The incident happened on an organised bike ride when the tractor travelling at speed overtook the riders into oncoming traffic. The oncoming car had to slow down to avoid a collision with the tractor. It was the trailer which came closest to the cyclist as the tractor driver swerved in to avoid the car coming towards him.
A bit tight but that wasn’t a “punishment pass.”
nobody suggested it was a punishment pass Rich..
I’m not standing up for any driver on a close pass but have experienced similar myself and on reflection I consider that it was just the speed differential that was awkward for the driver to judge.
If the photo is true to the incident then his mate had dropped back to allow for a relatively slow vehicle to get by?
Glad everyone’s ok?
Maybe a sensible word with the driver and both parties could learn from the incident as i generally find farmers quite tolerant of cyclists?
I’d have got on it and sat in the bubble.
Naw you wouldnae
How, it’s guid
Your no fast enough
Ken
Padraig Murphy
Don’t think it was too close at all
What about the oncoming car?
O’Sullivan Cormac your right the cyclist should have got off the road
Yes the tractor driver almost assisted that
You haven’t biked in Denmark if you think that is close
Slow moving farm machinery generally pull over periodically to allow built up traffic to get past. Cyclists should do the same when riding on narrow country roads particularly when in a peloton.
Define periodically? Is that whenever you’re behind them or is every several kilometres ok? Here’s N interesting alternative…just bloody wait
Yes.,se have a lot of farm land on,route to beaches, and i would pull over in my vehicle or on a bike, to allow the trucks to get by. We all share the road, but also, thefarmersmay have to get to and from fields miles apart, as much as 6 miles. Lots of visotors too. Share road.
Bobbi Borders Mileham well said sir
I’d say that happens at least once every bike ride. In fact if it only happens once I’d consider that a successful outcome
Daily occurrence in the fens.
You can now drive without displaying a registration plate apparently!!!
Bloody typical of all tractor drivers. NONE of the EVER have reg plates. I’ve seen seventy three in one day and at least one of them didn’t…
…What do you mean “sweeping generalisation”….
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Here, they haul the most un- roadworthy trailers down the road, no lights or anything
There was an amnesty for unregistered tractors in Ireland that were using public roads in 2013, somewhere iin the region of 16,000 registered…………
Why not? Cyclists do!
Bicycles, in case you were unaware are not motorised vehicles and therefore do not need to be registered under Law.
Yes Gavin Patterson
Brian Hammond Don’t know where you live, but were I live they are considered a motorized vehicles and you are suppose to get them registered. Issue is, they don’t really enforce it.
Ireland, they only need to be registered if they are going to be used on public roads, if they remain on the farm without using public roads they are in private property and don’t need to be registered.
Hardly frighteningly. Happens ALL the time to me. Stop jamming up the internet with trivialities.
This is why I always ride with Cycliq 12 & 6 now
Loads of room
As far as Im concerned, I don’t ride on the road. Too many idiots out there, and all it takes is one to run you over because they were texting, or simply not paying attention. Not to mention the drunk drivers. A drunk driver just hit and killed an off-dury police officer while he was out riding with his kid. Tragic.
Arsehole of s driver on that unit no 1,5mts there
“These guys were practically cycling in the gutter and SO OF COURSE this tractor nearly hit them.”
There, fixed it for you. TAKE THE LANE FFS, it’s safer I promise…
Richard Stevenson
Quick, someone post an unrelated comment exclaiming how cyclists hit pedestrians and how we need mandated bicycle registration.
Happened to us too. No number plates visible
Passing with oncoming tragic. F#ukn idiot . Not the best practice first heavy vehicle pass. Cross the center line. The tractor could not with out endangering the oncoming vehicle. Most UK, AU, NZ, US drivers heads are wired wrong when it comes to giving 10 seconds to potentially enable life.