Motorcyclist / cyclist collision near Buckingham Palace

stumps wrote:Its a reportable

stumps wrote:

Its a reportable rtc, as the cyclist received and injury but that seems to have been forgotten or was it mentioned later on in the video clip as i got bored and swiitched it off.

Also can a poster explain the traffic layout for around the Palace as i dont know it, so should the cyclist have been in the middle of the road ??????

Does it make any difference where he was? The biker could clearly see him. I don’t think being a bit out of lane entitles people to run you over. Does it?

That’s amazing. He just runs
That’s amazing. He just runs him over. The guy may have been on his phone, but I’m not sure how that caused the motorcyclist to run him over from behind.

Since I uploaded the video,
Since I uploaded the video, someone posted it on that Ducati forum and the motorbiker has deleted his whole channel…..something to hide there??

Its a reportable rtc, as the
Its a reportable rtc, as the cyclist received and injury but that seems to have been forgotten or was it mentioned later on in the video clip as i got bored and swiitched it off.

Also can a poster explain the traffic layout for around the Palace as i dont know it, so should the cyclist have been in the middle of the road ??????

Stupid on several counts. The
Stupid on several counts. The rider on the Ducati shouldn’t have been in the cycle lane and could easily have slotted in behind the taxi until he was safely past the cyclist. I’m not 100% convinced it was a deliberate take down by the Ducati Hypermotard rider but at best, it was poor riding on his behalf as he should have left more of a margin and it wouldn’t have delayed him more than a second or two to wait behind the taxi. Meanwhile any cyclist on the phone while riding along a busy London street needs his head examined.

That the Ducati rider saw fit to post this online says a lot about him and his lack of perception. I’d say he probably hasn’t been riding that long and while he may be an older rider, like as not he did the direct access test, allowing him to have a high performance bike like the Hypermotard.

As well as cycling a great deal, I’ve also been riding motorbikes for several decades. And I’ve noticed that there are a lot of riders on high performance bikes they don’t really have the skills for.

The Ducati rider didn’t take proper care (due care and attention) and that should merit some penalty points. With this clip being posted online, it’s probable he’ll get his due. Even if cycling while talking on the phone is not be illegal as Gkam suggests, it seems crazy that the cyclist should escape a legal penalty for doing something so blatantly stupid.

Neither rider comes out of this smelling of roses. It was lucky it wasn’t more serious.

Gkam84 wrote:You cannot be

Gkam84 wrote:

You cannot be fined for being on your phone on a pedal cycle, it is not illegal ;)

Doesn’t the following apply ? (Can’t see it being amended in the acts up and including 2010)

Cycling without due care and attention.

Source: Road Traffic Act 1988 Section 29

Offence: It is an offence for a person to ride a cycle on a road without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road.

Proper result?
Ban for the
Proper result?

Ban for the motorcyclist for deliberately taking the guy out, I don’t know the legal term, but is wilful endangerment something ?

Fixed penalty for the cyclist for being on the phone in such heavy traffic.