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  • Watch closely, I was talking about the car to my right that tries to proceed forward after it has stopped, but the van turns into the junction.

    Overly cautious - quite possibly. In this scenario the risk of more serious injury is presented by the car, IMO, not a cyclist colliding with me from behind. To me, that's playing the odds in favour of avoiding a more dangerous outcome. Does it increase the likelihood of a rear-ending - yes, but that I can live with.

    Take it easy.

    Ok, I was referring to the traffic waiting to turn so crossed wires, even so....

    Given that you first stopped for the hesitant silver car (infront of the van) you could've been long gone before the van attempts to turn. Yes it's dangerous, yes it's something to look out for, but that part of the incident is a follow on to the fact that you had stopped in the first place.

    I wasn't there, I can't see fully what you could see, as am watching a fixed view from the comfort of my keyboard warrior chair. With that in mind I can appreciate why you took the "real world" action you did even if I don't agree that it was the best option on the video replay. edit - Good to discuss it and keep thinking over these scenarios though. I watched all your similar vids, and the scenarios you're capturing are good.

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