Comment in a newspaper article
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I had to post this to see what the general consensus was. An article on a local newspaper's website about the recent spate of cycling accidents includes the following paragraph:
"A large proportion of bike accidents happen because a cyclist has pulled out in front of a vehicle and been hit, when lorries and buses are undertaken and when drivers open their doors into oncoming cyclists."
I have to admit that it made be a little bit mad. I certainly don't know of many bike accidents where the cyclist had pulled in front of a motorist. It comes across to me as a typical "cyclists are to blame" comment.
"A large proportion of bike accidents happen because a cyclist has pulled out in front of a vehicle and been hit, when lorries and buses are undertaken and when drivers open their doors into oncoming cyclists."
I have to admit that it made be a little bit mad. I certainly don't know of many bike accidents where the cyclist had pulled in front of a motorist. It comes across to me as a typical "cyclists are to blame" comment.
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'A vehicle has pulled in front of a cyclist and been hit' (ie hit by the cyclist ploughing into the side of it) seems a much more common cause of accidents to me.
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