Dozy c**t near dalston junction

ok so i was riding over to a mates house with nosferatu, i over took a car and started cycling towards dalston junction. i started to slow down as i came up to my turn (about 5 metres away from it) in part of the road that is single lane due to roadworks, and all of a sudden, a car drives into me from behind, i fall to the floor in a daze. when i look at the driver, he looks confused too. i get up and go to the pavement to check out my back wheel. i go to speak to the driver and he acts as if its my fault. the dozy cunt didn't know what happened. he obviously stopped watchig the road and didn't see me slow down. myself and the bike were fine, but i was wondering if anyone else has been hit by a stupid driver. this is the 2nd time ive been knocked off by a car and the 3rd time being hit by one (first two times i managed to stay on) myself and the bike were fine, but i was wondering if anyone else has been hit by a stupid driver?

apologies for the essay

Get his details? any witnesses? I hope you are all ok

are you fuckin kidding me? I got side swiped by a car from behind. What was funny is i was in hyde park (in the road running parallel to the road and the park). Dosy muppet didn't wanna slow down so just mowed into me. luckily he just missed my back wheel and i was leaning on the side of his car for a few secs before managing to stop.

Plus two idiot cab drivers ran over my back wheel from the lights (on separate occasions of course!).

I just ride super paranoid nowadays

i actually had my back wheel knocked by a cabbie earlier this week on hipster highway, but that was a little bit my fault

culpability - are you mad ;-) ?

meh. some drivers are just bullies and cunts. some twunt tried to ram me off my bike at the top of parkway turning into regents park this afternoon. took off from the traffic lights, moving over to turn right, the wanker sat on my back wheel before honking his horn (he was turning left and there was plenty of road, i was not blocking him in any way whatsoever) when i turned and gave him the finger he swerved for me clipping my drops with his wing mirror before speeding off round the corner.

some people are just arsewipes.

if it's happened more than once maybe your slowing down too quick- being too snappy.
Just a thought cos it's never happened to me.

you all need to wear bike helmets :] ....hope you're okay

The only time I nearly got hit from the rear was a 44tonne truck going at 55mph, it felt like it clipped me but I know I mustve imagined it as I wouldve fell under the wheels.

It was terrifying, I think I cried.

I saw a guy in Ken High St today just been knocked for six by a taxi. I stopped my van in the middle of the road (couldn't pull over, but some things are worth causing hold-ups for)

A witness came forward, and the taxi driver was bullying him, telling him to mind his own business. The rider was shaken up and young enough to not want to appear hurt, if that makes sense. Anyway, I advised him to get that witness, and to get to hospital for a check over. I offered to take him wherever he needed to go etc. I hope he takes that Taxi driver to the cleaners. I didn't see the accident, but I didn't like him bullying that witness.

As a van driver and a cyclist, it infuriates me when cyclists pull out without fucking looking over their fucking shoulders. If you do that you're going to get hurt one day. That's not be being a van-driving areshole, it's the law of probability. Motorcyclists have the 'life-saver' over-the-shoulder check drummed into us from day one, but I see far too few cyclist making these vital checks (no reflection on you Crane).

While I'm on one I don't understand cyclists who don't use lights.
And don't get me started on those bloody knogs. Sitting in the cab of a van, when it's raining, you cannot see those things, don't kid yourself if you rely on them to be seen...

this is the 2nd time ive been knocked off by a car and the 3rd time being hit by one

um - remember that generally a car braking in front of the car behind would show brake lights, and we don't have any such way of communicating our drop in speed. You have to be aware of how close the vehicle behind you is - if you have overtaken one second he may have caught you up easy the next without changing his speed. If you then slow down suddenly the driver isn't going to have enough distance to drop back. You have to look before any change you make - then if the car's too close sometimes you have to keep on ridin'..

um - remember that generally a car braking in front of the car behind would show brake lights, and we don't have any such way of communicating our drop in speed. You have to be aware of how close the vehicle behind you is - if you have overtaken one second he may have caught you up easy the next without changing his speed. If you then slow down suddenly the driver isn't going to have enough distance to drop back. You have to look before any change you make - then if the car's too close sometimes you have to keep on ridin'..

This is really good advice. Everybody should be made to read this advice.

And to think it comes from a man who never gets out of bed, apparently.

well, just to go to the toilet like...

Oh, I always go before I get up.

ba-boom...

