A Ford Fiesta turns right oblivious of me being in a cycle lane along the right hand side of the road. This is known as a left-, or in this instance, right-hook. A near miss.
The road is Maple Street which, unusually, has a separated cycle lane along the right-hand side of the road rather than the left. I was well illuminated with two separate rear lights as well as a front light. The street was also well lit.
This was a pretty close call. As the driver went by I shouted in vain. He was wearing white iPhone-style headphones, and didn’t give me so much as a second glance. I don’t think he saw me at all.
Sadly, my cameras aren’t good enough to get a clear image of his licence plate, even putting some stills through Photoshop to improve them.
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EX04 NFP – 2004 Silver VW Polo? https://www.regit.cars/car/ex04nfp
Must be a thing that people called Paul do: identify cars by their number plates! I used “sell my car” on Autotrader to get these details of the VW Polo (not Fiesta):
Volkswagen Polo 1.4 Twist 5dr (03 – 05)
Registration number: EX04NFP
Mileage: 10,000
Fuel type: Petrol
Engine size: 1390 cc
Body type: Hatchback
Colour: Silver
Transmission: Automatic
Date of first registration: March 2004