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hippy
Don't expect any competence at all from the AFP Canberra police in this case. It is a small force, there are only about 10 road fatalities a year, Mike was only the second cyclist to be killed in a crash with another vehicle since 2010. Like most police in Australia I doubt whether they have a positive attitude to cyclists.
I don't know how closely the coroners there work with the police. In ACT all magistrates are also coroners. The magistrate in this case has an impressive CV but it is hard to tell how she might regard long distance cyclists and if she is prepared to criticise the police for careless work.