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Motorist challenged to cycle for a week [video]

An anti-cyclist Adam is asked to ditch his car and travel to work by bike for a whole week.

http://www.confused.com/car-insurance/motorists-v-cyclists/cycling-issues-video

It's amazing how people seem to ignore cyclists; he nearly runs 2 of them over.

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JohnWiggins | 3 years ago
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Hirsute replied to JohnWiggins | 3 years ago
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try petrolheads.com

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londonplayer | 12 years ago
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"it really annoys me to see cyclists who don't wear helmets" WTF?! How could that possibly annoy a driver?

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Simon_MacMichael replied to londonplayer | 12 years ago
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londonplayer wrote:

"it really annoys me to see cyclists who don't wear helmets" WTF?! How could that possibly annoy a driver?

Ignorance that there is no law requiring us to wear one?

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IHphoto replied to Simon_MacMichael | 12 years ago
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Simon_MacMichael wrote:
londonplayer wrote:

"it really annoys me to see cyclists who don't wear helmets" WTF?! How could that possibly annoy a driver?

Ignorance that there is no law requiring us to wear one?

or... the driver is annoyed out of concern for the cyclist that they don't in his eyes protect themselves better?

Interesting in this safety video from Spain only a few 'roadies' wear helmets: http://t.co/QYcbdDqR

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TheHatter replied to IHphoto | 12 years ago
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IHphoto wrote:

or... the driver is annoyed out of concern for the cyclist that they don't in his eyes protect themselves better?

Which is strange cos of all the things motorists do that annoy me not wearing a seat belt isn't one of them.

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Captain Badger replied to IHphoto | 3 years ago
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If they are annoyed out of concern, why aren't they annoyed at other motorists for dangerous behaviour?

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JohnWiggins replied to Simon_MacMichael | 3 years ago
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Unfortunately, not all citizens know the laws and basic safety rules

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Hirsute replied to JohnWiggins | 3 years ago
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This topic is 8 years old !

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Captain Badger replied to Hirsute | 3 years ago
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LOL, only just spoted that - no wonder I couldn't find the link 

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Daveyraveygravey replied to londonplayer | 3 years ago
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All my family get very ranty about bike helmets, even though I have tried to point out to them ad nauseam that they are little more than egg cartons and if a vehicle hits you at anything over 30 mph they won't do much.

I always wear one, mainly because in the several crashes I have had, I have learned that stopping your head from banging the Tarmac or any other object during a crash is difficult if not impossible.  I'm not claiming my helmet has saved my life, but it has meant not adding bruised or grazed head to the list of other injuries.

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Captain Badger replied to Daveyraveygravey | 3 years ago
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You've pretty much summed up my attitude to lids. I pretty much always wear one, but it's habit now. I'm also vehemently defensive of the individuals right to choose what they wear, and in my opinion it should never be brought up as a mitigating factor for drivers who have hurt someone, or for insurance companies to wriggle out of payouts

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Cycloid replied to Captain Badger | 3 years ago
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I toitally agree with both of the above, I think most proper cyclists know that a helmet won't help much in a head on collision at 30mph.

The problem we have is that Joe Public is not aware of the situation and believes that helmets are universal life savers.

Some motorists think it's OK to knock a cyclist off "because he's wering a helmet"

MPs of course are particularly ignorant, and it's only a matter of time before they are legally required

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