2017 Cycling fatalities
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
Postby trailgumby » Sun Apr 30, 2017 9:55 am
I should know better by now.
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
Postby Scott_C » Wed May 03, 2017 3:07 pm
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western ... 48ef4107c5
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
Postby Bunged Knee » Thu May 04, 2017 9:51 am
Report from 9news.comA cyclist has died after crashing into the back of a parked car on a busy road in Melbourne.
The rider, believed to be a man in his 50s, died at the scene of the crash on Marine Parade, Elwood, about 7am on Thursday, police say.
Marine Parade has a cycle lane in between a lane of parked cars and two lanes of motor traffic.
How do he do it when there`s a cycle lane next to it????
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
Postby outnabike » Thu May 04, 2017 5:00 pm
Cyclist fatality in Elwood
Thursday, 04 May 2017 08:20
Police and emergency services are currently at the scene of a fatal crash in Elwood which claimed the life of a cyclist.
It is believed the rider was riding north on Marine Parade, just south of Meredith Street, when he crashed into the rear of a parked vehicle about 7am.
The rider, believed to be a man in his 50s, died at the scene.
The man’s next of kin is yet to be notified.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or has any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
Postby Thoglette » Mon Jul 03, 2017 2:03 pm
Reported in The Age
Female cyclist dies after being hit by a truck in Brighton
Emily Woods, The Age wrote:
A woman has died after being hit by a truck while she was cycling in Brighton.
The fatal crash happened at the intersection of St Kilda Street and North Road about 10am on Monday.
The cyclist, who is yet to be identified, died at the scene.
The truck driver, who was not injured, is being questioned by police.
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
Postby outnabike » Mon Jul 03, 2017 2:09 pm
http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia ... spartandhp
A female cyclist has been killed in a crash involving a truck in Melbourne's south-east, police say.
It happened at the intersection of St Kilda St and North Rd in Brighton about 10:00am. The cyclist died at the scene. She is yet to be identified.
The male truck driver is helping investigators with their inquiries, police said. St Kilda St in Brighton leads onto Beach Rd, a popular route for cyclists on long rides or group rides, not just daily commuters.
Earlier this year, a cyclist was hit and killed by a truck in Yarraville, in Melbourne's inner west, leading to calls to improve bike lanes and signage.
The Greens said there needed to be better separation between cyclists and traffic, and more designated bike routes.
There were similar calls in 2015 after a cyclist was killed when a car door opened and knocked him into the path of a truck on Sydney Rd.
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
Postby uart » Thu Jul 06, 2017 11:01 pm
PAYWALLED!
To read this story google search for: heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/student-nurse-killed-in-cycling-accident-in-brighton
https://www.google.com.au/?gws_rd=ssl#q ... n-brighton
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
Postby uart » Thu Jul 06, 2017 11:10 pm
It also looks like it happened right at the traffic lights. I keep getting the horrible feeling that she was just waiting at the lights when the truck (possibly doing a left turn) rolled straight over her. I hope the details of exactly how it happened eventually come out in full.
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
Postby Tim » Thu Jul 06, 2017 11:53 pm
I'd like to think this forum has higher standards than the Herald Sun and the rest of the tabloid press.
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
Postby uart » Fri Jul 07, 2017 5:57 pm
I'm not seeing any type of irreverence in this thread. I believe that everyone here is very much appalled and saddened by this incident .Tim wrote:How about we treat this with a degree of sensitivity and dignity.
I'd like to think this forum has higher standards than the Herald Sun and the rest of the tabloid press.
The herald Sun article provided more details than what had previously been revealed here. Yes, many of us are very interested to know more details, but this is because we are intensely interested in bicycle road safety, and knowing the details of incidents such as this inform us of what road safety messages need pushing, and what road changes need lobbying for. This is NOT some kind of idle morbid curiosity!
If you feel that any particular post here is lacking in dignity to the women involved then please address that post specifically instead of making blanket statements like the above.
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
Postby cyclotaur » Sun Jul 09, 2017 1:34 pm
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
Postby trailgumby » Sun Jul 09, 2017 5:32 pm
I think you're well off the mark with these comments.Tim wrote:How about we treat this with a degree of sensitivity and dignity.
I'd like to think this forum has higher standards than the Herald Sun and the rest of the tabloid press.
I don't know about you, but I'm always quite shocked every time I read about one of these incidents, and am very acutely aware that there but for the grace of God go I. The desire to know more is fuelled in part by a desire that the person we lost should be known as a human being, not just as another faceless statistic. In my view, that honours the person. To not want to know who they were treats them as having no value. In my view.
It is important to find out the circumstances of their passing so that we can both protect ourselves by modifying behaviour if necessary, and agitate for change if possible. No parent should have to bury their children.
The tolerance we have for traffic deaths and trauma is simply appalling. Hundreds per year killed and twelve thousand injured in my home state alone, and around 1,500 per year killed nationally. If this happened in any industry, or in any modern theatre of military conflict the outcry would be deafening.
Where is the outrage over road deaths?
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
Postby biker jk » Sun Aug 13, 2017 6:44 pm
Australian Associated Press
A cyclist has died after colliding with a four-wheel drive while riding with a group in regional Victoria.
