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nope, i can't see it either.

here's my two ha'porth though: i've a certain amount of sympathy with malachantrio's viewpoint that cyclists ought to look where they're going, as should cars. However, his argument rather falls down when both parties fail to do that and collide, and the cyclist clearly and demonstrably has right of way. you can fluff it up however you like, but that goes to court and it's the driver at fault.

by the by, this is what i can see. any other users having selective comment invisibility issues? if so, we'll look into it

No chain tool, which these days is almost a vital tool to take with you.

Design v.III

Stripes.

Inspired by the Shutt VR Logo.

The growth surely has to come from cycling in the outer boroughs and that's where the London Cycle Network comes… over to you Boris.

At the same time there's no denying that the Cycle Superhighways and the hire bike scheme make a powerful statement about bikes having a place on London's roads and that cycling is for 'normal' people if we want to see anything like Dutch levels of cycling that change in public perception is invaluable.

Design v.I

Velodromo.

Inspired by the 1936 Velodromo Comunale Vigorelli [adapted for Sabbath and Shutt VR].

At first I thought "How did the cyclist not see the gap coming, and why didn't he slow down?" like many posters here.

But when I watch it back it seems more and more like there is very little to make you think there is a gap there that a car might try to come through, no change in the lane markings. Plus, as he was approaching the gap wasn't so significant as to think it might be left clear for cars, like when it says KEEP CLEAR on the road.

And the more you watch it back the more it seems like the driver is just piling through the gap and not carefully sneaking across.

Bad driver, cyclist not at fault, in my opinion.

Since i ride 20k+km each year on the various routes of the Pro tours i feel that carbon is not the safest material to survive the hardships that a frame has to suffer. ondriest gave me a carbon frame in 2005 and regretably the frame cracked behind the botton bracket, during the TDF , survived the vuelta and to the worlds but when returned to the factory did not return to me. Since then two seasons of a black Allez and then the Pink Fondriest in 2009 & 2010.

Wonder how my porsche carbon and Fuji carbon would survive being tossed around by the TDF gestapo thugs or the airline baggage mafia ?

If the taxi is not paying due care and attention then of course he is to blame, just as a cyclist not paying due care and attention in the same situation is to blame. Any road user has a responsibility to themselves and, more importantly, others to be careful and slow down at potential hazards. Its not a case of it being easy to spot the car retrospectively in the video, its a case of having realised long before then that you were approaching a junction where your vision, and that of others, would be impaired. If instead of doing the 10-15 mph that you were probably doing you had slowed down and were checking if anything was coming then the accident may have been avoided.

Neither is it entirely your fault, these situations are very difficult to predict and what caused it was a combination of your failure to slow down and the drivers difficulty in seeing you in time. I just think that some of the comments on this post completely refuse to accept a cyclist could ever be at fault in any way, I find this slightly childish and the sooner drivers and cyclists stop trying to blame each other for everything and instead drive/cycle with more care the roads would be a much safer place for everyone.

It is good to hear that your one of the more responsible cyclists with 3rd party cover, I'm sure the driver appreciated it for repairing the damage you did to the car.

Should i add that i own a car, pay VED, MOT costs and insurance for it? and that i have 3rd party insurance for when i'm on my bicycles.
As i've said before, if you miss the hazard appearing, how can you prepare for it? I'm a safe cyclist and my safety comes before anything else. It's not uncommon for cyclists to say they could have spotted that coming and avoided it when watching a video, hindsight makes an average cyclist into a perfect cyclist

Replace me and the bicycle with a taxi, doing 10 - 15mph faster than me down that bus lane, and the same accident occurs, this time there are injuries to both parties involved. Who is to blame? The taxi for driving without due care and attention? Or the vehicle crossing the bus lane without looking?

"A South Gloucestershire Council spokesperson said: "The bollards were installed in response to requests from passengers travelling between the Ministry of Defence and Parkway and Abbeywood stations, to help safely separate cyclists and pedestrians who use this path."

-- because shared-use paths are stupid.

Let's get this straight: the bollard is a *deliberate* measure to get in our way. It's not a "whoops, is that a bother?" issue like the ones to stop chavs racing up and down in stolen Saxos. It's there *to get in the way*.

Get out there over Chrimbo with a can of orange paint. Or better yet, a pickaxe and a bag of drymix.