2012-03-23 - Rider Down/Fatality, Deptford Church Street (London)

^Good call, Marmoset. I'm on Crossfields also, and will second your suggestion to the Tenants Association.

Driver was arrested, then bailed after handing himself in to the cops, but not before taking all the options a scumbag can think of:

• Leaving the scene
  
• Driving back to the scene to check how badly he'd f*ked up
  
• Leaving the scene again
  
• Abandoning his motor in a side-street and legging it
  
  

TJ was a teenager, of Nigerian background, and always on his bike. For cultural reasons, this is pretty unusual. He was truly well-thought of and respected.

To make it clear to those who haven't clicked the links, TJ was crossing Deptford Church Street on the toucan crossing when the car struck him.

I don't know the state of the lights and other details when he was crossing, but it's a dodgy crossing simply because it is in the middle of a straight on a fast dual-carriageway. Drivers don't keep to the limit, and don't look for the lights. Even when they are on red, drivers are reluctant to stop.

It's best to cross there as if you are not actually at an official crossing, and it's dangerous even then.