Oxford wrote:
to be fair, sometimes these things happen so fast you just don't react or take evasive action. .
Dead right Oxford. For this case, though, has anyone noticed that the cyclist at no time looked over
his shoulder to see if there was a risk of another car following the ones that had just zoomed across
his proposed path ?
How many of us here would cross a freeway exit ramp without a head-check ? I won't cross
any intersection where traffic can left turn into me like this without a head-check, and I use
a mirror to help me see the best safe crossing opportunity.
This is no excuse for the motorists negligent driving - there simply isn't any.
Notwithstanding that, it was extremely good luck that when the cyclist veered right into
the next traffic lane, there was no following car to run over him.
A head check might have made him much less reliant on good luck. Being in the right isn't much
good if you're not so lucky and wind up in a grave.