I was cycling with approx. 40 km/h on a bus lane that is explicitly allowed to be used by bicycles, too. Left to the bus lane, the normal traffic is on a separate lane. The bus lane continues, and the normal traffic has to merge into what was previously the bus lane. In other words, the bus lane continues and is then the only remaining lane. Shortly before the lanes merge, a lorry passed by and immediately braked hard to a standstill. The lorry merged into my lane leaving me a distance of approx. 6 m only. I had no chance to come to a standstill, crashed into the back lorry. The lorry driver stopped and looked after me; turned out to be a nice guy. He obviously underestimated my speed.
Incident type: Crash
Any incident where a cyclist comes off their bike or collides with another party or object.
red light, green light
Face destroyed
Public Bus cut me off a couple times then stopped in front of me in the middle of a roundabout resulting in a crash. Minor injuries, bloody knees, stiff neck, minor bruises and minimal bike damage, lucky it wasn’t worse.
Crossed the intersection on a green light. Driver on the cross street took the left hand turn lane to merge into my lane. It was his responsibility to give way but instead he ran into the back of my bike, causing me to crash.
Biking along Tuam Street NZ Post Courier didn’t give way crossing cycle lane and hit me
There was a tree in the ground and i See it to late. Speed 30km/h.
Front wheel broken.
no major dammage
Crash.
Entering into Carlton Village, caught the edge of the curb by the traffic calming Island.
No one to blame but me.
The month of December is usually a time to relax and reflect on the year, but these drivers seem to be in a rush to push cyclist off the road. Red Light Runs and Close Passes were at an all time high this month. Was this a rush to get to all those last minute gifts? Or just normal selfish driving?