What are the three most common motorist caused car-bicycle crashes?

Answer 1

• in Europe a motorist turning left in front of/beside a cyclist. in America this would prob be the opposite. 2nd a car coming towards you and turning to your left in front of you. 3 a car pulling out of a side street and misjudging or failing to see the cyclist and the cyclist hitting the front side of the car.

  be carefull out there!

• 1) a motorist turning left in the face 2)a motorist turning right across the path of the bicycle traffic 3) a motorist pulling away from a stop sign, failing to yield right-of-way to bicycle cross traffic(p.13-3)
• In the UK - the single most common accidents for motorcyclists stems from excessive speed - either the motorcyclist's excessive speed or that of the car or both. Two other motorcycle accidents include a vehicle turning out of a side road and faling to see the bike and accidents whilst a motorcycle is filtering - overtaking slow moving traffic.

Answer 2

1.) Motorist turning left in the face of bicycle traffic 2.) Motorist turning right across the path of bicycle traffic 3.) Motorist pulling away from a stop sign, failing to yield right of way to bicycle cross traffic

Answer 3

1. A motorist turning left in the face of oncoming bicycle traffic.
2. Motorist turning right across the path of the bicycle traffic, they should slow down and merge with the bicycle traffic for a safe right-hand turn.
3. Motorist pulling away from a stop sign, failing to yield right-of-way to bicycle cross traffic.

Answer 4

To hazard a guess I think it would involve cars opening doors into the path of bikes.

Answer 5

It's gotta be the old opening door of death.

Answer 6

"Because of helmet laws, the most common bicycle injuries are caused to the head. There is also a high percentage of bicyclists that get hit by cars because of not following rules."