Our bike shop Santa Fe Springs is running a series on our blog exposing the top ten situations that cause bike wrecks, from Bicyclesafe.com.
Wreck #5: Red Light of Death |
You stop to the right
of a car at a red light or stop sign. They can't
see you. When the light turns green, you proceed, and then they
turn right, hitting you. This can happen with any size of vehicle, but this scenario is especially dangerous when it's a bus or other large vehicle that you're stopping next to. An Austin cyclist was killed in 1994 when he stopped to the right of a semi, and it turned right. He was crushed under its wheels.
How to avoid this wreck: Don't stop in a vehicle's blindspot.
Simply stop behind a car, instead of to the right of it, as per the diagram below. See how visible this cyclist will be on all sides? The care behind them will see them directly in front.
Simply stop behind a car, instead of to the right of it, as per the diagram below. See how visible this cyclist will be on all sides? The care behind them will see them directly in front.
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