Post by acnedriver on Mar 14, 2023 6:21:40 GMT
Riding along Newgate Street in the City of London, not far from the Old Bailey, the rider moved out to overtake the cyclists in front, only to have a cabbie's wing mirror hit his back as the professional driver attempted to overtake at a pinch point.
> Near Miss of the Day 853: Driver of lorry urging cyclists to 'Please take extra care near this vehicle' fined for close pass
"To this day I don't know how I wasn't knocked off," the reader told us. "I was hit by the wing mirror as the taxi squeezed by inside the traffic island. I was passing another cyclist at the time, so there was barely any space to move away. I've cycled for 35 years or more, many through London and experienced all kinds — but this was one of the scariest I've ever had.
"Usually if I report an incident I just carry on with life, and don't check up on it — life is too busy for me to worry about outcomes, especially when they're so unpredictable.
"But this one left me really shaken — I was still tense on the train, and I had actual flashbacks at night for several days after of the vehicle suddenly looming through a gap I hadn't thought existed never mind that someone would try to drive through — I was terrified that I was going to go under the wheels — and then furious at the insanity of it, as you can hear.
"As a taxi driver, he clearly knew full well that immediately after this junction it is a dual lane road. So, unusually, a couple of weeks later I did email City of London police to ask what the status was, since — as is usual — I hadn't even had an acknowledgement of the report.
"I had a brief response saying that they were prosecuting — but I never heard anything more after that — so presumably it didn't actually go to court. The most bizarre thing was then being tailed by the driver yelling all sorts of things out the window at me, including that he 'had it on camera' (I told him to save it for the police).
"He also accused me of swerving in front of him — which was complete nonsense — I was rolling up to the red light when it changed. The cyclist ahead of me dropped in to the side and I picked up speed to pass the line of slower moving cyclists, but didn't change road position at all, as can be seen absolutely clearly in the rear footage.
"Once through the chicane and clear of other cyclists, I moved into the cycle lane and waved him on as I didn't want to him behind me or to have any further engagement with him. Without a doubt my worst experience on London roads, and probably the biggest threat to my life. To this day I don't know how the driver managed to get between me and the kerb without actually sending me over."
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> Near Miss of the Day 853: Driver of lorry urging cyclists to 'Please take extra care near this vehicle' fined for close pass
"To this day I don't know how I wasn't knocked off," the reader told us. "I was hit by the wing mirror as the taxi squeezed by inside the traffic island. I was passing another cyclist at the time, so there was barely any space to move away. I've cycled for 35 years or more, many through London and experienced all kinds — but this was one of the scariest I've ever had.
"Usually if I report an incident I just carry on with life, and don't check up on it — life is too busy for me to worry about outcomes, especially when they're so unpredictable.
"But this one left me really shaken — I was still tense on the train, and I had actual flashbacks at night for several days after of the vehicle suddenly looming through a gap I hadn't thought existed never mind that someone would try to drive through — I was terrified that I was going to go under the wheels — and then furious at the insanity of it, as you can hear.
"As a taxi driver, he clearly knew full well that immediately after this junction it is a dual lane road. So, unusually, a couple of weeks later I did email City of London police to ask what the status was, since — as is usual — I hadn't even had an acknowledgement of the report.
"I had a brief response saying that they were prosecuting — but I never heard anything more after that — so presumably it didn't actually go to court. The most bizarre thing was then being tailed by the driver yelling all sorts of things out the window at me, including that he 'had it on camera' (I told him to save it for the police).
"He also accused me of swerving in front of him — which was complete nonsense — I was rolling up to the red light when it changed. The cyclist ahead of me dropped in to the side and I picked up speed to pass the line of slower moving cyclists, but didn't change road position at all, as can be seen absolutely clearly in the rear footage.
"Once through the chicane and clear of other cyclists, I moved into the cycle lane and waved him on as I didn't want to him behind me or to have any further engagement with him. Without a doubt my worst experience on London roads, and probably the biggest threat to my life. To this day I don't know how the driver managed to get between me and the kerb without actually sending me over."
road.cc/content/news/near-miss-day-854-299873