reohn2 wrote:In that circumstance s/he would simply not have had chance or hope in hell of avoiding the collision,however slower and with a small dose of anticipation,s/he would have been able to stop in time.
I'm not convinced. They were only doing 8mph when the car came into view and the roads were pretty wet.
I think the best tactic would have been to turn very hard left into the side road, into the gap between car and kerb, and stopped behind the blue car parked in the side road, or run left over the kerb (the entrance to the side road appears to be on a ramp). The cyclist managed to slow to 5mph by the impact and the car didn't get close to the kerb as it turned it because it stayed out to help get around the parked cars.
When cycling I'm always acutely aware of my vulnerability,some cyclists just aren't.
I know how that may read but in the present circumstances on UK roads,I take no chances when cycling,but treat the rest of the road users around me as potential unpredictable lunatics and murderers.
I know what you mean. I've a list of tips compiled by local cyclists that I'll publish soon and watching for other road users doing daft and unusual things is one of them, but many of them are blissfully ignorant. Fortunately, we're blessed around here with lots of helpful motorists like this:
[youtube]Ih70HEFE0TY[/youtube]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih70HEFE0TY