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16-07-08, 12:46 PM

Glad your okay H, very nasty that snarle up the other day, you may have passed me sitting in my car.

I'm not saying you did anything wrong H, I believe it to be totally the car drivers fault. I been involved one of these, I didn't fall off either, but it left me and bike embedded in a hedge the other side of the road. There are strategies that you can use to reduce the likelihood of an impact.

If there's nothing coming the other way use the opposing lane to best effect, get out well beyond the arc of an opening door. This occurs more often than the U-turn, just so the driven can stand up to see how long the queue is.

From this position you can see drivers right arm, if it's at or moves to the top of the steering wheel - more care needed. Look at the front offside wheel as Red has said. Drivers often give an instinctive shoulder check a microsecond before the U'ee, they look but don't see. Also be careful of the car that's moved well to the left (in the gulley) as this is often a prelude to the U'ee to ensure a 3 point turn isn't needed, this is a particular nasty "trap" as from a bikers view it looks like an invite to overtake.

Good luck with getting the bike fixed, certainly before September.

16-07-08, 12:46 PM	#48
Mogs Guest Posts: n/a	Re: car done a U-turn in front of me Glad your okay H, very nasty that snarle up the other day, you may have passed me sitting in my car. I'm not saying you did anything wrong H, I believe it to be totally the car drivers fault. I been involved one of these, I didn't fall off either, but it left me and bike embedded in a hedge the other side of the road. There are strategies that you can use to reduce the likelihood of an impact. If there's nothing coming the other way use the opposing lane to best effect, get out well beyond the arc of an opening door. This occurs more often than the U-turn, just so the driven can stand up to see how long the queue is. From this position you can see drivers right arm, if it's at or moves to the top of the steering wheel - more care needed. Look at the front offside wheel as Red has said. Drivers often give an instinctive shoulder check a microsecond before the U'ee, they look but don't see. Also be careful of the car that's moved well to the left (in the gulley) as this is often a prelude to the U'ee to ensure a 3 point turn isn't needed, this is a particular nasty "trap" as from a bikers view it looks like an invite to overtake. Good luck with getting the bike fixed, certainly before September.