Tag Archives: right hook

European Cycling Federation report about motor vehicles

Posted on October 15, 2019 by jsallen

See https://ecf.com/what-we-do/road-safety/motor-vehicle-regulation-safer-cycling Generally good stuff. I like the call for automatic emergency braking. This will prevent rear-end collisions, and can potentially eliminate the right hook — though not the screened left cross. Automated speed control with an override for emergencies … Continue reading →

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An undertaking undertaking

Posted on October 16, 2017 by jsallen

I answered this question on the Quora question-answering site. Who is at fault if a driver undertakes you from behind you while you are safely making a left turn on a one-way road? First, let’ define “undertaking”. That doesn’t mean … Continue reading →

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Alice Swanson fatality, a right hook

Posted on June 6, 2017 by jsallen

Here is the intersection in Washington, DC, where cyclist Alice Swanson was killed by a right-turning garbage truck. The Street View is from 2009, as close as Google gets to the year of the crash (2008). The big cross street … Continue reading →

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