Rear ended a car this morning.

"Martin Dann" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On the way to work this morning I rear ended a car. I hit the anchors just
before, and was not going too fast when we collided. (Ok I was not going
fast at all in the video, still warming up).

I did not realise exactly what happened until I go home this evening and
watched the video.

(Oh and watch the indicators on the car).

Martin.

So you were not watching the road ahead?

as for the indicators, the car indicated right to make it's right turn,
so what's the problem?

The car's left brake light is out though.

"Martin Dann" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On the way to work this morning I rear ended a car. I hit the anchors just
before, and was not going too fast when we collided. (Ok I was not going
fast at all in the video, still warming up).

Probably for the best.

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I did not realise exactly what happened until I go home this evening and
watched the video.

(Oh and watch the indicators on the car).

And the missing brake light. My thought on seeing the dent was "they've done
that before" :-)

(seriously, silly boy. But you'll have learned from it :-) )

cheers,
clive

Robin said:

"Martin Dann" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On the way to work this morning I rear ended a car. I hit the anchors just
before, and was not going too fast when we collided. (Ok I was not going
fast at all in the video, still warming up).

I did not realise exactly what happened until I go home this evening and
watched the video.

(Oh and watch the indicators on the car).

Martin.

So you were not watching the road ahead?

Cars normally pull out and just go here.

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as for the indicators, the car indicated right to make it's right turn,
so what's the problem?

The car's left brake light is out though.

The problem was that she cancelled the indicator just
before applying the brakes. In between I took my eyes off
the road in front for a moment, and mistook the brake
lights turning on as her still indicating from turning
into the road.

"Martin Dann" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On the way to work this morning I rear ended a car. I hit the anchors just
before, and was not going too fast when we collided. (Ok I was not going
fast at all in the video, still warming up).

I did not realise exactly what happened until I go home this evening and
watched the video.

(Oh and watch the indicators on the car).<<

You may count yourself suitably blessed that you didn't career into my car -
or you would still be removing various components of your cycle from your
anus.

This post (and the gleeful braying that accompanies it) exemplifies the
fundamentally vile nature of most cyclists - the fact that motorists still
take the trouble to avoid running over you all is, surely, a glowing
testament to our self-restraint.

On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:49:59 GMT, Martin Dann <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

On the way to work this morning I rear ended a car. I hit
the anchors just before, and was not going too fast when
we collided. (Ok I was not going fast at all in the video,
still warming up).

I did not realise exactly what happened until I go home
this evening and watched the video.

(Oh and watch the indicators on the car).

Did the driver notice? It doesn't look like she did!

On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:53:08 GMT, Martin Dann <[email hidden]>

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Robin said:

So you were not watching the road ahead?

Cars normally pull out and just go here.

There was a car coming the opposite direction. She stopped
to let it pass probably not realising that despire parked
cars either side that the road is actually wide enough for
both of them to squeeze through at the same time.

Nick.

Martin Dann said:

On the way to work this morning I rear ended a car. I hit the anchors
just before, and was not going too fast when we collided. (Ok I was not
going fast at all in the video, still warming up).

I did not realise exactly what happened until I go home this evening and
watched the video.

(Oh and watch the indicators on the car).

Should watch where you're going. Mind you, we've all done it. In my
yoof, in the pooring rain, at night, I hit a parked car and didn't even
touch it. Not a dent on it, bike fine, but I sailed right over the top.
Very impressive for a few seconds, then Gravity demands to know what's
happening and calls you to account.

I've lost my Dhobi Wallah!..... said the following on 18/08/2007 01:26:

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This post (and the gleeful braying that accompanies it) exemplifies the
fundamentally vile nature of most cyclists

I must have a lot of posts missing. All I can see is other cyclists
telling Martin what a prat he is.

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

"Martin Dann" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On the way to work this morning I rear ended a car. I hit the anchors just
before, and was not going too fast when we collided. (Ok I was not going
fast at all in the video, still warming up).

I did not realise exactly what happened until I go home this evening and
watched the video.

(Oh and watch the indicators on the car).

Martin.

Silly boy. Need to be more alert & keep further back then. Sorry to be
picky, but if you collided, then you were going too fast for the
circumstances. It's what we'd be saying to a motorist who rear-ended another
person..

Glad you aren't hurt. Glad no-one was hurt. Indeed you're lucky not to be
castigated by the motorist for even small damage to the vehicle.

You won't be doing that again ;-)

On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:26:13 +0100 someone who may be "I've lost my
Dhobi Wallah!....." <[email hidden]> wrote this:-

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You may count yourself suitably blessed that you didn't career into my car -
or you would still be removing various components of your cycle from your
anus.

