On Thu, Feb 26, 2004 at 12:06:16AM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 09:36:51PM +0000, Pigeon wrote:
> > Recent updates of the Highway Code allow both alternatives; they point
> > out that offside-to-offside ("tangle") turning is safer for the reason
> > Colin gives, but allow the driver to judge which method to use
> > depending on the particular circumstances. There is a little diagram
> > of each method; that for nearside-to-nearside illustrates the danger
> > by including a cyclist coming up the inside of one of the turning
> > vehicles, whom the driver of the other vehicle cannot see.
>
> Not that it matters much, would be a bicycle-at-fault collision if the
> cyclist is riding on the right there, wouldn't it be?Nono, the cyclist is on the left, between one of the turning vehicles and the nearside kerb. He has right-of-way over the other turning vehicle, and it would be a car-at-fault collision, though a sensible cyclist would be aware of the possible danger and go slowly enough to stop. If he was on the right, AIUI technically he still has right of way, but it would probably be adjudged to be a bicycle-at-fault collision due to riding in a daft position. -- Pigeon Be kind to pigeons Get my GPG key here: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x21C61F7F
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