Did you get his rego?
No?
Epic Fail.
HTFU

I'm very HTFU tonight. Don't take offence I don't give a fuck, just HTFU.

um - remember that generally a car braking in front of the car behind would show brake lights, and we don't have any such way of communicating our drop in speed. You have to be aware of how close the vehicle behind you is - if you have overtaken one second he may have caught you up easy the next without changing his speed. If you then slow down suddenly the driver isn't going to have enough distance to drop back. You have to look before any change you make - then if the car's too close sometimes you have to keep on ridin'..

Can't com you but would if I could. Good advice, and everybody should read 'Cyclecraft' by John Franklin and get cycle training, nada, nada (see other threads on cycle training passim). It does prevent a lot of collisions. (Just in case anyone thinks I'm blaming Crane, I'm not at all--his description of the incident is too sketchy to draw any conclusions. Blame is over-rated, anyway, if you can prevent a collision happening in the first place.)

Presumably you indicated, Crane? It would be essential in this situation, especially if your turn had a tight turning radius and slowed you down even more than usual.

• then if the car's too close sometimes you have to keep on ridin'..
  
  

yep, sometimes I will deliberately a turning if I dont think its safe, especially turning right. Just carry on for a bit, do a u-turn or hop onto the pavement for a second

passim

Don't be coming here with all your fancy Latin phrases!

seriously though, agree with Jar, Jimjams and Oliver 100% - anticipation is everything. knowledge about what other road users are doing and therefore what they may do next is so important - get those shoulder checks in, be aware of how much space you have in all directions and don't pull any moves that would make another road user have to take evading action.

Hope you and the bike are alright Crane

um - remember that generally a car braking in front of the car behind would show brake lights, and we don't have any such way of communicating our drop in speed. You have to be aware of how close the vehicle behind you is - if you have overtaken one second he may have caught you up easy the next without changing his speed. If you then slow down suddenly the driver isn't going to have enough distance to drop back. You have to look before any change you make - then if the car's too close sometimes you have to keep on ridin'..

One thing that I do if I have to slow down when I have a car following closely behind
is get out of the saddle. The change in body posture/position let them know something is going on.

My 2 penneth...

if it's happened more than once maybe your slowing down too quick- being too snappy.
Just a thought cos it's never happened to me.

well normally when something like that happens im riding in a dangerous manner or stupidly, but that was entirely not my fault, he was just tailgating me because i overtook him, then didnt pay any attention when i slowed down.

EDIT: he hit me at about 8 maybe 9 MPH so its nothing because of me riding like a silly bugger (which for once i wasn't) its literally because he looked away from me. you cant blame me for "slowing down too fast" as the driver said what logic is that?. so i can slow down but only at a gradient of -50%
or some other bullshit. i ride like a reckless teen a lot of the time, but im much more careful (if that makes sense) while doing it. if im riding under 10 MPH then i don't expect to be rear ended or have a collision

you all need to wear bike helmets :] ....hope you're okay

Been knocked off twice, ended up in hospital both times ... wore a helmet for a couple of months then after a while I think "I hate wearing this helmet" and take it off.

ok so i was riding over to a mates house with nosferatu, i over took a car and started cycling towards dalston junction. i started to slow down as i came up to my turn (about 5 metres away from it) in part of the road that is single lane due to roadworks, and all of a sudden, a car drives into me from behind, i fall to the floor in a daze. when i look at the driver, he looks confused too. i get up and go to the pavement to check out my back wheel. i go to speak to the driver and he acts as if its my fault. the dozy cunt didn't know what happened. he obviously stopped watchig the road and didn't see me slow down. myself and the bike were fine, but i was wondering if anyone else has been hit by a stupid driver. this is the 2nd time ive been knocked off by a car and the 3rd time being hit by one (first two times i managed to stay on) myself and the bike were fine, but i was wondering if anyone else has been hit by a stupid driver?

apologies for the essay

Did you signal your intention to turn?

you all need to wear bike helmets :]

How will this improve poor driving standards?

If you mean driving standards then it won't, but it might save your life. Having said this I'm sort of ashamed to say I don't wear one.

If you mean riding standards then I guess that could work both ways - either complacency kicks in because of it, or a reflection of your own mortality does. I suppose.

er, I mean what I said.

Helmet might save your life, it might not....depends on the incident. It certainly won't save your limbs, torso, neck or face.

Cyclists greatest threat from injury on the road is from motorists, wearing a helmet doesn't change this, it may change the severity of the injury in SOME incidents, not the frequency of incidents....

What will reduce your risk of injury is removing incompetent drivers who are not just a danger to cylcists, but pedestrians, other car drivers, themselves and their own passengers, or getting motorists to switch to cycling.