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RIP Frank. My thoughts go to his friends and family.
Why cant we be safe on the roads? Lack of safety and plenty of gamble with life on the road is what stopped me riding. And I only went out for a ride once.
I bought myself a nice bike, went out on it one sunny day. Rode very sensibly. Couldnt have been a nuisance to traffic on that 5 min ride, on a quiet road. Then I had a very near miss with a hatchback. The driver decided to turn right, even though I was clearly visibly almost at the junction already. And even though it was my right of way. Glad I had a front brake and stopped right on time. Otherwise the driver wouldve wiped me out.
Why can we not be safe? I always loved bikes as a child. Thought I can pick it up again. But now with responsibilities, I just cannot justify taking the risk. Makes me really sad seeing how much activity goes on in this Riders Down Section. I mean is there nobody from the authorities looking at this? This website highlights just how dangerous it really is out there. One life lost is not acceptable. There should be no acceptable number of deaths per year! And are bike manufacturers/sellers/shops etc lobbying making safer roads? It would be a good investment of time and money for them since if anything towards better safety actually happens then there will be more people cycling and buying cylcing goods.
Sorry to moan. But this is why there are hoards of cycling wannabes like me.
Respect to all of you guys who ride regularly. I definitely will be a friend on the road in my car and will drive sensibly and be considerate of you riders.