2wheelsgood Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 The situation will be something like this: you're cycling along on the left of a regular suburban road. A car comes whooshing past with barely inches for a gap. It's hardly done passing you when it veers wide, often out into the oncoming lane, leaving a massively generous gap for a cyclist that is not there. WTF. Is it a big tease? "haha, look at the massive gap I could've left as I was passing you and that I will now maintain while passing no one"
RABUBI Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 he basically did not see you until he was next to you, but veered anyway, probably
semisub Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 Were you visible? did you have lights and were you wearing bright clothing?I see lots of cyclists out there who don't have lights (in the dark) and riding in dark outfits so they are often not visible until the last minute.
Bateleur1 Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 I experience the same ... in daylight, with bright colour clothing with reflective covers on my back pack. The fact that I notice the cars doing it means it is a good thing ... I was not hit by the car.
HowardSteele Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) It often amazes me the amount of folks that actually don't know the size of their vehicles and the clearance when passing and weaving between other vehicles. I drive a 4x4 and will sit behind these tiny lunchbox cars who will hesitate or stop and wait before squeezing through a gap of a good 50 cm clearance on each side. OK So its good to be cautious. I see it with cars behind me I fit through a gap easily and you'll see the little car behind me stop to negotiate the gap. didn't he see the big ass 4x4 fitted through the gap easily and he/her smaller car would do it even easier. They then battle to apply this when passing cyclists.I'm guessing the driver car that passed you then looked in he's mirrors to see if he'd passed you and momentarily veered to the side while he's attention was focused on the mirrors. Edited February 24, 2014 by howardsteele HappyMartin 1
Cellar Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 It often amazes me the amount of folks that actually don't know the size of their vehicles and the clearance when passing and weaving between other vehicles. I drive a 4x4 and will sit behind these tiny lunchbox cars who will hesitate or stop and wait before squeezing through a gap of a good 500 cm clearance on each side. I agree. Just not with 5 meter gap thing...
Cellar Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 I'm guessing the driver car that passed you then looked in he's mirrors to see if he'd passed you and momentarily veered to the side while he's attention was focused on the mirrors. That's the correct answer. I see it everyday when lane splitting on the highway. There's a perfect gap for me, and then you see the driver's head swivel and he spots you in the mirror, and swerve. Usually though, it's into the space you were about to enter. You know why bikes gas it when passing you while lane splitting? It's to get through the gap before you inadvertently close it on us. At least I hope it's inadvertent. Sometimes you get drivers close it deliberately. That's just stupid.
GoLefty!! Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 95% of motorists are blind to anythning other than their cell phone, the vanity mirror or the bikini clad hottie on the sidewalk. If you're on a bicycle, you're invisible Cellar, Bernard Horn, ichops and 1 other 4
(Deon) Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 95% of motorists are blind to anythning other than their cell phone, the vanity mirror or the bikini clad hottie on the sidewalk. If you're on a bicycle, you're invisibleWhat phone and mirror?
eeeek Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 95% of motorists are blind to anythning other than their cell phone, the vanity mirror or the bikini clad hottie on the sidewalk. If you're on a bicycle, you're invisible Solved! I will undertake to ride in my bikini for improved personal safety GoLefty!!, DanMan, Ed-Zulu and 1 other 4
cfcjim Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 That's the correct answer. I see it everyday when lane splitting on the highway. There's a perfect gap for me, and then you see the driver's head swivel and he spots you in the mirror, and swerve. Usually though, it's into the space you were about to enter. You know why bikes gas it when passing you while lane splitting? It's to get through the gap before you inadvertently close it on us. At least I hope it's inadvertent. Sometimes you get drivers close it deliberately. That's just stupid. Sometimes it's not inadvertent, a woman in an Audi Asomethingorother tried to stop me passing through the traffic on Tuesday. It was on purpose because I saw her looking in the door mirror straight at me (I have a dark visor so no eye contact) and saw her move the steering wheel to the right. Luckily the car to the right had moved to allow motorbikes some room. It's happened a few times, luckily not too often.
Tumbleweed Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 Solved! I will undertake to ride in my bikini for improved personal safety Just stay upright. The road rash could be hectic!
2wheelsgood Posted February 20, 2014 Author Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) Were you visible? did you have lights and were you wearing bright clothing?I see lots of cyclists out there who don't have lights (in the dark) and riding in dark outfits so they are often not visible until the last minute. Yeah, I always ride with a high-vis vest on, and as others noted this happens during bright daylight (if I ride in dark I have front and rear blinkers). Checking the mirrors to see if there's a sprawled mass of wheels and legs lying in the gutter, yeah I guess it could be that. I've also wondered if it's the dimensions thing, because truly when you consider the size of some SUVs and the gender of drivers it seems miraculous there's any paintwork left on the cars. (sorry but it's well established that women generally have poor spatial reasoning abilities compared to men) Edited February 20, 2014 by 2wheelsgood
Oufy MTB (Roadie) Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) this morning riding from Fish hoek to muizenberg a Sani hoots at me and the passenger points to the back, by the time I look back I see it is towing a boat wider than the vehicle itself, the Sani didn't both to veer right at all, the sani passed me with great space but the boat on the trailer probably left me 5cm, literally! at least I was warned. I drive a discovery and when I give a cyclist 1,5m I'm definitely in the other lane, so at times I just chill when it is safe to do so, what did I lose 10sec! why rush? Edited February 20, 2014 by Oufy MTB
DJR Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 The "Delayed Passion Gap" ???? It is difficult to be a somewhat dyslexic Capie, I tell you! Roer 1
ichops Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 Solved! I will undertake to ride in my bikini for improved personal safety Call me I wanna watch
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