Hypothetical Incident - what would you do?

PsyZen · L Plate Warrior Joined: 28 Jul 2019 Karma :

You are riding in the wet on slicks at around 20mph, there is a que of traffic which you are legally riding alongside in a bus lane.

A person on an stand up motorised scooters cuts between the que of traffic out of your sight and suddenly appears approximately 3 metres in front of your path and stops.

What is the best course of action?

kgm · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jun 2015 Karma :

Don't ride on slicks on the road in the wet to begin with, road tires have sipes for a reason.

If, hypothetically, you were daft enough to do so then you would, hypothetically, be going slow enough that you could brake safely if the unknown happened.

Riejufixing · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Jun 2018 Karma :

Avoid him.

If successful, bugger off quick and change your tyres ASAP since they will get you 6 points on your licence.

If unsuccessful, it depends on the actual outcome of the crash.

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Evil Hans · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Nov 2015 Karma :

Que?
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Robby · Dirty Old Man Joined: 16 May 2002 Karma :

Back in reality land, you always ride as if someone is going to jump out in front of you any time. Particularly if you are passing a queue of traffic anywhere near a bus stop.

If you can't see around a bus or van, expect that pedestrian is going to run out looking the other way with headphones on, or a cyclist is going to dash out in the hope of beating their best time on strava.

This is why I like ABS. If I do have to do an absolute blind panic reflexive grab of both brakes, I have a better chance of not binning the bike.

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PsyZen · L Plate Warrior Joined: 28 Jul 2019 Karma :

Thanks for the feedback people.

I meant tyres that are legal but are pretty much slick.

So speed at 20mph too high for conditions, positioning too close to blind spots, breaking too aggressive although otherwise e scooter rider could have been seriously injured.

Bike in question does have ABS but it did not activate, front wheel locked and slipped out. Rider was left with fractured bones.

Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

If they had enough time to process the situation, grab a handful of front brake, fall off and the bike didn't hit the e-scooter when it was sliding along the tarmac then it was way more than 3 meters away from them and or they were doing quite a bit less than 20mph.

Remember, the stopping distance for a bike sliding down the road is longer than the stopping distance for a bike that's upright.

Riejufixing · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Jun 2018 Karma :

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BTTD · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Nov 2012 Karma :

Does anyone else think that those stand up electric scooters are a menace? I get that they're pretty useful for getting around a busy city or your local area, but the people riding them seem to have no concept of personal responsibility.