Hello,
One of your employees drove his Historic Scotland logoed vehicle into me last night on Craigmillar Park in Edinburgh. I think it was a small Fiat saloon, but I didn't get the registration. The driver was a male in his late thirties or early forties with short hair and groomed stubble wearing a pin-striped suit.
The vehicle was in lane two of Craigmillar Park heading south around 19h00 and, at the end of the Green Lane moved into lane one in order to turn left into Lady Road in a way not consistent with Rule 133 of the Highway Code;
If you need to change lane, first use your mirrors and if necessary take a quick sideways glance to make sure you will not force another road user to change course or speed. When it is safe to do so, signal to indicate your intentions to other road users and when clear, move over.
https://www.gov.uk/general-rules-all-drivers-riders-103-to-158/multilane-carriageways-133-to-143
In fact the car was driven sideways into me without any signal being given. I was on a bicycle in primary position in lane one, wearing a fluorescent green jacket and emitting a total of 525 lumens from front and rear lamps. I was therefore not hard to see, but still had to take evasive action to avoid injury. Your driver either failed to see me or did not consider me of sufficient importance to warrant giving way to me. I indicated to the driver by means of gesture that his manoueuvre had been dangerous (he was stopped in traffic) and he indicated in return that he was contemptuous of the safety of a vulnerable road user.
Two questions arise;
1) Is this consistent with the standards of roadcraft required of the drivers of Historic Scotland vehicles?
2) Do you have a member of staff answering this description who was liable to be in this place at this time and if so, would you care to speak to him on behalf of Scotland's vulnerable road users?
I do look forward to hearing from you,
IWRATS
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