Police believe the man lost control of his bicycle and crashed with the 4WD on Sunday afternoon on Thwaites Road in Yannathan.
The man, aged in his 50s, died at the scene. No one else was injured and the driver is assisting police with inquiries.
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
Postby ironhanglider » Sun Aug 13, 2017 9:14 pm
From the conversations I heard, there was movement on the left of the bunch (possibly due to a pothole or a poor road edge) which sent uncontrolled movement to the right. It sounded like there would have been some sort of crash or near crash anyway, but this time however there was an oncoming 4WD with a horse trailer.
There is no suggestion that the vehicle was doing anything unusual.
When I got there there were already attempts at resuscitation from the St John's team in progress, but I suspect that the rider had died instantly. I didn't get any understanding whether the rider was still upright, had already fallen or was in the process of falling at the time of the collision.
Tragic all round.
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
Postby jules21 » Mon Aug 14, 2017 9:43 am
in no way am I intending to lay blame, but if there's one thing I'd like racing cyclists to do better it's point out potholes. my experience is that some riders don't bother or think it's too hubbard for a race.ironhanglider wrote:From the conversations I heard, there was movement on the left of the bunch (possibly due to a pothole or a poor road edge) which sent uncontrolled movement to the right.
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
Postby Alex Simmons/RST » Mon Aug 14, 2017 10:55 am
A vehicle was permitted to travel in a direction contra to a bunch race on a narrow-ish road.jules21 wrote:in no way am I intending to lay blame, but if there's one thing I'd like racing cyclists to do better it's point out potholes. my experience is that some riders don't bother or think it's too hubbard for a race.ironhanglider wrote:From the conversations I heard, there was movement on the left of the bunch (possibly due to a pothole or a poor road edge) which sent uncontrolled movement to the right.
That's the fundamental issue.
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
Postby g-boaf » Mon Aug 14, 2017 11:18 am
I would have thought critical sections would have been closed off for those times when a bunch was coming through.Alex Simmons/RST wrote:A vehicle was permitted to travel in a direction contra to a bunch race on a narrow-ish road.jules21 wrote:in no way am I intending to lay blame, but if there's one thing I'd like racing cyclists to do better it's point out potholes. my experience is that some riders don't bother or think it's too hubbard for a race.ironhanglider wrote:From the conversations I heard, there was movement on the left of the bunch (possibly due to a pothole or a poor road edge) which sent uncontrolled movement to the right.
That's the fundamental issue.
In races I've been involved with, critical areas have traffic controllers to enforce temporary closures when the groups of riders are coming through. That reduces the risks associated with having cars coming through against the direction of the riders - excluding of course when a car forces its way through.
And everyone is in communication over the radios, the comm in the car, comms elsewhere on the course, and the traffic controllers and the medical people. Aside from that, there are other ways to have an idea when a bunch is expected even if the radios aren't 100 per cent. With all those methods, it should be possible to enforce road closures when needed.
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
Postby fat and old » Mon Aug 14, 2017 11:27 am
How does that work? Surely the road would have been closed if only a rolling closure? I have no idea of how racing on the roads is organised barring the circuit around Sth Melb. Roads are closed during those races.Alex Simmons/RST wrote:A vehicle was permitted to travel in a direction contra to a bunch race on a narrow-ish road.jules21 wrote:in no way am I intending to lay blame, but if there's one thing I'd like racing cyclists to do better it's point out potholes. my experience is that some riders don't bother or think it's too hubbard for a race.ironhanglider wrote:From the conversations I heard, there was movement on the left of the bunch (possibly due to a pothole or a poor road edge) which sent uncontrolled movement to the right.
That's the fundamental issue.
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
Postby g-boaf » Mon Aug 14, 2017 11:30 am
See above. You need traffic controllers, multiple comms (some in cars or on motorbikes), radios and phone communications. This is all set up well in advance of the event taking place in the planning and approvals for it.fat and old wrote:How does that work? Surely the road would have been closed if only a rolling closure? I have no idea of how racing on the roads is organised barring the circuit around Sth Melb. Roads are closed during those races.Alex Simmons/RST wrote:A vehicle was permitted to travel in a direction contra to a bunch race on a narrow-ish road.jules21 wrote: in no way am I intending to lay blame, but if there's one thing I'd like racing cyclists to do better it's point out potholes. my experience is that some riders don't bother or think it's too hubbard for a race.
That's the fundamental issue.
I've been involved in some with rolling closures, and the others have had the course completely closed and blocked off, but those were big high profile criterium events.
I'm obviously interested in what occurred and the outcomes of it. It's an awful tragedy, and we've got to see how this can be avoided in the future without going to the level of preventing all on road racing.
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Re: 2017 Cycling fatalities
Postby biker jk » Mon Aug 14, 2017 12:19 pm
Why would officials allow that situation and not close the road?Alex Simmons/RST wrote:A vehicle was permitted to travel in a direction contra to a bunch race on a narrow-ish road.jules21 wrote:in no way am I intending to lay blame, but if there's one thing I'd like racing cyclists to do better it's point out potholes. my experience is that some riders don't bother or think it's too hubbard for a race.ironhanglider wrote:From the conversations I heard, there was movement on the left of the bunch (possibly due to a pothole or a poor road edge) which sent uncontrolled movement to the right.
That's the fundamental issue.
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