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Originally Posted by Brother Michigan
Almost two whole seconds pass between when the bike initiates his lane change and when contact occurs.
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You can see in the corner of the back-facing camera shot that the driver is looking down towards his dash/stereo/gps/phone just before impact. Hence he didn't react to the half-wit rider.
I was thinking just the other day about how inattentiveness appears to be increasing in the general population in the UK. Lots of people are staring at their gadgets; paying attention to an entirely different world than the one that is happening physically around them. I think this issue is compounded by the fact that so many things are made safe these days and personal responsibility is outsourced to the government. I think this perception of safety combined with a lack of personal responsibility results in people having a lower sense of general-threat and thus they exercise less caution.
My car is comfy and has airbags; It's safe, I'll just send this text
OH SH*T I hit a cyclist.
This street has traffic lights; of course I can cross on a green without looking
OH SH*T someone jumped a red.
This is a safety knife, I don't have to concentrate while opening this box
OH SH*T I just cut myself.
Credit is cheap and my banker tells me the interest rates are projected to stay low
OH SH*T the market just imploded and I lost my job... and my house.