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Originally Posted by NFS
What you don't expect is for a biker to try to 'push' a car driver into aborting an overtake.
In a 50:50 situation it's pretty much common sense for the smaller vehicle to give way, purely out of self preservation.
If I was driving a car in the outer lane of a dual carriageway and a 40 tonne HGV started to pull into my lane in front of me I wouldn't try to assert my position. I'd slap on the anchors and get out of his way.
I agree though, this must have been truly dreadful for everyone involved.
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i get what you are saying. my point was that there is always a small chance that the smaller vehicle will try to push through and you can never be completely sure. occupants of cars are often protected by the frame but a biker is completely exposed will fly once hit. one should be especially careful around bikes as the chance of greater injury are higher.