iviehoff wrote:If you wish to remain alive as an urban cyclist, you have to be aware of the risk of this happening. You have to be prepared to stop, especially if you are unsighted. Yes, you have priority, but the reality is that a sufficiently large minority of vehicles won't give it to you, so you have to take precautions, whatever the law is. I'd like to see a successful prosecution for a strike in such a case, then maybe drivers will begin to learn it is true. But ultimately until we have roads populated by saints, then caveat cyclista in such circumstances.
I think we're all in agreement the cyclist would benefit from a bit more caution and understanding of risk.
What I find surprising is that other cyclists don't seem to understand what a cycle lane actually is and defend a driver who was prepared to turn across one without first checking or even attempting any form of caution despite his view being obviously restricted.
I'm no fan of cycle lanes and this video simply reinforces that view but they are lanes and as such require treating as such. Had there been give way markings on the cycle lane the cyclist would have been at fault, but there weren't.