In the last few years I've come over blind crests to see:
1) a car turning right across my path at a cross roads
2) a tractor stopped waiting to turn right in my lane
3) a car doing a U turn
4) an articulated lorry reversing into a driveway
5) a car overtaking a coach
6) two motorcycles overtaking another bike
7) a column of ramblers crossing the road from one footpath to another
8) sheep
9) cows
10) geese
Like any hazard you have to weigh up three things:
- what you CAN see
- what you CANNOT see
- what you can reasonably EXPECT to happen
How deep is the dip? Can you see the road beyond it? Are there any indications there might be a turning? Is it a rural area or is it in town?
Work out what MIGHT go wrong, then try to ask "how likely is it?"
If you're in the middle of a city, a pedestrian crossing the road, a parked car or someone turning at a junction or into a driveway is quite likely. If it's the middle of the country, then think about rural hazards like a tractor, animals or ramblers.
Then position accordingly.
There's no one answer that's right.
And you haven't forgotten that the key ingredient in dealing with a blind crest safety is SPEED, have you? Can you STOP if the road does turn out to be blocked? That's far more important than trying to double-guess which side of the road to ride!
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