Was I wrong?

[northwind]

Originally Posted by MeridiaNx

Ooh, and a random addition. I cant for the life of me remember where I read this, maybe a bike mag or MCN, probably the paper. Anyway, theyve shown that its an optical illusion that encourages cars to pull out in front of bikes. The smaller the vehicle, the slower the brain perceives it as travelling so they pull out thinking theyve got more time than they actually do. So sometimes its just a bit of bad luck!

Looming... If a small object travels directly towards you, it's harder to see and to accurately judge the closing speed, than a larger object. The effect is reuced if you avoid riding directly at people- the greater the angle of deflection between you and the driver, the more visibile you are.

So for example, if you have someone in a junction on your left, riding on the left of the lane will amplify this effect. However, riding in teh right will reduce it. Riding from the left of your lane to the right will reduce it further still (as well as positioning you better to avoid getting carred.)