2016 Cycling fatalities

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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby find_bruce » Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:21 pm

Ah thanks for clearing that up. I'm glad he is not dead & I bet he is too, but perhaps won't appreciate that for a while yet.

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WA:Gosnells cyclist dies from crash injuries

Postby Thoglette » Fri Apr 01, 2016 1:30 am

redsonic wrote:WA seems to have a real issue with cyclist/car collisions. Stay vigilant out there guys :(
And another one this Tuesday. :-(

Gosnells cyclist dies from crash injuries
The West Australian on March 31, 2016, 11:58 am wrote: A 43-year-old cyclist has died from injuries received in a crash on Tuesday.

Jamie Douglas Kneale died overnight as police continue to investigate the crash at a roundabout in Gosnells about 3pm.

The death comes after the death of Gabriele Schiller-Brett who was knocked off her bike in Halls Head on Tuesday and later died.

Another cyclist was admitted to hospital with lacerations to his legs after he was also knocked from his bike in Yokine just before 8am on Tuesday morning.

Mr Kneale received head injuries after being hit by a ute and knocked from his bike.

Police have been speaking to the driver of the white ute at the intersection of Dorothy and Hicks streets and have called for witnesses to the crash.

The driver of the vehicle was not hurt.

Anyone who witnessed the crash or saw the utility or bicycle prior to the crash is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a report online at http://www.crimestopperswa.com.au" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.
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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby PiratePete » Mon Apr 11, 2016 3:16 pm

We lost another this morning at Acacia Ridge in Brisbane. From speaking to a witness via UHF CB, the cyclist was at the front left corner of a semi-trailer which turned left at the intersection. The stretch of road has a bike lane, except for around 15m at the intersection (over a bridge) where the bike lane is replaced by a painted traffic island. The incident occurred at the corner of Learoyd Rd (west bound) and Paradise Rd (south) Acacia Ridge.

This is in my neighborhood and I consider both roads safe for cyclists even though they carry a large number of heavy vehicles.

As a truck driver, I would strongly advise not putting yourself at the front left corner of a large truck (bonneted or otherwise) as most have a large blind spot in this location. Unless the driver sees you approach, they will have no idea that your there.
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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby Thoglette » Mon Apr 11, 2016 5:26 pm

PiratePete wrote:We lost another this morning at Acacia Ridge in Brisbane
[quote="ABC News""]Cyclist dies after collision with semi-trailer in Acacia Ridge

A cyclist has died in a crash involving a semi-trailer at Acacia Ridge in Brisbane's south.

The cyclist collided with the truck near the intersection of Paradise Road and Learoyd Road about 9:40am, Acting Inspector Paul Dalton said.

Police and ambulance officers were on the scene a short time later but the 29-year-old man died from his injuries.

The driver of the truck, a 55-year-old man from Redbank Plains, was not physically injured during the crash.

The Forensic Crash Unit continues to investigate.

Police have been attempting to contact the cyclist's family.[/quote]
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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby biker jk » Wed Apr 27, 2016 3:07 pm

A cyclist, 79, was killed after being hit by a Toyota Corolla while riding across a pedestrian crossing, police said.

The woman driver, 42, turned right into Ware Street, colliding with the bike about 9.20pm, police said.


http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/two-pedestria ... ofpmx.html

http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/0 ... dney-crash

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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby geoff_tewierik » Thu Jun 23, 2016 8:53 pm

Cyclist killed in a hit and run in West Footscray this afternoon.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-23/d ... ay/7538820

Police on the hunt for the driver.

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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby il padrone » Thu Jun 23, 2016 11:25 pm

A photo of the man police want to speak to about this callous hit-run in Footscray. Share it about folks - he will be found.

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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby Mulger bill » Thu Jun 23, 2016 11:43 pm

il padrone wrote:A photo of the man police want to speak to about this callous hit-run in Footscray. Share it about folks - he will be found.

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Wonder how they got that?
Looks almost stereotypical of yootman :x
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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby il padrone » Fri Jun 24, 2016 7:37 am

Bystander was quick with the mobile phone according to police on the radio.
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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby outnabike » Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:19 pm

I wonder if it is clear enough for the police to run his face through their license file pics. Some one will put him in, its not a bad pic.
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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby Duck! » Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:52 pm

Reports are that an arrest has been made. Hopefully the case is treated with the severity it deserves.
I had a thought, but it got run over as it crossed my mind.

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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby Bunged Knee » Fri Jun 24, 2016 2:10 pm

Duck! wrote:Reports are that an arrest has been made. Hopefully the case is treated with the severity it deserves.
The man was arrested by police at a Heidelberg residence this morning and is currently being interviewed.

