the truck driver (it appears). But that doesn't really help the cyclist much.
People should be more interested in avoiding incidents than finding fault.
The truck driver being at fault is a crappy "consolation prize" for the cyclist almost being dead.
You are supposed to do this. (No doubt, your mother told you to "look both ways".)
This seems like something the cyclist should easily have had full control in avoiding.
People should be more interested in avoiding incidents than finding fault.
The truck driver being at fault is a crappy "consolation prize" for the cyclist almost being dead.
This seems like something the cyclist should easily have had full control in avoiding.
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Bobby, we all do. It's an inescapable part of the human experience that we will, at times, err.
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I think this far into the thread we are beyond who is at fault 100%. You don't use that logic, by your own admission you check all intersections even when you have a green signal. So why should the cyclist that got hit take any comfort from the fact that he was 0% at fault?? The takeaway should be that all cyclists need to ride defensively. If you are ever hit it does not matter whose fault it is! Maybe for insurance purposes. I would rather not let it get to that point.
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...So why should the cyclist that got hit take any comfort from the fact that he was 0% at fault?? The takeaway should be that all cyclists need to ride defensively. If you are ever hit it does not matter whose fault it is! Maybe for insurance purposes. I would rather not let it get to that point.
Regardless, even if a collision was 0% the pedestrian's or cyclist's fault, we know from reading too many stories and articles the driver will given at worse only a fine or a warning without any charges, unless he was DUI or have a suspended licence.
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I did hear my best friend's dad tell us 55 years ago that if we ever saw the side of a right turning truck in front of us, that was the end of our life. 15 years ago, I saw it. I'm here because I had an angel sitting in the passenger seat. (Two fellow cyclists lost their lives to right turning trucks in Portland later that year.
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There is a small possibility that the rider could have seen the truck in a mirror but it wouldn’t have indicated that the truck was going to cross right. Also, the truck was a fair distance to the left.
I am not saying mirrors aren’t useful. But they aren’t going to let you see every hazard.
Oh, because you can’t do something doesn’t mean other people who can shouldn’t do that something.
I’d guess you have enough experience to compensate for your loss of range of motion and you are looking around (if not exactly “swiveling “) more that you are implying here.
I did hear my best friend's dad tell us 55 years ago that if we ever saw the side of a right turning truck in front of us, that was the end of our life. 15 years ago, I saw it. I'm here because I had an angel sitting in the passenger seat. (Two fellow cyclists lost their lives to right turning trucks in Portland later that year.
I’m not talking about any other case (especially, not any other cases I don’t have any information about).
A common way people get killed by right-turning trucks is when they filter past the truck on the right. This is very easy to avoid.
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Read what you are replying to more carefully. He’s not suggesting anything like you are supposing.
I have no idea why some people are so fixated in finding fault.
It appears there was ample opportunity for the cyclist to have been defensive. Being more defensive would have protected him from the mistakes of the truck driver. The cyclist has the option of being more defensive. They don’t have the opportunity to keep the truck driver from making mistakes.
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In this case, it would have looked as if the truck was going straight not knowing it was making a wide right.
DanielG most interesting point. Even if the cyclists and pedestrians perceived the truck to be in violation, they might not have guessed correctly exactly how the truck was in violation. "Hey, that straight-through proceeding truck is blowing the red, what a donkey brain" would be their first thought and not "that truck may be about to violate the no right turn on red rule, we had better watch out!" As it is that cyclist at least reacted fast enough to avoid going under the actual wheels of the truck, or so it seems to this viewer.
DanielG most interesting point. Even if the cyclists and pedestrians perceived the truck to be in violation, they might not have guessed correctly exactly how the truck was in violation. "Hey, that straight-through proceeding truck is blowing the red, what a donkey brain" would be their first thought and not "that truck may be about to violate the no right turn on red rule, we had better watch out!" As it is that cyclist at least reacted fast enough to avoid going under the actual wheels of the truck, or so it seems to this viewer.
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DanielG most interesting point. Even if the cyclists and pedestrians perceived the truck to be in violation, they might not have guessed correctly exactly how the truck was in violation. "Hey, that straight-through proceeding truck is blowing the red, what a donkey brain" would be their first thought and not "that truck may be about to violate the no right turn on red rule, we had better watch out!" As it is that cyclist at least reacted fast enough to avoid going under the actual wheels of the truck, or so it seems to this viewer.
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I think this far into the thread we are beyond who is at fault 100%. You don't use that logic, by your own admission you check all intersections even when you have a green signal. So why should the cyclist that got hit take any comfort from the fact that he was 0% at fault?? The takeaway should be that all cyclists need to ride defensively. If you are ever hit it does not matter whose fault it is! Maybe for insurance purposes. I would rather not let it get to that point.
I'm sure the driver of the truck is thankful he has you and others to defend him against terrible people, such as myself for pointing out his failure to properly operate his vehicle
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He's also saying that fixating on "finding fault" doesn't help the cyclist much. In this particular case, it appears the truck driver was 100% at fault (I provided evidence for that). But it also appears the cyclist had ample time to stop before colliding with the truck. Why did the cyclist fail to do what you appear to do regularly?
It's fine exploring the issues of fault but it really doesn't help the cyclist much. The cyclist is screwed in any case.
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It's a bit confusing but Leisesturm is agreeing with you. (He didn't say you were "looking to give anyone comfort".)
He's also saying that fixating on "finding fault" doesn't help the cyclist much. In this particular case, it appears the truck driver was 100% at fault (I provided evidence for that). But it also appears the cyclist had ample time to stop before colliding with the truck. Why did the cyclist fail to do what you appear to do regularly?
He's also saying that fixating on "finding fault" doesn't help the cyclist much. In this particular case, it appears the truck driver was 100% at fault (I provided evidence for that). But it also appears the cyclist had ample time to stop before colliding with the truck. Why did the cyclist fail to do what you appear to do regularly?
The "comfort" part was concerning this quote from his post: "So why should the cyclist that got hit take any comfort from the fact that he was 0% at fault??"
I'm not looking to give out comfort.
As for the cyclist having ample time to stop before the collision, I totally agree and I said as much in my first post. So I guess that was his fault....maybe the truck driver can take solace in that
I really don't understand this backlash against using the F-word. Everyone that pointed out that the cyclist should have looked before crossing is just as guilty to placing blame, they just didn't use the F-word.
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Truck-Cycle Right Hook in Victoria BC
- The traffic light had changed from yellow to RED.
- About ~one second after the red, the next two vehicles (car, then the truck) clearly ran the red light.
- The cyclists and pedestrian didn't bother ensuring traffic had cleared; they simply watched for the green light then began moving forward into the intersection.
That'll do it, every time.
Right of way is one thing. Awaiting clear and safe conditions before making your move is something else. (A bit like "the basic speed law," which covers all eventualities above and beyond what a max-speed sign might otherwise suggest.)
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This isn't really the point. There are novice cyclists here that might find discussing what they can do to avoid a collision useful.
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I don't think so. He was saying the truck driver being 100% at fault doesn't matter to the cyclist.
He didn't say you were looking to give out comfort.
This isn't really the point. There are novice cyclists here that might find discussing what they can do to avoid a collision useful.
He didn't say you were looking to give out comfort.
This isn't really the point. There are novice cyclists here that might find discussing what they can do to avoid a collision useful.