Clearly motorists are not murderers - Mr_Numbers is correct. We don't know the facts of this seemingly unnecessary death - Londondrz is correct. It is highly likely that the deceased was obeying all road rules immediately before she was killed.

Referencing other people's unsubstantiated viewpoints, such as cyclists' deaths are their own fault, only gives their voices credit, which is why I mentioned unconscious bias previously. I also wish some cyclists showed more restraint rather than putting themselves into potentially hazardous situations; however, juxtaposing such advice with a post about a cyclist being crushed to death in unknown circumstances may imply that the advice would have been relevant to the accident at hand.

I see many truck drivers straddling lanes in the City, sometimes partially overtaking cyclist at junctions, and all while wearing earphones. All this is true, but I wouldn't want to post my own observations in response to such an article as I don't think that they are relevant until we know all the facts.

Finally, sorry ForestHillier. I am glad that you posted the article. Cycle safety is particularly relevant to Forest Hill as cycling numbers from SE London are due to rise as local and surrounding populations increase, and the current infrastructure for cycling into the city (rather than to and from the surrounding areas) is poor and even dangerous in places, which only causes more conflict between cyclists and drivers at the most congested times of the day, which in turn may lead to further unnecessary animosity.

This post was last modified: 22-06-2015 01:09 PM by Ligersaur.