2009-04-09 - Rider Down/Fatality, Goswell Rd and Clerkenwell/Old St

Sad news. Ride safe people.

Really sad to here this. It is tragic.
So much more needs to be done to make London safer for cyclists. When are they going to realise that cyclists need to be properly respected and not side-lined.

Rip.

Rode past this morning... very sad :(

Two deaths on our roads this week is far too much unnecessary tragedy, and I would also like to send my sympathy to all affected.

rip

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Shitty, shitty news. It's far too many people these days. Scares the heck out of me. R.I.P.

Two deaths on our roads this week is far too much unnecessary tragedy, and I would also like to send my sympathy to all affected.

3, including the hit and run in Gerrard's Cross.

this saddens me. RIP.

truly awful, that. sincere condolences.
enjoy your easter weekends with the greatest of care, everyone.

So sad words can not really express
Ride safe all x

3, including the hit and run in Gerrard's Cross.

What happened here Hippy??

What happened here Hippy??

From: http://www.londonfgss.com/post624079-173.html

Cyclist Jim Fleming killed in Gerrard's Cross, leaving orphaned son.. police looking for witnesses/information. I just saw this on the news and found some articles:

http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/localnews/4256646.Cyclist_killed_in_Gerrards_Cross_named/

http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/localnews/4257165.Boy_left_orphaned_by_hit_and_run_driver/

http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/localnews/4276501.Video__hit_and_run_family_urge_driver_to_surrender/

I ride this stretch of road most weekends on the way to the Chilterns and during that recent TT. It worries me that this rider was probably more visible than me and it worries me further that people can hit someone and continue on, leaving someone to die. Sometimes I hate humans.

Such a tragic loss. My sincere thoughts go out to her friends and family. XXX

Thats shocking. odds on that person had no insurance of license and panicked. remember the story about the men in leeds who went on an 8 hour drinking binge and killed a cyclist driving home. carrying him on the bonnet for some distance and then trying to hide the car!?

A straight ban for life should be the starting point, you can't blame lorry drivers but incidents like these i can't see any reason why it shouldn't be man slaughter! it's sick

remember the story about the men in leeds who went on an 8 hour drinking binge and killed a cyclist driving home. carrying him on the bonnet for some distance and then trying to hide the car!?

and when in court, because he was so honest, his sentence was reduced to something like 4 years??

tragic. ride safe everyone

Be Careful

R.i.P

Rip

another tragedy on our streets. so sad RIP

horrible. thoughts and peace to her family and friends.
and thoughts to the driver who will live with it.

my sincerest to family and friends, I ride that junction everyday, damn it's going to be hard passing that intersection next week .. ride safe people.. peace

tragic news - 2 fatal accidents in as many days. my deepest sympathy to the families and friends of those riders.

this just confirms to me that the only safe way to ride is away from the curb weaving about in the middle of the road getting under everybodies nose - but also getting in their line of sight - another poor, poor girl - another hidious death - it makes me fucking sick

man that's bad news, i really find it difficult not going out with my wife on the roads, we have almost been squashed a few times. I have been riding round this city for 8 yrs solid, on road bikes to bmx and i drive here as well. I spend a lot of my time in certain parts of the city on the footpath if truth be known, there needs to be warnings for cyclists and motorists that for one reason or another the area they are driving/riding in is unsafe and caution must be taken. So sad and so sorry for those involved