[Cycloid]

Can anyone confirm this?

We all know that witness statements can be very unreliable. I’m no exception.

I was only half-watching the Six ‘O Clock National News on BBC1 on Tuesday evening. They were running an article on the local elections in Scotland, one bit was about potholes and they used a taxi driver to describe the problem.
It started with a view out of the passenger window of the taxi as it was being driven : the driver appeared to do a close pass on a cyclist! The camera then cut to the taxidriver who explained that potholes were not being repaired and costing him hundreds of pounds in repairs and maintenance.
They clearly neglected to say that while potholes may pose a financial problem for drivers they are a physical threat to cyclists. They cause several SIDs every year. In doing the close pass the driver denied the cyclist the possibility of avoiding any potholes and created a dangerous situation if he swerved to avoid one.
Has the BBC scored an own goal in using an careless driver in this clip?

I have tried to find the video on the BBC website without success.

Can anyone tell me It was all in my imagination?

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[ErnieC]

Spangly Shiny wrote:

Four Letter Acronym

Although an FLA is also a TLA. 

[Spangly Shiny]

Four Letter Acronym

Four Letter Acronym

[mdavidford]

Isn’t that some sort of Irish

Isn’t that some sort of Irish music festival?

[IanMSpencer]

FLA’s?
FLA’s?

😉

[ErnieC]

Spangly Shiny wrote:

Thanks for that. I abhor TLA’s.

agreed and FLA’s are even more abhorrent. 

[Spangly Shiny]

Thanks for that. I abhor TLA

Thanks for that. I abhor TLA’s.

[mdavidford]

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Has the BBC scored an own goal in using an careless driver in this clip?

Probably not, because even if they did, hardly anyone will have noticed.

[mdavidford]

I assume Serious Injury /

I assume Serious Injury / Death.

[Spangly Shiny]

SID?

SID?

[Cycloid]

I agree, I have seen worse

I agree, I have seen worse close passes.
As I said I only saw the incident when I wasn’t watching it! I you know what I mean
But the cab’s wing (door for pedants) mirror is much less than the regulation five feet from the cyclist’s arm.
Also the driver made no attempt to slow down or move out, he just rolled past as if the cyclist did not exist.

[AlsoSomniloquism]

It is on Iplayer until 1830

It is on Iplayer until 1830 tonight. However on a screengrab, it wasn’t as close as we have seen.

 

[Cycloid]

Thanks for that Tom

Thanks for that Tom

Here is a screenshot – You decide

[Tom_77]

You can watch BBC News on

You can watch BBC News on iPlayer:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007mpkn/episodes/player

Looks like episodes expire after 24 hours, so you’ll need to be quick.

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