fair point, my defense is he does look like a magician though! Where's my wallet gone...
Check the frames of the approach,
where's Wally?
I love giving way to people, free bell ringing for all, slowed down and looked around making a good crack at it, but it's a little more difficult to indulge in my passion when:
- you're a knob wearing dark clothes after sunset on a bike without lights and do not slow down for blind bends or other traffic
- you expect that other traffic is arrested by your fashionable good looks and beautiful bike
- you expect that the world revolves around you and is ready to anticipate your magical moves fuelled by the magnificent mojo you are radiantly emitting
You can be pig headed and say you've got right of way so charge through intersections (where incidents occur the most). Doesn't make it right... or legal.
FYI if this were an incident, he'd have been riding a non-compliant bike in an accident without lights after sunset.
You then forfeit any recourse through state motor vehicle 3rd party insurance if you tangle with a registered motor vehicle.
If you seek damages from my 3rd party cycle insurance, they will not admit fault for the same reasons.
Recent local example? Search for bicycle here:
http://www.postnewspapers.com.au/editio ... /paper.pdf
Police said the road traffic code said cyclists had to have lights on their bikes when the Bureau of Meteorology says it is sunset.
Police said the sun had set on that Friday at 5.19pm.
“People should check when sunset happens before they start their travel,” an officer said.
“The woman can make an application for a copy of the witness statement.
“She is entitled to a copy of the crash report.”
An ambulance took the woman to hospital after the incident.
She had cuts and bruises and damaged teeth, bruised ribs and a cracked lower jaw.
Ironically I found that article referenced from this article, that also had some broken logic lacking any apparent experience in making some points:
https://www.bwa.org.au/bikes-and-riding/718/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
For instance taking my example frames/footage, the pedestrian in white shirt is much higher contrast and visibility than anyone else on the other side of crossing. Common sense and experience would tell you that, you don't need to find evidence based research, but the BWA seems to be lacking on both fronts.