Knocked off, Broken Thumb. what to do next?

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  • macleod113
    macleod113 Posts: 560
    the police took the witnesses to one side but both spoke to me and checked i was ok. i am not expecting miracles in terms of blame is like its been said the driver will say he indicated in plenty of time and i am unsure what the witnesses said.

    the junction is just off the big Ilkeston Tesco roundabout and the left turn to get into the road that takes you to Aldi's carpark
    Cube Cross 2016
    Willier GTR 2014
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    awavey wrote:
    and a classic example here of expect the unexpected when filtering even when you think you have a whole lane to yourself...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEiAMKdrFq0

    you can just make out theres a car that carries out the same manoeuvre moments before the van thinks yeah thats a good idea, though I think theres little chance youd have seen that in real time on the bike. but once youve seen it you suddenly spot the danger in that circumstance.

    personally I dont like filtering on the right because I always think you risk getting hung out to dry if the traffic starts moving again, because the drivers see you as having queue jumped, they are more reluctant to let you ease back in even if you are travelling at similar speeds.

    so I filter on the left, but absolutely with caution and if I think its not obvious how the vehicles might react, Ill just take prime and treat myself as a.n.other vehicle.

    Eek - completely perfect timing from that van eh ?
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    awavey wrote:
    personally I dont like filtering on the right because I always think you risk getting hung out to dry if the traffic starts moving again
    I used to feel like this, and I understand the fear, but in reality I have never, ever had this happen. You need to keep your head up and look ahead, read the road and the conditions. If a stationary queue starts moving, it happens one car at a time, they don't all move off simultaneously. If you're looking and planning ahead it's trivial to move back into the queue as the car in front moves off and before the car you're passing moves.

    As others have said the solution is to consider your options all the time and pick the most appropriate option for the conditions. In my experience that means normally filtering on the right, or if you'll make it through at the next change of lights waiting in the queue in primary.
  • patrickf
    patrickf Posts: 536
    MacLeod113 wrote:
    the junction is just off the big Ilkeston Tesco roundabout and the left turn to get into the road that takes you to Aldi's carpark
    Oh that's a nasty roundabout even in a car! I've never cycled around that though.

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