Yawn. Somebody making threats of violence from the safety of a
keyboard.

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This post (and the gleeful braying that accompanies it)

Feel free to which posts are "gleeful braying", all I can see are
posts criticising the cyclist in mild or more severe terms.

--
David Hansen, Edinburgh
I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54

Response to David Hansen:

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Yawn. Somebody making threats of violence from the safety of a
keyboard.

Quoted message said:

This post (and the gleeful braying that accompanies it)

Feel free to which posts are "gleeful braying", all I can see are
posts criticising the cyclist in mild or more severe terms.

He's just another look-mum-I'm-trying-to-be-offensive type; we've had a
few lately. Plonk him or not, as you please.

--
Mark, UK
"History teaches us that whenever a weak and ignorant people possess a
thing which a strong and enlightened people want, it must be yielded up
peaceably."

I've lost my Dhobi Wallah!..... said:

You may count yourself suitably blessed that you didn't career into my car -
or you would still be removing various components of your cycle from your
anus.

So you habitually pull out of junctions into the path of priority
traffic
and then slam the brakes on do you?

Tom Crispin <[email hidden]> whizzed past me
shouting

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On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:49:59 GMT, Martin Dann <[email hidden]>

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On the way to work this morning I rear ended a car. I hit
the anchors just before, and was not going too fast when
we collided. (Ok I was not going fast at all in the video,
still warming up).

I did not realise exactly what happened until I go home
this evening and watched the video.

(Oh and watch the indicators on the car).

Did the driver notice? It doesn't look like she did!

They run away rather than stop and be told what you think of their
driving.

--
Sue ]🙁🙂

Why aren't we demanding regular retests for motor drivers?
It's obvious a lot of them would fail so that'd solve the congestion problem too.

Tom Crispin said:

On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:49:59 GMT, Martin Dann <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

On the way to work this morning I rear ended a car. I hit
the anchors just before, and was not going too fast when
we collided. (Ok I was not going fast at all in the video,
still warming up).

I did not realise exactly what happened until I go home
this evening and watched the video.

(Oh and watch the indicators on the car).

Did the driver notice? It doesn't look like she did!

She looked in her rear view mirror just after, but I am
not sure if she realised, or she was just looking behind
ready to pull off.

"wafflycat" <w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com> wrote in message
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: "Martin Dann" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
: news:[email hidden]...
: > On the way to work this morning I rear ended a car. I hit the anchors
just
: > before, and was not going too fast when we collided. (Ok I was not going
: > fast at all in the video, still warming up).
: >
: > I did not realise exactly what happened until I go home this evening and
: > watched the video.
: >
: >

: >
: > (Oh and watch the indicators on the car).
: >
: > Martin.
:
: Silly boy. Need to be more alert & keep further back then. Sorry to be
: picky, but if you collided, then you were going too fast for the
: circumstances. It's what we'd be saying to a motorist who rear-ended
another
: person..

particularly after that little white car
came into the roadway from the right
the way that it did
white alert fer sure !

--
a friendly growl from the bear on the Zephyr that roars

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barry j taylor < [email hidden] >
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particularly after that little white car
came into the roadway from the right
the way that it did
white alert fer sure !

I drive a white car, am I missing knowledge of a label that it gives
me? Enlighten me!

On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:49:59 GMT, Martin Dann <[email hidden]>

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Looks like straightforward lack of due care and attention to me.

"Agent Orange" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:49:59 GMT, Martin Dann <[email hidden]>

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Looks like straightforward lack of due care and attention to me.

by the cyclist. not the car., as the cyclist was far enough back and
moving slow enough, the car driver could not have seen the oncoming vehicle
untill it had made the turn.

Robin said:

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Looks like straightforward lack of due care and attention to me.

by the cyclist. not the car., as the cyclist was far enough back and
moving slow enough, the car driver could not have seen the oncoming vehicle
untill it had made the turn.

He (she? it? zie?) could though have pulled out level with the parked
car on its left and then paused to look for traffic from his left. It's
hard to say from the video, but he'd would probably have been able to
see the cyclist.

Not that it really makes any difference, as they didn't hit each other
due to the car pulling out: the Micra driver was back up to speed on the
main road by the time the cyclist drew close. The collision was later,
when the car stopped to give way to an oncoming vehicle that the cyclist
(presumably) hadn't seen.

Take-home lesson: don't trust anyone's indicators, and pay attention to
the rest of the road as well, not just to the vehicle in front. The
cyclist should have been in a position to see the oncoming vehicle and
anticipate that the Micra driver would slow or stop for it.

-dan