il padrone wrote:Nup. Taxi changed lanes - already in the right lane then decided to go to the left. Any vehicle changing lanes or line of traffic must indicate and give way. The cyclist rode into the (crap) lane merge, giving way to vehicles alongside (none there).
Going to have to disagree there, yes the taxi should have indicated (duh), but the merging traffic has to give way to ALL traffic in the continuing road. (not sure of the exact wording of the law) (and if you pause the video the taxi has started the lane change before the bike crosses the merge point, yes a technicality, and this doesn't make the taxi driving "good" in any way)
I've seen a video of that same intersection where a cyclists goes over the dotted line without slowing much and got annoyed that the car on the main road changed lanes to the left just slightly before he got to the dotted line.
Similar situation - it's a bit annoying when you're in a car right hand lane, indicate to change to the left and a car up ahead decides to pull out of a side street because the left lane is clear and they ignore traffic in the right which might change lanes.