Betsy
Old School Grand Master
99% of my daily commute is incident free apart from one junction where cars have collided with me 3x this year and i've lost count of the near misses.
I'm using the cycle lane to the left of the red car, this comes to an end at the red line, I need to turn righ onto Endcliffe Vale Rd, in order to seperate cyclists from vehicles (both turning right) they've put a cycle line in the middle of the road so at some point before the red line i join the flow of traffic and get over into the cycle lane. Under the white van at the bottom of the map there is a slpit arrow one half pointing towards Endcliffe Vale and the other half pointing down the hill so in theory cars should stay in the flow of traffic until they get to the white van at which point they can turn right but at rush hour, from the red car going forwards (and often behind) there is standing traffic and impatient motorists use the cycle lane as a filter lane, colliding with me in the process.
..around a month ago i was hit by a woman who knocked me off my bike and drove off (she looked at me as my bars hit her drivers side window) in all respects a hit and run, i was so angry i jumped on my bike and chased her down, she stopped outside a daycare nursey, turns out she was a nurse who left the nearby hospital and was in a rush to collect her kids.. she burst into tears, "i didn't see you" bullshit! a couple of days ago i was hit in the cycle lane by some arrogant prick with a fake tan and white teeth who acused me of and i quote "ramming him" wtf! I rammed a car in the cycle lane!?
At it's worse ive seen 6 or 7 cars queueing in the cycle lane to turn right, just out of shot behind the red car there is zebra crossing.. for my own safety, i might give up and start using it. With the best intentions from road lay out, motorists impatience is making the cycle lane too dangerous to use... looking at it from their perspective, i agree it is very tempting, when i've taken the same route by car, i stick my indicator on and wait in traffic, other motorists pull out past me with their indicator on into the cycle lane and turn right... Huf!
I'm using the cycle lane to the left of the red car, this comes to an end at the red line, I need to turn righ onto Endcliffe Vale Rd, in order to seperate cyclists from vehicles (both turning right) they've put a cycle line in the middle of the road so at some point before the red line i join the flow of traffic and get over into the cycle lane. Under the white van at the bottom of the map there is a slpit arrow one half pointing towards Endcliffe Vale and the other half pointing down the hill so in theory cars should stay in the flow of traffic until they get to the white van at which point they can turn right but at rush hour, from the red car going forwards (and often behind) there is standing traffic and impatient motorists use the cycle lane as a filter lane, colliding with me in the process.
..around a month ago i was hit by a woman who knocked me off my bike and drove off (she looked at me as my bars hit her drivers side window) in all respects a hit and run, i was so angry i jumped on my bike and chased her down, she stopped outside a daycare nursey, turns out she was a nurse who left the nearby hospital and was in a rush to collect her kids.. she burst into tears, "i didn't see you" bullshit! a couple of days ago i was hit in the cycle lane by some arrogant prick with a fake tan and white teeth who acused me of and i quote "ramming him" wtf! I rammed a car in the cycle lane!?
At it's worse ive seen 6 or 7 cars queueing in the cycle lane to turn right, just out of shot behind the red car there is zebra crossing.. for my own safety, i might give up and start using it. With the best intentions from road lay out, motorists impatience is making the cycle lane too dangerous to use... looking at it from their perspective, i agree it is very tempting, when i've taken the same route by car, i stick my indicator on and wait in traffic, other motorists pull out past me with their indicator on into the cycle lane and turn right... Huf!
