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Posted by: Alexandra McDevitt
Date/Time: 03/12/21 12:16:00

Hello Bernard. I cycle in that area regularly and at weekends it is particularly busy with cars. However it does seem a little paradoxical  to say that on the one hand bikes are road users and should behave as such and on the other hand they should avoid roads. Yes there is a cycle route and that takes you along Dan Mason drive but that is also full of cars. There isn’t really a good reason to rush along either of these routes as everyone, cars and bikes are likely to have to stop at a traffic lights so a little patience is what’s called for rather than avoidance I think. And yes surely what we’ve learned is that cars shouldn’t overtake anything unless there is room to safely pass and pull in. In this instance the car seems to have pulled in very close to the cyclist to avoid oncoming traffic.

From the Highway Code
“Before overtaking you should make sure

the road is sufficiently clear ahead
road users are not beginning to overtake you
there is a suitable gap in front of the road user you plan to overtake.

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Overtake only when it is safe and legal to do so. You should

not get too close to the vehicle you intend to overtake
use your mirrors, signal when it is safe to do so, take a quick sideways glance if necessary into the blind spot area and then start to move out
not assume that you can simply follow a vehicle ahead which is overtaking; there may only be enough room for one vehicle
move quickly past the vehicle you are overtaking, once you have started to overtake. Allow plenty of room. Move back to the left as soon as you can but do not cut in
take extra care at night and in poor visibility when it is harder to judge speed and distance
give way to oncoming vehicles before passing parked vehicles or other obstructions on your side of the road
only overtake on the left if the vehicle in front is signalling to turn right, and there is room to do so
stay in your lane if traffic is moving slowly in queues. If the queue on your right is moving more slowly than you are, you may pass on the left
give motorcyclists, cyclists and horse riders at least as much room as you would when overtaking a car (see Rules 211 to 213 and 214 to 215).“

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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick19/11/21 12:27:00 Bernard Allen
   Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick19/11/21 15:12:00 Jeremy Parkinson
      Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick19/11/21 15:30:00 Bernard Allen
   Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick19/11/21 20:14:00 Steve Taylor
   Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick27/11/21 15:55:00 Joseph Forshaw
      Reply27/11/21 16:17:00 Rob Reynolds
         Re:Reply27/11/21 19:19:00 Janice Evans
      Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick28/11/21 11:58:00 Kathleen Healy
         Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick02/12/21 15:41:00 Jeremy Parkinson
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick02/12/21 18:39:00 Jayne Thorburn
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick02/12/21 19:01:00 Adrian Irving
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick02/12/21 19:36:00 Jayne Thorburn
                     Reply02/12/21 19:39:00 John Hall
                        Re:Reply02/12/21 19:45:00 Will Watson
                        Re:Reply02/12/21 19:59:00 Adrian Irving
                           Re:Re:Reply02/12/21 20:00:00 Steve Taylor
                           Re:Re:Reply02/12/21 20:14:00 Will Watson
                              Re:Re:Re:Reply02/12/21 20:36:00 Adrian Irving
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply02/12/21 21:10:00 Jim Lawes
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply02/12/21 21:19:00 Adrian Irving
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply02/12/21 22:08:00 Jayne Thorburn
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply02/12/21 22:23:00 Mark Edwards
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply02/12/21 22:24:00 Bernard Allen
                                             Reply02/12/21 22:37:00 Julian Pavey
                                                Re:Reply02/12/21 22:45:00 Julian Pavey
                                                   Re:Re:Reply02/12/21 23:02:00 Jim Lawes
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Reply03/12/21 07:57:00 Maggie Dodge
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply03/12/21 08:25:00 Philippa Bond
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply03/12/21 08:29:00 Maggie Dodge
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply03/12/21 08:44:00 Bernard Allen
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply03/12/21 09:08:00 Francis Rowe
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply03/12/21 08:37:00 Tom Pike
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply03/12/21 08:46:00 Bernard Allen
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply03/12/21 09:29:00 Tom Pike
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply03/12/21 09:53:00 Philippa Bond
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply03/12/21 09:59:00 Maggie Dodge
                                                                  Re: You're not to to like it....03/12/21 10:25:00 Adrian Irving
                                                                     Re:Re: You're not to to like it....03/12/21 11:19:00 Tom Pike
                                                                        Re:Pothole03/12/21 12:29:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                                           Re:Re:Pothole03/12/21 12:36:00 Al Webber
                                                                              Re:Re:Re:Pothole03/12/21 12:50:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply03/12/21 12:03:00 Bernard Allen
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply03/12/21 12:16:00 Alexandra McDevitt
                                                                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply03/12/21 12:36:00 Bernard Allen
                                                                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply03/12/21 12:53:00 Alexandra McDevitt
                                                                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply03/12/21 13:44:00 Bernard Allen
                                                                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply03/12/21 14:23:00 Alexandra McDevitt
                                                Re:Pothole03/12/21 10:17:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                   Re:Re:Pothole03/12/21 10:46:00 Julian Pavey
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Pothole03/12/21 12:22:00 Bernard Allen
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Pothole03/12/21 18:59:00 Philippa Bond
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Pothole04/12/21 13:21:00 Jayne Thorburn
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Pothole04/12/21 14:09:00 Bernard Allen
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Pothole04/12/21 15:34:00 Edward Seaton
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Pothole04/12/21 16:01:00 Julian Pavey
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick04/12/21 14:13:00 Nora Watkins
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick04/12/21 14:19:00 Paul Campbell
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick04/12/21 14:45:00 Bernard Allen
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick04/12/21 14:49:00 Bernard Allen
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick04/12/21 15:46:00 Jayne Thorburn
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick04/12/21 15:50:00 Jayne Thorburn
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick04/12/21 16:02:00 Ed Saper
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick04/12/21 17:24:00 Tom Pike
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick04/12/21 17:28:00 Nora Watkins
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick04/12/21 16:26:00 Edward Seaton
                                    Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick04/12/21 17:12:00 Philippa Bond
                                       Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick04/12/21 17:33:00 Jayne Thorburn
                                          Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick04/12/21 17:46:00 Nora Watkins
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick04/12/21 18:11:00 Jayne Thorburn
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick04/12/21 19:48:00 Nora Watkins
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick05/12/21 00:28:00 Andrew Jones
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick05/12/21 00:31:00 Andrew Jones
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick05/12/21 16:04:00 Tom Pike
                                          Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick04/12/21 18:21:00 Bernard Allen
      Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick06/12/21 11:55:00 Joseph Forshaw
   Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick06/12/21 16:13:00 Nora Watkins
      Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick07/12/21 08:03:00 Maggie Dodge
         Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick07/12/21 11:10:00 Janice Evans
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bikes in hit and run in Chiswick07/12/21 11:15:00 Janice Evans

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