SMIDSY

English Etymology Acronym for "Sorry mate, I didn't see you." Phrase phr en UK Australia Sorry mate, I didn′t see you. en 2017 The Wrath of Atlantis: With Strange Aeons CJ Moseley “SMIDSY?” Rich chuckled, “Yeah, car pulled out into me, then literally as the guy got out and looked at me lying on the road he said,'Sorry mate, I didn't see you,' S-M-I-D-S-Y.” Noun An accident in which a larger vehicle hits a motorcycle or bicycle because the driver did not see the cyclist. en 2010 w:Matt Croucher Flash Point 13 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=wy_eZSOFEHkC&pg=PA13&dq=%22The+motorist+claimed+Smidsy+after+the+crash+%E2%80%94+%E2%80%98Sorry+Mate,+I+Didn%27t+See+You%E2%80%99%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UpesUZPmHsOHiQeIyIGgAQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22The%20motorist%20claimed%20Smidsy%20after%20the%20crash%20%E2%80%94%20%E2%80%98Sorry%20Mate%2C%20I%20Didn't%20See%20You%E2%80%99%22&f=false The motorist claimed Smidsy after the crash — ‘Sorry mate I didn't see you’. en 2014 Tarmac Tactics Kevin Williams Bike instructor buddy Malcolm Palmer noted a few years ago that: "most SMIDSYs happen in urban situations, when the bike is travelling at 30 or under. en 2017 Survival Skills Kevin Williams 21 Most riders come back and talk about their SMIDSY collisions and cornering spills but we hardly ever hear firt-hand about overtaking crashes. Usage notes The acronym is used by motorcyclists and cyclists in reference to traffic collisions in which the driver of a car or larger vehicle claims not to have noticed a two-wheel biker. It is usually derogatory, in that the claim is often that the driver was not at fault (when they patently were). A related usage by the UK government is en LBFTS looked but failed to see.2004, Department for Transport, Review of the ’looked but failed to see’ accident causation factor See also en LBFTS References Anagrams en dimssy mysids en acronyms