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Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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John Smith | 5 years ago
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I can’t blame the driver for that. It’s just a shockingly bad design. The driver did nothing wrong, it’s just a totally stupid design from the start.

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hawkinspeter replied to John Smith | 5 years ago
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John Smith wrote:

I can’t blame the driver for that. It’s just a shockingly bad design. The driver did nothing wrong, it’s just a totally stupid design from the start.

The driver did cut in slightly early, but I'd put the onus on the cyclist to anticipate the pinch and slow down in time. I just hope that they fix that design before someone gets hurt.

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burtthebike replied to hawkinspeter | 5 years ago
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hawkinspeter wrote:

John Smith wrote:

I can’t blame the driver for that. It’s just a shockingly bad design. The driver did nothing wrong, it’s just a totally stupid design from the start.

The driver did cut in slightly early, but I'd put the onus on the cyclist to anticipate the pinch and slow down in time. I just hope that they fix that design before someone gets hurt.

It's hard to be certain, but it looks like the driver was avoiding oncoming traffic, and the cyclist hadn't overtaken, he was still to the left of the car, and if he knew about the end of the cycle lane, it was 99% his fault not the driver.

That said, the designer needs staking out covered with honey on an anthill of particularly voracious stinging ants.  About average for the UK, so perhaps the designer emigrated from here.

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hawkinspeter replied to burtthebike | 5 years ago
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burtthebike wrote:

hawkinspeter wrote:

John Smith wrote:

I can’t blame the driver for that. It’s just a shockingly bad design. The driver did nothing wrong, it’s just a totally stupid design from the start.

The driver did cut in slightly early, but I'd put the onus on the cyclist to anticipate the pinch and slow down in time. I just hope that they fix that design before someone gets hurt.

It's hard to be certain, but it looks like the driver was avoiding oncoming traffic, and the cyclist hadn't overtaken, he was still to the left of the car, and if he knew about the end of the cycle lane, it was 99% his fault not the driver.

That said, the designer needs staking out covered with honey on an anthill of particularly voracious stinging ants.  About average for the UK, so perhaps the designer emigrated from here.

Agreed, but I'd say that whoever approved the design needs to be staked out and covered in multi-colour cockroaches too.

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