Didn't even indicate before pulling out into oncoming traffic.

“You were in my blind spot!” is the excuse a motorist gave a cyclist after she pulled out on him in Bristol as he passed a row of parked cars – although as the Highway Code makes clear, that’s no excuse for failing to spot the rider.

Rule 159 of the Highway Code says:

Before moving off you should

use all mirrors to check the road is clear
look round to check the blind spots (the areas you are unable to see in the mirrors)
signal if necessary before moving out
look round for a final check.

Move off only when it is safe to do so.

Rule 211 adds:

It is often difficult to see motorcyclists and cyclists, especially when they are coming up from behind, coming out of junctions, at roundabouts, overtaking you or filtering through traffic. Always look out for them before you emerge from a junction; they could be approaching faster than you think. When turning right across a line of slow-moving or stationary traffic, look out for cyclists or motorcyclists on the inside of the traffic you are crossing. Be especially careful when turning, and when changing direction or lane. Be sure to check mirrors and blind spots carefully.

Jon, the road.cc reader who submitted the clip to us and plans to send it to the police, told us: “It happened in Bristol on Durdham Downs as I had reached the end of Lady’s Mile and had just turned left onto Stoke Road.

“I took my foot off the gas (so to speak) as cars came the other way in single file between parked cars before proceeding, but then had to brake as this car pulled out in front of me.

”When I caught up a traffic lights, her response was ‘You were in my blind spot, what could I do?’ to which my response was ‘Look more, then’.

“The mitigating factor for her is that she did apologise and you would not expect a car to appear so quickly from my direction given the two cars which had passed.

“But that completely ignores that there are loads of cyclists in Bristol who have just as much right to use the roads as cars and not be cut up.

“So my full response should have been ‘Look more then, including for cyclists!’”

https://road.cc/content/news/near-miss-day-588-you-were-my-blind-spot-283707

On 28/05/2021 05:38 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> Didn't even indicate before pulling out into oncoming traffic.
>
> “You were in my blind spot!” is the excuse a motorist gave a cyclist after she pulled out on him in Bristol as he passed a row of parked cars – although as the Highway Code makes clear, that’s no excuse for failing to spot the rider.
>
> Rule 159 of the Highway Code says:
>
> Before moving off you should
>
> use all mirrors to check the road is clear
> look round to check the blind spots (the areas you are unable to see in the mirrors)
> signal if necessary before moving out
> look round for a final check.
>
> Move off only when it is safe to do so.
>
> Rule 211 adds:
>
> It is often difficult to see motorcyclists and cyclists, especially when they are coming up from behind, coming out of junctions, at roundabouts, overtaking you or filtering through traffic. Always look out for them before you emerge from a junction; they could be approaching faster than you think. When turning right across a line of slow-moving or stationary traffic, look out for cyclists or motorcyclists on the inside of the traffic you are crossing. Be especially careful when turning, and when changing direction or lane. Be sure to check mirrors and blind spots carefully.
>
> Jon, the road.cc reader who submitted the clip to us and plans to send it to the police, told us: “It happened in Bristol on Durdham Downs as I had reached the end of Lady’s Mile and had just turned left onto Stoke Road.
>
> “I took my foot off the gas (so to speak) as cars came the other way in single file between parked cars before proceeding, but then had to brake as this car pulled out in front of me.
>
> ”When I caught up a traffic lights, her response was ‘You were in my blind spot, what could I do?’ to which my response was ‘Look more, then’.
>
> “The mitigating factor for her is that she did apologise and you would not expect a car to appear so quickly from my direction given the two cars which had passed.
>
> “But that completely ignores that there are loads of cyclists in Bristol who have just as much right to use the roads as cars and not be cut up.
>
> “So my full response should have been ‘Look more then, including for cyclists!’”
>
> https://road.cc/content/news/near-miss-day-588-you-were-my-blind-spot-283707

The Highway Code says that there's no excuse for failing to see
something that cannot be seen?

On the basis of that "logic" (which I suspect is yours rather than that
of the Highway Code), anyone, including a pedestrian (or cyclist) on the
footway, would have no excuse for not seeing an invisible cyclist on an
invisible bicycle.

On 28/05/2021 08:12 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Friday, May 28, 2021 at 5:38:43 PM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Didn't even indicate before pulling out into oncoming traffic.
>
> She will probably say: "The invisible cyclist was wearing dark green trousers, a dark blue jacket, dark red socks, dark brown shoes, a dark grey hat and he had Sennheiser earpieces in, but I was blinded by the low Sun"
>
> They always do! :-)

That's odd.

You (allegedly) cannot see my posts.

Not even the one immediately prior to yours which mentioned an
"invisible cyclist".