Hazard perception handbook - RTA

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Give all cyclists plenty of room when approaching or passing them (eg when
making a left or right turn). Try to make eye contact with cyclists to ensure that they
have seen you. Sound your car horn if you think that they haven’t noticed you. Stop
if you need to.
Cyclists can generally move faster than pedestrians, but will be a lot slower at
negotiating intersections and making turns than motor vehicles.
Unfortunately, not all cyclists know or obey the road rules. you may even find
cyclists riding against the traffic, riding through red traffic lights and riding without
lights at night. This means that your scanning needs to be constant and careful when
driving in daylight or darkness.
MOTORCyCLISTS
Like other unprotected road users, motorcyclists can be hard to see in traffic
because they are much smaller than cars.
Motorcycles are usually more agile than other vehicles. Most can accelerate faster
than cars and fit through small gaps in traffic. Some motorcyclists take advantage of
these characteristics and will share lanes with other vehicles and weave from lane to
lane even in heavy traffic. This can make them unpredictable.
Motorcycles can also be hidden by other, larger vehicles. for example, it may be
hard for you to see a motorcyclist that is riding behind a truck. This can make them
hard to spot in traffic. for example, the motorcyclist in the picture was hidden by
the truck only a second before this photograph was taken.
Hazard perception handbook