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I reckon the pedestrian is at fault. This happens to me all too often on Upper Street near angel station where people are too impatient to wait for a red light and dart across the road from the island strip in the middle. Last time it happened I got a nasty gash on my elbow, ripped a huge hole in my fairly new waterproof jacket and wrecked the ratchet buckle on my shimano spd shoes. All the guy could do was shrug it off and say 'sorry, I'm a bit drunk'
This always happens to me by the lights near angel station/Liverpool Road heading north. It's pedestrians being careless and not looking, they know cyclists use the road.
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Witnessed ped-cycle collision on Old Street. Cuts and bruises on both sides, cyclist came off slightly worse and was in shock, and livid with the pedestrian. Classic combination of filtering through stopped traffic a little too exuberantly and ped not double checking there were no 2 wheelers coming by as they crossed the road.
Anyway thankfully not too serious for either party.
Left my details as a witness. Who's generally 'at fault' in these situations or would it be considered 50-50?