I saw the road in question on the midday BBC 1 news and it's an odd shape, starting wide, then narrowing and swerving to the right at the same time so the kerb edge shift is pronounced at the left.
On the one hand it's no way to design a road for traffic for traffic flow, but good for traffic calming where clearly all drivers/riders need to be cautious. As a cyclist or driver I'd treat it with some caution at any time, doubly so with a number of pedestrians around, possibly spilling into the road.
Still not enough evidence to absolutely decide the issue, but I think indicating a responsible cyclist probably should not have had such an accident at that speed.
The £2200 fine should be quite a reminder of that, as will the lifelong memory of the consequence.
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Last edited by flecc : 9th July 2008 at 15:52.
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