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Purzel89
Near misses? Yeah i can tell two as well.
Number One:
Waycross, Georgia, USA
I was driving down McDonald Street southbound and i wanted to cross straigt over US-82, also called South Georgia Parkway at that point.
The traffic lights were red for McDonald Street and a big truck was waiting and he wanted to turn left on US-82. When i approached the intersection the lights turned green. I was going at the limit, so maybe 35 mph.
Actually i saw the truck that wanted to go left. It seemed like he wanted to let me pass so i accelerated over the limit so he wouldnt have to wait so long. But at the same time the truck driver started accelerating and turning into US-82. As i had no way out, i slammed the brakes as hard as i could. My rental car (a Dodge Journey) stopped just inches away from the front of the truck. The truck driver continued his turning and nothing happened.
What might have been the cause? As it is very unusual to cross US-82 coming from McDonald Street (there is an industrial district behind the intersection) the truck driver might have thought i wanted to turn left onto the S Georgia Parkway. Maybe he underestimated my speed as well. Thank god the brakes of the rental car worked fine.
Number 2:
Berlin, Germany
The borough of Schöneberg has very few cyclists and many accidents with cyclists aswell. Most cyclists drive reckless and risk their life. But in this particular incident the female cyclist did everything right.
I wanted to turn left on the intersection and i waited to let oncoming traffic through. Left-Turn is protected if the green arrow is flashing. However usually the arrow comes a bit late so you can already drive if its not on.
So at one point a slow car was approaching the intersection and it seemed like he was going to stop at his red light. Then i accelerated to turn left. But suddenly i noticed the other car wasnt stopping. So i wanted to avoid an accident and put the pedal to the metal. What i wasnt expecting: A female Cyclist (which also still had green) was going on the bike path over the intersection. When i saw her, i braked as hard as i could. She swerved around my car and nearly fell off her bike but she could continue her ride.
Number One:
Waycross, Georgia, USA
I was driving down McDonald Street southbound and i wanted to cross straigt over US-82, also called South Georgia Parkway at that point.
The traffic lights were red for McDonald Street and a big truck was waiting and he wanted to turn left on US-82. When i approached the intersection the lights turned green. I was going at the limit, so maybe 35 mph.
Actually i saw the truck that wanted to go left. It seemed like he wanted to let me pass so i accelerated over the limit so he wouldnt have to wait so long. But at the same time the truck driver started accelerating and turning into US-82. As i had no way out, i slammed the brakes as hard as i could. My rental car (a Dodge Journey) stopped just inches away from the front of the truck. The truck driver continued his turning and nothing happened.
What might have been the cause? As it is very unusual to cross US-82 coming from McDonald Street (there is an industrial district behind the intersection) the truck driver might have thought i wanted to turn left onto the S Georgia Parkway. Maybe he underestimated my speed as well. Thank god the brakes of the rental car worked fine.
Number 2:
Berlin, Germany
The borough of Schöneberg has very few cyclists and many accidents with cyclists aswell. Most cyclists drive reckless and risk their life. But in this particular incident the female cyclist did everything right.
I wanted to turn left on the intersection and i waited to let oncoming traffic through. Left-Turn is protected if the green arrow is flashing. However usually the arrow comes a bit late so you can already drive if its not on.
So at one point a slow car was approaching the intersection and it seemed like he was going to stop at his red light. Then i accelerated to turn left. But suddenly i noticed the other car wasnt stopping. So i wanted to avoid an accident and put the pedal to the metal. What i wasnt expecting: A female Cyclist (which also still had green) was going on the bike path over the intersection. When i saw her, i braked as hard as i could. She swerved around my car and nearly fell off her bike but she could continue her ride.