Re: Riding a bicycle without brakes
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:47 pm
exportmanuk wrote:jcochrane wrote:It appears to me that in the two clips the pedestrians stepped into the path of the oncoming riders whilst looking the wrong way.
If a pedestrian steps into the path of a two wheeled vehicle, even if travelling at slow speed, the rider has little chance. In fact even if they can avoid hitting the pedestrian they are likely to fall off and be injured.
In Clip two the rider had time to observe, anticipate and react just didn't. They were as much to blame as the pedestrian. Both had a responsibility for the safety of them selves and others around them.
I agree that the woman can be seen running along and then onto the road and could be seen in time for the rider to have stopped. In his defence he may have failed to see her on the pavement as his attention might have focussed on the white van threatening from the side turning.
I still agree with "gannet" that a pedestrian stepping or rushing out into the road without looking can result in terrible consequences and not just to themselves but other road users as well,