Inconsiderate motorists

[albe]

No, I certainly was not riding in a way that put my self in any added danger... I ride on the shoulder of the road so there for out of cars ways.Its not that where I live there a stacks and stacks of cars driving around early in the morning.. Bit of a rear occurance to have 5 near misses on my roads also I must add. I am a very cautious, courties rider and always make sure I make eye contact with the person driving the car before I cross or turn or what ever i'm doing to ensure they have seen me.

You are right though, car's don't expect to see cyclists so are sometimes blind to them even if its not on purpose!

Today must have been day for blind drivers and lack of common sense and I will say on the motorists part definately not mine..

[albe]

in regards to your question about how I got my self in the position to be nearlly sandwiched between a parked truck and a turning truck..here is the explanation.....

I was riding along and ahead of me was a parked semitrailor on the side of the road. As I was approaching the parked truck a council trucked screeched out of a side street and turned onto the road I was riding on. With the parked truck beside me and this council truck turning onto the road I was riding on there was no where I could go.. I could not possibly move over anyfurther as the parked semi was obviously in the way..

Second question about the turning intersection.

No cars behind me I looked and safely indicated that I was going to the turning lane (stil no cars behind me) I approached the intersection with no cars coming the opposite direction only one waiting to turn out of the road that I was wanting to turn into. I had made eye contact with him and the silly old man still kept coming... once i did wave my arms in the air he realised he had done wrong and laughed/smiled..

I believe that neither situation I put my self into danger where it could have been obviously avoided

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I'm not trying to 'get on your case', but there are some common situations where riding on the shoulder, along the curb, or alongside the right side of moving traffic will set you up in a dangerous chain of events.
This is a very good web page that discusses some of these traffic scenarios in a simple clear way:
http://bicyclesafe.com/ Maybe one of your near misses this morning was similar to a situation discussed there? Just something to look into- we all want to be safer on our bikes.

[albe]

Thanks, I'll check it out!