martine wrote:So this morning I was in rush hour traffic in Bristol and someone was waiting to turn right in front of me. I eased off to open a gap in the stream of traffic to make it easy for them. I didn't gesticulate or flash lights or anything but made solid eye contact with them to make it clear I was giving way. Then a bike appeared coming towards me filtering on the outside of the line of traffic. All ended fine - the driver waited patiently for the bike to overtake and then turned...but it got me thinking...
Is there anything I could have done to make the driver aware? Perhaps a horn to make them look at me and doubt turning just for a second or two? Or it may have made the cyclist look ahead and slow or stop?
Is there a case for never giving way...just in case?
martine wrote:So this morning I was in rush hour traffic in Bristol and someone was waiting to turn right in front of me. I eased off to open a gap in the stream of traffic to make it easy for them. I didn't gesticulate or flash lights or anything but made solid eye contact with them to make it clear I was giving way. Then a bike appeared coming towards me filtering on the outside of the line of traffic. All ended fine - the driver waited patiently for the bike to overtake and then turned...but it got me thinking...
Is there anything I could have done to make the driver aware? Perhaps a horn to make them look at me and doubt turning just for a second or two? Or it may have made the cyclist look ahead and slow or stop?
Is there a case for never giving way...just in case?
martine wrote:... I eased off to open a gap in the stream of traffic to make it easy for them. I didn't gesticulate or flash lights or anything but made solid eye contact with them to make it clear I was giving way. Then a bike appeared coming towards me filtering on the outside of the line of traffic.
MGF wrote:...were you actively seeking filtering traffic as during the easing off/eye contact stage?
MGF wrote:...unless you can see that there is not filtering traffic and your vision is sufficient to be confident it will not suddenly appear then you should avoid encouraging right turning traffic altogether.
martine wrote:So this morning I was in rush hour traffic in Bristol and someone was waiting to turn right in front of me. I eased off to open a gap in the stream of traffic to make it easy for them. I didn't gesticulate or flash lights or anything but made solid eye contact with them to make it clear I was giving way. Then a bike appeared coming towards me filtering on the outside of the line of traffic. All ended fine - the driver waited patiently for the bike to overtake and then turned...but it got me thinking...
Is there anything I could have done to make the driver aware? Perhaps a horn to make them look at me and doubt turning just for a second or two? Or it may have made the cyclist look ahead and slow or stop?
Is there a case for never giving way...just in case?
martine wrote:I didn't gesticulate or flash lights or anything but made solid eye contact with them to make it clear I was giving way.
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