From VicPoliceNews, http://www.vicpolicenews.com.au/news/10 ... scray.html
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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby il padrone » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:20 pm

Duck! wrote:Reports are that an arrest has been made. Hopefully the case is treated with the severity it deserves.
Our hit-run laws were reviewed and toughened about 5 years ago following the Eugene McGee debacle in SA. I think that a hit-run causing death now is punishable with up to 10 years prison.

If the police can be f***ed to lay a charge. If the judge or jury can be f***ed to find them guilty. Then if the judges bother to even apply a penalty :x :evil:

Our legal system remains dominated and run by autocentric morons !!!
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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby CKinnard » Fri Jun 24, 2016 6:04 pm

Have to agree with you IP. The mentality is cyclists are narcissists who put themselves in harm's way.
which is as neanderthal as thinking women who wear short skirts put themselves in harm's way.

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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby geoff_tewierik » Fri Jul 08, 2016 4:02 pm

We lost another cyclist in QLD yesterday.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensl ... q0769.html

That makes 7 for the year so far.

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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby Bunged Knee » Sat Jul 09, 2016 9:45 pm

A 12-year-old boy hit by a truck while riding his bike in Butler has died in hospital.

The boy, who had been riding without a helmet, reportedly underwent brain surgery in Royal Perth Hospital early on Friday after being transferred from Joondalup Health Campus, where he was taken following the incident on Thursday afternoon.

He later died.

Witnesses say boy was riding fast down a hill with no helmet and hit the side of a truck.

The crash occurred on the corner of Swavesey and Connolly Drive, Butler.

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/twelv ... q1kgv.html
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Car drives into family riding in Kununurra, killing 5yo

Postby Thoglette » Sun Jul 17, 2016 12:40 pm

Car and bike collide in Kununurra, leaving boy dead, dad and brother in hospital
ABC Online wrote:A five-year-old boy has been struck by a car and killed while on a bike ride with his dad and brother in Kununurra in Western Australia.

One bike was being ridden by the 37-year-old father with the five-year-old as a pillion passenger on Saturday afternoon.

A nine-year-old boy was riding alongside the pair on a second bicycle.

Police said a Toyota LandCruiser travelling west on Victoria Highway collided with the two bikes.

The youngest boy died at the scene, the man and other child received serious injuries and were flown to Darwin Hospital for treatment.

The 56-year-old man driving the car was not injured.

WA Police are asking for anyone who witnessed the crash to contact them.
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Re: Car drives into family riding in Kununurra, killing 5yo

Postby redsonic » Sun Jul 17, 2016 2:40 pm

Thoglette wrote:Car and bike collide in Kununurra, leaving boy dead, dad and brother in hospital
ABC Online wrote:A five-year-old boy has been struck by a car and killed while on a bike ride with his dad and brother in Kununurra in Western Australia.

One bike was being ridden by the 37-year-old father with the five-year-old as a pillion passenger on Saturday afternoon.

A nine-year-old boy was riding alongside the pair on a second bicycle.

Police said a Toyota LandCruiser travelling west on Victoria Highway collided with the two bikes.

The youngest boy died at the scene, the man and other child received serious injuries and were flown to Darwin Hospital for treatment.

The 56-year-old man driving the car was not injured.

WA Police are asking for anyone who witnessed the crash to contact them.
How horrific. :( I hope the injured pull through and that the investigation works out what went wrong.

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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby BianchiCam » Sun Jul 17, 2016 10:27 pm

Bloody hell.

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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby CKinnard » Sat Jul 23, 2016 7:18 pm

A sad reminder that cyclists must never expect motorists to be competent and vigilant, whether the cyclist is riding within the law or not.

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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby Rajdanto » Mon Jul 25, 2016 3:21 pm

I am so sick of seeing this line in news reports of cyclist fatalities;
'The 56-year-old man driving the car was not injured.'
Do they do it to remind motorists just how dangerous cyclists are to motorists?

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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby BianchiCam » Tue Jul 26, 2016 10:46 pm

Called 'conditioning'

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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby cp123 » Wed Jul 27, 2016 2:35 pm

or 'the cyclist was not wearing a helmet' - even if the cyclists had no head injuries and head injuries weren't even the cause of the accident, or the death.


oh but I guess it is the law so if they don't have a helmet they must've been a renegade. or something.

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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby geoff_tewierik » Tue Aug 09, 2016 11:32 am

Cyclist died on Go Between Bridge this morning.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensl ... qo3am.html

Medical incident prior to crash and critical head injuries.

8 in QLD so far this year.

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Re: 2016 Cycling fatalities

Postby biker jk » Thu Sep 08, 2016 2:33 pm

Australian mother of four killed in the US

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