This interesting video has emerged of a cyclist in the west
of Ireland preventing what could have been a very serious incident on the road.
The driver behind the cyclist was about to overtake but the man on the bike spots an oncoming car and immediately takes up a more defensive position, moving slightly out into the road.
The cyclist also sticks out his hand – in a pronounced
and very clear motion – to encourage the driver behind him to stay back, which
the driver does.
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And then, just seconds later, two oncoming drivers in
cars pass the cyclist and the car behind him. Luckily everything went off
without a hitch and there was no harm done.
While a cyclist would need confidence to take a more
defensive position in the road and to warn a following driver at the same time,
it’s interesting to see the role that a cyclist can play when a following
driver may be itching to overtake at the wrong time.
