Advocacy & Safety - Almost got right hooked in turn lane.

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twahl
06-16-06, 01:26 PM
Fortunately I wasn't moving quite as fast through here as I normally am since I had riding partners. The incident is the second portion of the clip (http://www.4wahls.net/ridewithmark.htm). For those interested, clip was taken with the ATC-1000 camera mounted on the handlebars.


DogBoy
06-16-06, 02:20 PM
from what I could see the jeep was well ahead of you and nowhere near hitting you. What's your beef?

twahl
06-16-06, 02:25 PM
It's a minor beef really, but the speed limit there is 25. We were at about 21, and the Jeep crossed the solid. Big hurry to get by the cyclists, and the driver badly misjudged the speed we were traveling. Not a big deal really, but gave me an excuse to share the video. I've certainly been cut closer, although that spot never gives me trouble. We take the turn faster than most drivers can, and until today everyone has waited until we were through the turn.


galen_52657
06-16-06, 02:33 PM
very minor beef

Bikepacker67
06-16-06, 03:32 PM
The question SHOULD be, would the driver do the same thing with a slow car?

noisebeam
06-16-06, 03:54 PM
The question SHOULD be, would the driver do the same thing with a slow car?
Absolutely. Its pretty much the norm to get ahead of slower vehicles. This example barely registers as aggressive.
Al

古強者死神
06-18-06, 11:27 PM
He didnt clip you at all, not even close, and the little audio overfill you put on there nearly blew my eardrums as it was much much lounder than the rest of the track.

If the line was dotted still he was totally in the clear, if it was solid then if you must have some "beef" have beef that he made an illegal lane change but not that he almost right hooked you, I had sombody almost right hook me the other day, where if I wouldnt have grabed a hand full of brake I would have hit there side door with my front wheel.