Originally Posted by
RigHty
...i saw him stopped at a stop sign then he jerked foward a little and saw me coming but it was too late.
I call that "Running a stop sign
Assassin Style". They stop, look you right in the eye, then gas it at the point of no return.
The only prevention for this problem is to
stay as far away from the right curb as possible when crossing the intersection if there is no vehicular traffic next to you or closely behind you. That way, if the car inches out a few feet you don't get clobbered immediately. Better if you NEVER ride far right out of habit - only necessity. Yes, I know what the law states.
This might help:
The
Red Light Running Tutorial video of mine.
Forget the red light running part and
just pay attention to my lane positioning. Lesson #1 in the video shows me moving over THREE lanes to help prevent being hit at a blind intersection. Almost every scenario in the vid also explains lane positioning to avoid being hit by crossing traffic. It works exactly the same for law abiding cyclists.
The fast lane to Hell is far right in the right lane.