2017-03-31 - Rider down (fatality), Mike Hall during the Indian Pacific Wheel Race

https://cycle.org.au/index.php/articles/the-big-issues/mike-hall-inquest

The investigation attempted to blame Mike for not making himself
conspicuous enough for drivers to see him. However, video footage
showed his lights to be bright, and showed him having a reflector on
his bag, reflective leg warmers and white arm bands. And to make
matters worse, the AFP disposed of all Mike’s clothing, and ‘lost’ his
bag with the reflective material. And since, previously, all counsel
present at the Inquest had agreed to suppress all photographs of the
body, in the interest of justice, the public will even know for
certain what Mike was wearing at the time he was struck.

The investigation attempted to blame Mike when it recreated his bike,
but without the correct voltage (they used only a 6-volt battery),
without his reflective gear, without the front light pool on the road
in front of the bike, and without a rider or any riding motion.
Additionally, the bike in the recreation was placed far to the left of
the fog line so that it was almost out of sight of a driver’s line of
vision.

When elements of the AFP investigation were challenged by a lawyer for
the organisers, the Coroner said that the Court was not going to
criticise the AFP investigation.