Oh great how do i fix this?

flateric

Bleeding bikes turned invisible, it must have otherwise why else would a dozy woman driver in a mercedes pull out from the right side and drive across my path?

managed to keep diginity and stay upright despite leaving tyre on the road and didnt swear very much.

Not sure she appreciated my advice that she should "get a man to teach her how to drive"

steveadi

hope you are ok dont forget to make a claim hope you got her details
http://www.totalcycleassist.co.uk/

desweller

You're bigger than the bike.

You must have turned invisible.

Wirral_paul

Dress up as a handbag - she'd undoubtedly see you then

flateric

DesWeller wrote:

You're bigger than the bike.

You must have turned invisible.

You may have a point, How silly of me. invisible bike indeed, obviously quite impossible, no it must be me! i must have had a moment of spontaneous invisiblness.

Luckly as no contact made with aforementioned car, no claim needed as no injuries or indeed damage.

Although i will need to check bike carefully when it becomes visible again. :?

tompo

Wirral_Paul wrote:

Dress up as a handbag - she'd undoubtedly see you then

More likely to dance around you!!!

andrewjoseph

Um.... what is it that you want to fix?

no injury, no damage. 'leave tyre on the road' do you mean you skid or that the tyre came off?

flateric

andrewjoseph wrote:

Um.... what is it that you want to fix?

no injury, no damage. 'leave tyre on the road' do you mean you skid or that the tyre came off?

How do i stop the bike being invisible again....... Sorry i have a strange sense of humour not understood by everyone :-P

Peddle Up!

Wear high vis, and eyball all drivers waiting to pull out? If you can't see their eyes, they haven't seen you.

desweller

I told you, it's not the bike. It's obviously you.

Get your missus to spray your face with yellow paint, that ought to do the trick.

Tricycleboy

Peddle Up! wrote:

Wear high vis, and eyball all drivers waiting to pull out? If you can't see their eyes, they haven't seen you.

I'n not sure i'd necessarily agree with this. I have found that drivers in this situation can often take eye contact as tacit permission to pull out-

as in "he's seen me, he can't be going that fast so i am safe to go"

This can obviously be a real problem when you're belting along at 25mph

IMHO keeping your eyes straight ahead while watching the car through the corner of your eye in case the driver is a sociopath is the best tactic.

Obviously if your riding style is different to mine it may not work for you... wonder if there have ever been any proper studies?

sungod

some drivers just do not pay attention, they pull out in front of bikes, they pull out in front of cars too

you can wear all the hi-vis you like, but it won't protect you against someone driving with their mind on other things - simply thinking about what to have for dinner will divert attention from where it should be

it's best to assume they are all out to get you

if in doubt, go slower, ride further out, and expect the worst of every driver

MountainMonster

I have a smart idea, if you see a car coming from a side road, if in the city, slow down. Most cases they won't see you, and already being on the brakes a little helps should anything happen.

BBH

wear a tdf leaders jersey - you'll be seen by all then!!

Slow Downcp

You sure you were on your bike, maybe you'd left it at the last set of lights and didn't realise?