Originally Posted by
Cadd
I'm just curious, other drivers out there, do you check your blind spots?
I have my car's mirrors set up so that I have no blind spots -- that is, there is no gap in coverage that's so big that a CAR can hide without being seen either through a mirror or by direct line-of-sight. BUT... that doesn't mean that a cyclist can't ride "in formation" next to my rear fender and still be seen.
Given a busy street with limited options for maneuvering, I'm more concerned with what I'm about to hit in front of me, and basically hoping that I'm not going to get hit from behind as well. The immediate priority, really, is dangers to the front.
Originally Posted by
Daily Commute
The more I read about this, the more I think that, at best for the cyclist, this is a case of an accident almost caused by two stupid, oblivious, pigheaded people. Neither the motorist nor the cyclist has the right to be indignant. They should have both apologized and moved on, being embarrassed by what their own stupidity could have caused.
+1, + spot on, etc.
I posted a comment saying much the same on his blog entry, but in a lighter tone ("I hope that lessons were learned by both sides").