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Video: Head-on collision with another cyclist on CS3
A London cyclist has urged CS3 users to ride more cautiously after uploading footage of a head-on collision between two riders. The two collided when one attempted to overtake another cyclist on a narrow stretch of the cycle superhighway at Blackfriars.
Writing on YouTube, video uploader 4ChordsNoNet said: “This section of CS3 (East/West Cycle Superhighway) is one of the narrowest, yet it doesn't stop some people from riding too fast and trying to overtake at busy times.”
The footage shows a number of riders overtaking, but when one woman attempts to pass a man on a Boris Bike who is riding a little more centrally, she finds herself cramped for room and ends up colliding with someone approaching from the other direction.
Even worse, footage from a rear-facing camera shows that the cyclist she hits is then run into by a following rider as he lies on the ground. That person is then catapulted over the kerb and into the road. 4ChordsNoNet explained that fortunately the phasing of the lights meant the traffic had been held back.
Speaking about the aftermath, they add:
“The female cyclist that caused this chain of events had a swollen finger, grazed and maybe broken, difficult to tell. She also complained about hert shoulder, and when following her afterwards, she was constantly rubbing her thigh.
“The cyclist going the other way that she hit, needed help to get up. He said that he was okay, but I think he may have some more serious injuries that will did not surface at the time. The one that hit him and ended up in the road, seemed perfectly fine, if not a bit bruised.”
And as if fellow cyclists were not significant enough obstacles, YouTube user Simon Allen recently captured footage of a car driving in another stretch of London’s cycle superhighway network.
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Grizzerly watch the video closely, the Boris Biker wobbled into her due to the fact she clipped the handle bars of the Boris Biker in her impatience to get by him.
The overtaking cyclist is to blame for the whole incident
Overconfidence I think
Overconfidence I think
She hit the guy coming the other way because she tried to squeeze through a gap that wan't there and clipped the handlebars of the Boris Bike.
No. Tried to overtake in a gap that wasn't there. Clipped the handlebars of the boris bike causing him to wobble. Maybe boris bike could have moved further left but the route isn't intended to be 3 bikes wide anyway.
Turns out cyclists can carry out dangerously close passes just like cars. Oncoming cyclist (blameless) lucky not to be knocked under a motor vehicle.
no
No he didn't, he did not move at all, she was way too close even before the oncoming bike came.
My wife had this done to her last year. A normal two lane cycle lane at night , she was in full high vis reflective gear, lights on bike and helmet and this dickhead with no lights, no helmet came pelting along and rode into her head on. Wasn't anything around to force him into her lane.
Crikey, didn't realise these cycleways were so narrow without dividers on fast looking sections. I bet that's not the first time it's happened.
To me that width is only suitable for one way traffic only!
To me that width was only suitable for slower speeds only!
That's a lot of camera mounts for one bike.
Two Edge mounts on the bike running GoPro Hero 3+ and a helmet mounted Contour+2
Clearly someone who has never seen Traffid Droid's setup (SonofthewindsInc on YT)
I have seen Lewis' set up in the flesh on a number of occasions. I have no intention of adding anymore cameras, don't see the point, as what I have is enough to record any incidents happening to me, which is why I use them, anything else 'caught on camera' is a bonus, such as this.
I could add a rear facing one on my handlebars, but all that would show is my hairy legs. Also the more cameras I have the more footage I collect and the longer it takes to edit a video.
Lets hope none of them had disc brakes
/sarcasm
Does go to show the risk of these segregated lanes without barriers, that could have been very nasty. I have a section of shared use path with a 3-lane 50mph carriageway alongside sans barriers; you have to be very positive with your positioning to ensure you don't end up playing pavement ballet.
It's not real segregation, is it. Virtually no different to a line of paint. Vehicles going past are not really significantly less close and there is simply no protection should anyone suddenly swerve.
Why that guy though he could squeeze through though...?!
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