Cyclist Down Fitzgerald St Northbridge

[michaelp7757]

Two ambulances & police in attendance just near the corner of Fitzgerald & James st around 8am this morning.

Looks like he had been knocked off by a car coming out of a driveway but difficult to be sure.

Hope the injuries were not too serious.

Anyone else know any more details?

[nachoman]

A small article on the Perthnow site:

Cyclist injured in Northbridge collision - Fitzgerald Street

[michaelp7757]

Update.

Judging by the white marks on the road left by police it seems the cyclist was riding south down the footpath & was hit by a car exiting the driveway from Faranosi's Hardware.

He was in lycra on a road bike & the traffic around there does not travel that quickly during peak hour - which makes you wonder.

Could be an interesting case from a liability/insurance perspective as he was obviously breaking the law being on the footpath.

[eldavo]

When I looked into it a couple years ago, WA 3rd party person from vehicle registration does not cover victims breaking the law. I don't know if that means criminal acts or road traffic or whether relevance and discretion come in with legal representation, but I gather easier to avoid incident and in case of one be sure to be doing the right thing by the law.