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This makes me so sad and then really mad. I was pulled under one of those massive HGV, but luckily got out just before it caught my foot. He overtook me then turned the corner and I had to stop and then his back wheel was suddenly grabbing my back wheel. My bike got pulled under and it was such a slow manoeuver. I was shouting at the guy but he couldn't hear all the way up there in his ivory tower. Took him a good ten seconds to slooowly cut the corner and crush my bike. I could only imagine what a slow death that is.
My heart goes out to anyone who suffrers this and to their family and friends. We've got to ban these HGV from the centres, or at least have proper concrete barriers between them and the cycle lanes. They do a great job in Paris. I was over there cycling everywhere and have never felt safer. They have real proper cycle-lanes that are completely shielded and seperated from other traffic. But here I rarely go out on my bike any more. I just couldn't go through an experience like that again. Next time I know I wouldn't be so lucky.
Today I heard this story and felt sick.
And when I hear people going on about it being the bad cyclists fault I have to cry because it's always the safe guys that get killed. Dare-devils rarely do. That's sod's law for you (not that I would wish an accident anyone).
Whoever you were. God bless and Rest In Peace.