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[fnegroni]

I think you need to also bear in mind that if the cyclist is in a designated cycle lane, you ‘passing’ while indicating to turn left won’t give you the right to cut across the lane expecting them to yield: you are not in the same lane, and therefore it’s not a simple matter of being ‘in front’: the cyclist might not be in a position to be able to stop for you especially if there are other cyclists following, because the speed differential might be too big.

So if you need to turn left you are better off indicating and slow down and encourage cyclists to create a suitable gap.

I’m an experienced cyclist and cycling coach. To me road craft is an essential element of sharing the road and I can read the intention of a driver and can create a suitable gap. I also communicate with the cyclists around me and behind me so that they are aware of my and the drivers intention.

But there’s no guarantee.

I used to call pedestrians in London ‘lemmings’.
I learnt to spot those with ‘suicidal’ intentions amongst a large group of them.

As a car driver you won’t be able to simply look over the shoulder or glance in the mirror and make the correct judgement at all times. I understand that, so I always give drivers the opportunity to make a mistake without necessarily paying the consequences.

For all things cycling, I recommend you consult the book Cyclecraft.

Ashley Neil’s YouTube channel is highly recommended as a good source of info wrt cycling/motorbiking/driving.

 

[Davn]

Yes, it is true. By the same token, if you're already turning (having passed the cyclist some time ago, or the cyclist was way behind you anyway) then any cyclist proceeding forward must be mind-numbingly stupid.

Here lies Mr. Cyclist
"I had right of way" were his final words

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But if you'd just overtaken the cyclist and then proceeded to turn then the mind-numbingly observation applies to the driver.

It's interesting that the 1.5m rule goes out the window when a cyclist wants to scrape past you on the inside?

 

[fnegroni]

It's interesting that the 1.5m rule goes out the window when a cyclist wants to scrape past you on the inside?

Do you want me to explain why?

 

[Tight Git]

It's interesting that the 1.5m rule goes out the window when a cyclist wants to scrape past you on the inside?

Physics

 

[Davn]

Physics

I don't know about that, I just wander if they know how stupid they look hopping on 1 leg with their bike at 45' ?