Lorries in London, it'd be alright if cyclists just saw their point of view.

Buffalo Bill [quote]TheDude

I have been called to the scenes of cycle vs car/lorry/bus/pedestrian incidents and the majority of the time the cyclist was at fault.

This is a quite extraordinary statement, which doesn't chime with the evidence that I have seen. Please elaborate.[/quote]

With the pedestrian collisions the main accidents happen when a cyclist is riding on the path and approaches the pedestrian from behind. They do not anticipate the pedestrian stopping or moving across the pavement. Most of these accidents have been minor lacerations but I have seen two more serious incidents where the pedestrian was knocked into a moving car (dislocated arm and broken ankle) and one where the pedestrian suffered a broken rib.

As for motor vehicle collisions I have seen two head on collisions due to the cyclist riding the wrong way up the road at night. The major causes of cycle vs motor vehicle related incidents is the running of the red light and people not using any form of light at night.

I have also seen alot of incidents when the non cyclist was at fault but just wanted to point out that some cyclists just lack basic common sense.