Near Miss of the Day 776: Cyclist gets punishment pass from driver he passed in traffic queue

IanMSpencer wrote:

ASLs might work in London and Oxford, but elsewhere, motorists just get irate at some cheeky cyclist getting in front and in their way.

I wouldn't know, I've never seen one without a van sat in it.

BalladOfStruth wrote:

IanMSpencer wrote:

ASLs might work in London and Oxford, but elsewhere, motorists just get irate at some cheeky cyclist getting in front and in their way.

I wouldn't know, I've never seen one without a van sat in it.

Yeah - I don't know where the idea that they work in Oxford comes from.

I'd seen one with a bike in it there once. My mistake. Oxford is the home of the 11" cycle lane which disappears at pinch points.

That was probably me defiantly squeezing in to the 1 foot left in front of the encroaching vehicle. And then moving off at a deliberately leisurely pace...

It's a difficult one.

On one hand road is designed to facilitate filtering up to the ASL.

But sometimes I think twice before doing so because I have no desire to have the drivers all overtake me again and again on the same stretch. But on other occasions I know that if I get past then it will remain that way

They act as a buffer / safety net when people follow the previous couple of amber gamblers but notice that another direction has started moving through the junction.  Could they help a few drivers feel they've got their noses in front?  Maybe that "acts as a pressure valve" and reduces road rage?  On the other hand there are ASLs in Edinburgh and also people getting aggro at me from their vehicles, so maybe we just need more ASLs.

Must mention I've had one or two people tell me they really appreciate them.  Maybe they'd been to Oxford and London?

I ride the same route every day so I know the traffic light timing and only filter to the ASL if I'll miss the next green, otherwise I sit in the queue in primary position.

It's totally unacceptable that I'm put off using infra designed to keep cyclists safe but sometimes I just want to get to work without risking my life and don't want to spend my whole evening making Police reports.

Yes, I reported it to West Mercia.

Yep, reported to West Mercia. Based on previous submissions I assume they would have prosecuted this, just not very well.

Was it them or WMP who decided the guy deliberately trying to knock down the cyclist in Hagely did nothing wrong?

It was West Mercia then also. This one happened nearly a year ago and I haven't been told the outcome.

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Yes, to West Mercia.

AlsoSomniloquism wrote:

MGIF in the finest. Even down to having to brake because going faster then the car in front as well. 

Must be something with drivers down near Stourbridge.

Isn't that just standard operating procedure?

I think the braking was actually a brake test - looked to me like it was in response to a probable wave from a cyclist. I think the rider braked in response.