[Closed] nearly taken out by BMW driver

scruff9252 · 2009-08-25T20:32:38Z

On my way to work this afternoon, about 2pm, so not dark, not raining and perfect visibility. I was cruising along at about 25mph along costorphine high street when a grey bmw 1 series pulls out from a side street. I pulled on the anchors to stop, ended up doing quite a high endo and my hear ended up what seemed about a foot from the B pillar of the car. What made the event worse was the driver never stopped but just gave me a wee wave. I was pretty pissed off at this wee wave and sorely tempted to chase after him (he was going the opposite direction to me). however at work when i was running through the event again, if i was to have reacted a split second later, at the top of the arc would I have been in line to either go head first into either the window or the B pillar both of which would have serious consequences. however I was pondering, if i were not to have breaked at all (or reduced breaking keeping back wheel on ground) then I would have definately hit him but i would have gone over the car instead of through it. I never got a note of the car reg place so no chance of reporting his dangerous driving to the police. What annoyed me the most about this was the drivers au fait response, obviously not realising or not caring about the potential severity of the incident and just giving a wee wave. as it was I was obvously ok and came away unscathed, but it could have been very differnt outcome. What is the forum's opinion on increasing safety in this incident, would I have been better to have breaked less and gone over the car and being ultimately ok, or risk stoppinhg in time but if failed to do, going head first into a window. and yes i was wearing a helmet. your opinions please....

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juan

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Better that than you run into the back of me

Well from what I have heard...

Posted : 30/08/2009 6:10 pm

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