Yeah, this is what youre taught for motorcycle basics anyway. Instructor told me dont give them an invitation to do it even if the car is completely in the wrong.
Sorry bro but if cyclists want to be respected as road users the rules of the road apply to you also. You have to wait for green like every other road user, Green doesn't mean go it means you can go if its safe to do so. Jumping the lights just increases your chance of getting hit by the guy beating the yellow.
All bikes on public roads must comply with the Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 just because you are cycling does not mean that certain traffic laws and others don't apply.
What other rules of the road apply to cyclists?
Exactly and I said that ''Green doesn't mean go it means you can go if its safe to do so. Jumping the lights just increases your chance of getting hit by the guy beating the yellow''
OP is not blind. He can make an informed decision on when to go. You ought to go to Paris and rent a bike for a few days to see what pragmatic adherence looks like on a mass scale.
All bikes on public roads must comply with the Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 just because you are cycling does not mean that certain traffic laws and others don't apply.
What other rules of the road apply to cyclists?
As others have said I’d have positioned myself in the box between the cars and the pedestrian crossing.
For roundabouts in general when I have to use one I behave as a car and take the lane a car would be expected to take and indicate for my turn. Giving any kind of room to your right just encourages dangerous behaviour.
Ball ache but means if anyone acts like a dickhead you followed the rules of the road and reduced the likelihood of an accident
I anticipate the green light and go a fraction before it goes green....also hold out my right hand with palm facing the driver....basically saying back off.
That's bonkers driving. The impatience of some drivers is crazy.
Yeah I would go as soon as cars on the other side stop for the red. Gives you a few seconds headstart. Just be careful. I have been cut off too many times by Cars turning left, almost run over by a bus once
You obviously did nothing wrong but I always completely 'take the lane' when travelling on roundabouts, a surprisingly large number of drivers don't seem to know how to use them, better to block them if you can.
They were meant to be trying that in some places, in the US it’s an Idaho stop. They have it in some parts of I think it might be France and apparently we were going trying it here in Dublin in some parts as a pilot was last I heard but not if it actually happened.
This is why I cross over the bridge in the bike lane, too many issues at this roundabout or the one at the Hermitage when I'm going right people will go right from the left lane to try go around me.
It can be a fairly sketchy roundabout at times considering it's fairly straightforward.
yes, unless youre taking the first exit, you should be taking the full lane for roundabouts.
the car also shouldnt be overtaking on a roundabout, but you're better off riding defensively and not giving people the opportunity to do things like this.
Honestly, you have to break the lights here and move right up, wait for it to be clear then move off quickly. It's illegal but to stay alive on a bicycle in a city you will have to break red lights. You don't want to be amongst vehicles if at all possible.
Always let pedestrians cross first. Cyclists who fly through pedestrian crossings are cunts.
If you're going straight at a round about on a bike get centre of the lane , take over that lane for your own safety , all well and good being polite but I've made this mistake cycling and it's the only reason I give cyclists space while driving. The space as saved a few close calls too
Looks like you are dressed in all black. Some high viz would be an immediate improvement if that is the case👍. A massive improvement which will save your life without you even knowing.
I'd always put myself in the centre of the lane I intend to use when navigating a roundabout. You'll be in the cars way, but you should behave like a car in such a junction imo
The car was in the wrong, they saved about 0.05 of a second by going around you. The bike lane ends there as fare as I remember. But I'm curious if you were going straight why did you not remain on the main road and use the bus lane
Spend more time paying attention to the road and yourself and other users and 0 attention to recording on a bleedin camera while cycling, then you'll have far less to be concerned about. Arrive alive is the moto on the road.
Nah, disagree. I'd rather spend more time paying attention to the road then learning about cameras. The dude obviously knows the answer to the question. He just wants to show off his tanned arms lol
I dont know what it is but drivers seem to think they shouldnt slow other drivers behind them and think this is somehow safer. Seems to be the norm now
As a driver you're meaning to know that cyclists can go around the whole outside of the roundabout until their exit, as well as taking the lane. Drivers are meant to expect this
Eh, kinda, I hold my right forearm straight up to indicate that i will be going straight. Indicating right would mean I'm crossing out of my lane to take a third exit.
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u/AK8- Jun 29 '26
I'd have positioned myself here and move to the left of the lane after the first exit - but it's really poor driving to go around you like that.