How often do you pass the aftermath of serious accidents?

DavidTQ
DavidTQ Posts: 943
edited January 2008 in Commuting chat
Passed the aftermath of yet another accident today 3rd two wheeler accident in the last 6 months along one road all motorcyclists this one was fatal, not a pleasant sight police were in attendance when I got there lots of blood and bags of what appeared to be "bits" I vaguelly recognise the bike as one of the regular passers on the commute :(

Never pleasant to hear of another death on my route or see the immedeate reality.

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  • mrchrispy
    mrchrispy Posts: 310
    ouch....not nice.
    Hardly ever see anything but my commute is only 6miles round trip
  • DavidTQ
    DavidTQ Posts: 943
    its a busy road the scene of a great deal of twattish driving,
  • richardast
    richardast Posts: 273
    Had a quick look at your YouTube footage last night.
    I think of myself as a reasonably confident cyclist, but that wet and windy dual carriageway looked horrendous. Do you wear blinkers?
    I presume that's your accident blackspot.
  • DavidTQ
    DavidTQ Posts: 943
    richardast wrote:
    Had a quick look at your YouTube footage last night.
    I think of myself as a reasonably confident cyclist, but that wet and windy dual carriageway looked horrendous. Do you wear blinkers?
    I presume that's your accident blackspot.

    The dual carriage way is part of the same road, not quite the same spot.

    Ive got used to the road and pick what I feel to be the safest route through, added some more footage this morning of why I dont use the cycle lane too often on that road. Its narrow and cars, buses and hgvs regularly invade it.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuxQOhpBiB0

    Not sure what you mean with blinkers? I dont yet have eye glasses mean to get some soon, but got a good peak on my helmet Keeps the worst of the weather out. I do remember.

    The alternative route to this road I dont actually think id live a week if I tried to use, shame its a nice road if the cars werent on it. Reckon it would knock a good 10 minutes of my commute as well...

    The last clip of the woman reversing intot he cycle lane at speed is about 200m from the fatality today...
  • richardast
    richardast Posts: 273
    Blinkers - like horses sometimes wear to give them tunnel vision. It allows them to concentrate only on what's in front because they might panic if they see something scary in their peripheral vision.
    It wasn't a serious suggestion.
  • DavidTQ
    DavidTQ Posts: 943
    Ah :lol: I work mainly on the principle of checking ahead of time before I carry out a manouvre, Make sure its safe before I carry it out once im in a position im holding it, dead centre of the lane, Ive had some interesting encounters with transit vans along there trying to push me to the side of the road, THEY lost. Backing down just isnt worth the risk.

    With traffic like that they wouldnt achieve anything by going past me... Best not to let em try. Far better to completely take the lane than give em an inch and let them put my life at risk, They are happy to take risks and try to squeeze through a gap that isnt big enough, to get to the back of a queue sooner, but they WILL NOT drive straight over the top of you :D

    For an example of holding the line take a look at the hgv over taking me round a left hand bend to find a oncoming car in his path. I do believe if I had given way to him and pulled in to let him past he wouldnt have taken it so wide still not been able to make it past without pulling over and likely squashed me... I dont want to be squashed..
  • Gotte
    Gotte Posts: 494
    Cycling down a cyclepath that runs paralel to the M60 (about 20 feet from the carriage way) about three days before Christmas, I saw a car wrapped around a lamp post - practicaqlly bent in two. There were two fire engines and about four firemen shining flashlights into what was left of the passenger compartment. One fireman was climbing over the fence to take photos. He told me the teenager inside wouldn;t make it. I looked closer at the car, and could see that the lamp post was actually where the driver's seat should have been. I can;t imagine what it must have looked like inside. Turned out the lad was about 19. Still don't know what happened, but looked to me like he was sideswiped into the lamp post. It was a hell of a mess, though, and really reminded me how fragile cars can be

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