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I am getting tired of the usual Garda line in its press office statement about road violence involving impact by a car with a cyclist – “A statement said that male driver of the car was uninjured in the collision”.
It is almost axiomatic that the driver will be unscathed by any impact with a cyclist: after all the driver is protected by a steel body shell, seat-belt and air-bags! The cyclist is ‘naked’ by comparison.
Let’s not forget that the mass of a typical saloon car 1,430 kg (Audi A4) vs the bike’s 14 kg. Then factor in speed and the kinetic energy disparity always means the cyclist comes off worst.
In my view it is ‘road violence’ when a driver impacts with a cyclist.
Some drivers just don’t have a clue about safe overtaking of cyclists – 1.5 m space please and slow down when approaching cyclists.
Mike McKillen, please contact the Gardai with your eyewitness account.