SMIDSY


IAM poll highlights extent of SMIDSY problem

Nine out of ten riders who responded said they had been cut up by another road user who didn't see them during past six months

accident causes

This is an interesting article and suggests just why the UK approach to improving road safety through the use of speed cameras has been so ineffective - as most of us know from our road experience, SMIDSY is the biggest worry and this applies to motorcycling as much as it does to cycling:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/road-safety/8702111/How-do-accidents...

90 year old driver banned after seriously injuring cyclist

Rider suffered serious leg fractures and spent 13 weeks in hospital

BBC reports on the rise of the helmet-cam

More riders gathering their own video evidence against bad drivers

Road.cc poll results - What you consider the biggest danger on Britain's roads

Too much aggression, too little attention - road.cc readers split down middle on greater hazard

CTC rejects calls to back minimum passing distance - but what do you think?

Vote in our poll to help us discover what Britain's cyclists really think

Would you like to see a minimum legal passing distance or Is the CTC right to focus on SMIDSY and better traffic policing

Yes, 3ft minimum like in the US
11% (27 votes)
Yes, 5ft minimum like in Europe
60% (153 votes)
No, CTC is right to focus on SMIDSY
30% (77 votes)
Total votes: 257

SMIDSY driver hits elephant

Oklahoma farmer fails to spot two-tonne beast which "blended in with road"

Bunny-hop: SMIDSY driver fails to see six-foot rabbit

Pedicab written off as motorist fumbles for phone



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