SMIDSY

== English == === Etymology === Acronym for "Sorry mate, I didn't see you." === Phrase === SMIDSY (UK, Australia) Sorry mate, I didn′t see you. === Noun === SMIDSY (plural SMIDSYs) An accident in which a larger vehicle hits a motorcycle or bicycle because the driver did not see the cyclist. ==== 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 LBFTS (“looked but failed to see”). === See also === LBFTS === References === === Anagrams === mysids