2012-10-16 - Rider Down/Fatality, High Street/Wood Street, High Barnet (London)

I checked that no one else had posted this, but I can't see it anywhere.

I saw on twitter that a cyclist was killed in Barnet today.

Reports:
http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/topstories/9987888.Young_cyclist_killed_by_lorry/

http://www.barnet-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=36123&headline=Cyclist%20dies%20following%20lorry%20collision

RIP poor lady rider.

Sorry for the poor formatting, I'm posting from my phone.

Horrible news. It's this junction here:

http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=51.653103,-0.200197&spn=0.000775,0.001725&t=h&z=19

Rest in peace.

Dreadful news.

RIP

:( Rest in peace.

Rip!

Shocking news, thoughts and prayers for the lady and her family.
Ride safe everyone :(

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feel really bad that i had a little moan at the traffic up here this evening. very sad news.

RIP lady cyclist.

RIP, such a waste.

RIP ... Thoughts with family and friends, so sad.

Looks horribly narrow.

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=St+John+The+Baptist+Church,+Wood+Street,+Barnet&hl=en&ll=51.653409,-0.201091&spn=0.005724,0.011523&sll=51.654555,-0.201613&sspn=0.011449,0.023046&oq=st+john+the+bap&hq=St+John+The+Baptist+Church,&hnear=Wood+St,+Barnet,+United+Kingdom&t=m&fll=51.653083,-0.203955&fspn=0.005725,0.011523&z=17&layer=c&cbll=51.653466,-0.201209&panoid=c_aS2-UC_jIXo_DBS7BGVQ&cbp=12,135.13,,0,8.99

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=St+John+The+Baptist+Church,+Wood+Street,+Barnet&hl=en&ll=51.653176,-0.200447&spn=0.005724,0.011523&sll=51.654555,-0.201613&sspn=0.011449,0.023046&oq=st+john+the+bap&hq=St+John+The+Baptist+Church,&hnear=Wood+St,+Barnet,+United+Kingdom&t=m&fll=51.653083,-0.203955&fspn=0.005725,0.011523&z=17&layer=c&cbll=51.653255,-0.200619&panoid=AEmGSzt6MUSVVWGt_cdUWA&cbp=12,282.14,,0,17.38

I don't want to speculate at all, but it does make me more determined than ever to ride somewhere towards the right of the lane on these kind of roads, you just don't want a lorry to even THINK about passing you there (and I am not saying that one did here).

Much love. RIP .

RIP, refreshing the home page and finding the black logo makes me sad

Very sad

RIP rider. A sad loss.

RIP fellow cyclist, what awful news. Chills my bones when I log on to the forum to see the black logo..

Sad times again. RIP fellow rider.

Rip

Oh No. RIP Lady

Awful news.
Rest easy lady rider.

Chills my bones when I log on to the forum to see the black logo..

Same! RIP.

The black banner strikes again :-( RIP.

May the wind be always at your back and the road dry and downhill.

Black banner day :-( take care out there people. RIP fellow rider.

I occasionally use that route coming back from Potters Bar, will be thinking of you next time I pass, RIP.