Saw an accident this morning

totally agree with this, i got knocked off a couple weeks back flying downhill on seven sisters rd in a bus lane at about 20-25mph with slow/stationary traffic on my right. fuckwit delivery driver gets bored sitting in the line of traffic and pulls out left in front of me without indicating. suffice to say i ate shit, flew about 15 feet from my bike onto my boat race. Superficial roadrash only, but i've been a damn sight more cautious the last couple of weeks... in fact i wear a lid at all times now...

i'm growing seriously scared of someone opening the car's door while i'm passing thru lately. i read on here that it's a criminal offense, but i doubt i'd be able to discuss that if an accident just happened with me.

i'm growing seriously scared of someone opening the car's door while i'm passing thru lately. i read on here that it's a criminal offense, but i doubt i'd be able to discuss that if an accident just happened with me.

If you keep your eye on the door/wing mirror area, you can see the movement of an arm before the door opens. Or just give parked cars a 3ft gap and fuck the drivers behind, it's not them who'll get a car door in their face.*

*For posting this advice, Sod's Law will have me smacked in the teeth by a car door within the week.

i bet, you'd ride right through it, mate.

*tank

3ft for a car door is not enough.

The 3ft will give you a greater time to react to an opening car door.

If you keep your eye on the door/wing mirror area, you can see the movement of an arm before the door opens. Or just give parked cars a 3ft gap and fuck the drivers behind, it's not them who'll get a car door in their face.*

*For posting this advice, Sod's Law will have me smacked in the teeth by a car door within the week.

Shaolin monks' guide to riding in London:

1) Watch parked cars for opening doors as per above
2) Watch slow moving traffic for U turns
3) Overtake rather than undertake
4) Never undertake big vehicles at traffic lights
5) Don't let passing traffic force you too close to the pavement
6) When changing direction - aggressively point the finger towards where you're going
7) When you identify drivers to be old and incapable - expect the unexpectable

3ft for a car door is not enough.

Yeah fair point there Skully - I meant a door width. Now I think about it, that's more like 5ft. (From the edge of the handlebars, not the body)
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Shaolin monks' guide to riding in London:

1) Watch parked cars for opening doors as per above
2) Watch slow moving traffic for U turns
3) Overtake rather than undertake
4) Never undertake big vehicles at traffic lights
5) Don't let passing traffic force you too close to the pavement
6) When changing direction - aggressively point the finger towards where you're going
7) When you identify drivers to be old and incapable - expect the unexpectable

8) Avoid Blue Badge Taxi "drivers" like you would avoid herpes. They are universally shit.

i think it completely depends on the road, how wide each lane is, your speed, the amount of traffic behind you, etc

8) Avoid Blue Badge Taxi "drivers" like you would avoid herpes. They are universally shit.

+1

they're the only ppl i have problems with on the road. terrible terrible drivers, far worse than black cabs.

Take extra care when undertaking/overtaking at junctions?
Don't go faster that the distance you can do an emergency stop in?