SMIDSY

SMIDSY
 n.β€” Β« β€œCyclists, no matter how reflective, well lit or well trained, know only too well how invisible they can be on the roads.…They even have a term for the type of accident: SMIDSYβ€”Sorry mate,I didn ’t see you!Β» β€”β€œ>Buses back the β€˜Give Cyclists Room ’ campaign” by Charlotte Reeve Look Local Online (Stockbridge North Sheffield, England) June 23, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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