Originally Posted by
Helmet Head
It might "sound" that way, but it's really easy and not prone to error at all. Nothing is full proof of course, but for an accident like this to occur while you're riding in the center of the road by default all of the following would have to occur:
- Motorist never notices cyclist(s) up ahead in his path, never slows down or moves left. NOTE: in all my years of cycling I've never seen this happen, not once. Not even close. Always, without exception, long before they reach me they show a sign of noticing me.
As has been pointed out to you many times, inattentive drivers routinely run into vehicles that are directly in front of them (e.g., school buses, police cruisers stopped in the roadway with their emergency lights flashing, construction equipment and workers, etc., etc.).
It's rare, but it does happen. To assert that it never happens because it's never happened to you is yet another example of wishful thinking.