2009-03-20 - Rider Down, Uxbridge Road + Askew Road

Curious, as when I passed a bit later, there was a police van parked out in the cordoned off section and there was a bike with buckled wheels in the back.

Hm, there's usually a bit of confusion in initial reporting, let's wait to see what comes out.

Still, whether pedestrian or cyclist, it's grim and as the toll mounts up I understand less and less why we allow such lethal machinery loose on our streets.

The machinery itself isn't lethal, it's the way people use it that lethal. Stating the obvious, really. Better driver training, better HGV design, better mirrors, better working conditions for drivers, etc.--are all factors that need to improve for the whole situation to improve.