2010-12-07 - Rider Down, Marble Arch Roundabout (London)

What shocks me is that this could easily have been anyone on this forum. We are all literally sitting ducks out there, there is nothing we can do and I think It's up to the drivers to make sure we are safe too. The latter just isn't happening enough.

The law is really clear, if seldom enforced, if you hit someone with a vehicle which you are operating you are at fault unless the other party has thrown themselves under you, driving with due care and attention means that you do not drive any faster than you can stop before any obstacle and you do not drive without being able to see what is before you, if everyone followed these simple requirements there would be almost no incidents, the most obviously disturbing problem we face is that seemingly the worst drivers are professional ones entrusted with the most deadly vehicles and that there's no public concern about their consistent killing and maiming.