Originally Posted by
noisebeam
There is nothing that can eliminate the possibility, agreed that is impossible. But keeping aware of ones surroundings and adjusting position in traffic have made the problem a non issue for me.
Of course and agreed.
The classic right hook of a cyclist by a car is when a car overtakes at a comparatively high speed, veers in front of the cyclist and leaves the cyclist no where to go. It's hard to protect against that simply because of the high speed differential.
What most motorists don't know is hat when making a right turn, most places, the right way to do that is to take the bike lane and turn right. That pretty much eliminates most right hooks. I didn't know that until it was explained to me by a cop who is now an expert witness in cycle/car collisions.
Basically, if you haven't been right hooked you've been more lucky than anything.