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Video: Motorist drives into cyclist at Oldham roundabout

Incident captured on car's dashcam...

A car's dashcam has captured the moment a cyclist was knocked from his bike at a roundabout in Oldham when a motorist apparently failed to see him and drove into the back of him.

The footage, shot at the Shaw roundabout, was filmed last week by YouTube user Thomas Hallows.

Though no doubt sporting some bruises, the cyclist luckily appears to be unhurt.

He said: "I pulled in round the corner and gave the cyclist my number in case he wants this but not had a call as of yet.

"Driver of the black car was dealing with it quite well. Both in shock. Driver was onto his insurers."

One person commenting on the video wondered whether the motorist failed to see the cyclist since he was concentrating exclusively on traffic to the right as he waited to enter the roundabout.

Another said, "This almost happened to me last weekend," adding, "Some people never check where they're going tbh and it's really sad to see this happen. Losing concentration can be fatal."
 

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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philtregear | 8 years ago
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FFS. an accident happens. no one is seriously hurt. the perpetrator takes responsibility and tends to the welfare of the injured person. get over yourselves!!

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Rhode_Long | 8 years ago
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Is it just me but it looked to me that the driver got out with his phone in his hand?...

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vonhelmet | 8 years ago
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In the interests of balance, I saw a cyclist do much the same to a car last week. I was turning right at a roundabout. A car at the 9 o clock entrance was waiting for me to go past, when a cyclist came barrelling up and went into the back of the car. He skidded to a halt and jumped over the bars but not before his front wheel hit the car. I'm guessing he broke a spoke or two at least.

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oldstrath replied to vonhelmet | 8 years ago
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vonhelmet wrote:

In the interests of balance, I saw a cyclist do much the same to a car last week. I was turning right at a roundabout. A car at the 9 o clock entrance was waiting for me to go past, when a cyclist came barrelling up and went into the back of the car. He skidded to a halt and jumped over the bars but not before his front wheel hit the car. I'm guessing he broke a spoke or two at least.

But was it a car not decked out in hivis? If so, would preumably all be the driver's fault.

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Fish_n_Chips | 8 years ago
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Don't dress like a ninja on a bicycle. 

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brooksby replied to Fish_n_Chips | 8 years ago
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Fish_n_Chips wrote:

Don't dress like a ninja on a bicycle. 

But it was daylight. And the cyclist was right there in front. Doesn't matter what they were wearing, no blame falls on the cyclist here.  trust that you are trolling...?

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cyclisto | 8 years ago
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I have been rear ended while wait entering at a junction just like the poor bloke. Fortunately I was driving car so I ended up with a reshaped boot of my car than any hospitalisation.

I believe that it is more of a junction design problem rather than a driver's fault. The angle seems too sharp to enter the circular way, so the drivers have to turn their heads too much.

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brooksby | 8 years ago
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It happened to a friend of mine when he was driving a car too.  The car behind was waaay quicker off the mark pulling away from lights on to a roundabout, and didn't feel the need to check whether the car in front was moving.  My friend was in an old Land Rover Defender, so his vehicle escaped without a scratch whilst the one behind was completely trashed.

I've also seen something similar from my office window - a traffic queue on a main road through the city, and cars running into the back of the one in front because they were watching traffic lights changing and traffic starting to move that was four or five cars ahead, rather than paying attention to what the car immediately in front of them was doing.

Totally the driver's fault, in the case in hand, and you could even make a case for distracted/careless driving, surely? 

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WolfieSmith | 8 years ago
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I note the driver not too shocked to check damage to his car first! 

Bloody cyclists: denting my shiny car..

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Ush replied to WolfieSmith | 8 years ago
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WolfieSmith wrote:

I note the driver not too shocked to check damage to his car first! 

 

I noticed that too.  What a depraved, little plonker.

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fukawitribe replied to Ush | 8 years ago
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Ush wrote:

WolfieSmith wrote:

I note the driver not too shocked to check damage to his car first! 

 

I noticed that too.  What a depraved, little plonker.

Did he, really ? His head looks to be pointing at the cyclist he's just run over from the moment he comes out of the door - although admittedly I can't actually see where his eyes are fixated on, perhaps you're better at this than me... is there another video with audio or something ? Granted he puts his hand on the bonnet, but doesn't glance that way AFAICS - is that what you're talking about ? Or the slight tilt of the gaze to possibly glance briefly near the front of the car or between the car and the rider about a second later ? Or maybe, despite him being completely in the wrong, he's not also guilty of all your imagined behaviour ?

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Ush replied to fukawitribe | 8 years ago
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fukawitribe wrote:

Ush wrote:

WolfieSmith wrote:

I note the driver not too shocked to check damage to his car first! 

 

I noticed that too.  What a depraved, little plonker.

Did he, really ?

How many angels dance on the head of your pin?

EDIT:  in retrospect, perhaps you are correct it's hard to tell on a second viewing.

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Podc | 8 years ago
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Had the same done to me when I was on a motorbike waiting to leave a petrol station. The bloke got out of his car and after initially apologising, he then decided a fight would be a better option and suggested that I should try and take the money to repair the damage 'out of his hide'! Fortunately I actually knew him and when I pointed this out he became apologetic again and paid for the damage.

People are odd.

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Grizzerly | 8 years ago
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In the 1970s,  a friend and clubmate was killed by a motorist doing exactly this. 

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BrokenBootneck | 8 years ago
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good job he avoided those nasty disc brakes on the car! 

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hawkinspeter | 8 years ago
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Lucky the cyclist was wearing a helmet - saved his life!!

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Domini | 8 years ago
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"motorist apparently failed to see him"

Motorist didn't look. He was right in front of him. Appalling driving.

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schlepcycling replied to Domini | 8 years ago
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Domini wrote:

"motorist apparently failed to see him"

Motorist didn't look. He was right in front of him. Appalling driving.

Spot on, driver was looking for a gap to go and didn't check what was in front of him.  I've seen this happen with  car on car, the driver behind assumes the car in front has gone for the same gap they see and they set off only to rear end the car in front.

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Paul_C | 8 years ago
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driver was too busy looking to his right for a gap in the traffic.

Rubbish situational awareness...

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tritecommentbot | 8 years ago
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Dura Ace on a BMC. Driver could end up with a worse shock than that cyclist when the repair bill comes in laugh

 

Both looked like they got off lightly though thankfully.

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