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I don't want to be unfair to the rider, but my suspicions are that she was a new rider (because small bike) and just didn't observe well, or brake at all. She was following another bike, so probably focused on keeping up, rather than making her own decisions about positioning etc. It's all great fun, until you nearly die.
nick_h.-
On the soapbox, all the blame is squarely aimed at the driver.
Under the fleur de lys, I’d be saying the same. Regardless gender/age/experience, a lot of riders really do fail to anticipate.
I actually broke the golden rule the other day on the F3.
Somewhat tired from greenlaning the day before.
Long line of cars crawling along sub-walking pace through a village with a 20/30 limit. I filter/overtake in the oncoming lane, barely above their pace and looking ahead and to the left asking myself “why the holdup?”
Of course, right at the front of the queue is a junction on the left, and the car gives way to one waiting to pull out.
The car pulling out was hidden by the car giving way, until the very last second.
I saw a flash of bonnet and flicked the bars right then left, and carried on.
They must have seen the flash of bright yellow bike (and coloured leather jacket) as they crept forward, only just taking a slam-full of brake inches from my thigh.
Totally my fault I couldn’t see them.
Golden rule. Never overtake at junctions.
Second rule, use all available space.
Should have been even further from the wingmirrors to give me the best view ahead, I believe I was a bit closer because of oncoming cars.
Anyway. Days later and I’m still reeling from that awful error in judgment. Could have been an off.
pdlouche
Definitely, so long as it inflated (so… electronic?)
However that’s a totally preventable collision. On the car driver’s part by looking and really really checking. On the biker’s part by anticipating and slowing down, and otherwise moving further to get right onto the white line.
Followed by punching the wingmirror.