Riding in a defensive and sometimes even paranoid manner in certain sectors of the road may one day save you a lot of pain and hassle, as you'll avoid crashing and get home in one piece. However, this means that you should be able to spot the occasions when assuming the cars in front of you will let you pass is a no-no.
Unfortunately there are a lot of such occasions and learning when one has to act paranoid is a key element for making it safely to destination. The crash depicted in this video shows exactly such an occasion, and we're sorry to see that the rider trusted the driver will not cut in front of him.
Even worse, it looks like the rider also failed to properly evaluate the whole situation as we see no emergency braking or swerving maneuvers... possibly related to the much-hated target fixation which is to be blamed in many similar occasions.
Learning how to scout ahead for those who would not let you pass is one things which comes with experience, and we can only wish you all to gain that experience without crashing.
Even worse, it looks like the rider also failed to properly evaluate the whole situation as we see no emergency braking or swerving maneuvers... possibly related to the much-hated target fixation which is to be blamed in many similar occasions.
Learning how to scout ahead for those who would not let you pass is one things which comes with experience, and we can only wish you all to gain that experience without crashing.
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