2009-06-12 - Rider Down/Fatality, Holborn

RIP. deeply saddening news. My heart goes out to everyone involved, family, friends, and witnesses.

Such a terrible waste of a young life. RIP Emma and my deepest sympathies to friends and family.

An awful story: horrific for everyone involved. Sincerest condolences, Riccardo.

Watch your backs, people.

Riccardo, I am so sorry for your tragic loss. please send my condolences to all Emma's family and friends. My heart goes out to you all. Words are just not enough.

I cannot believe the gutless, selfish behaviour of the driver. I am caught between tears and anger.

Riccardo

I have only just seen your posts. I am so sorry for your loss and for the anguish that you must have gone through and still be going through. Your loss has touched us all and you and Emma will be in our thoughts as we cycle.

this makes me sad and angry - what a terrible waste of life

Another young womans life tragically taken deepest sympathy to yourself riccardo, and to her family and friends.
Ride safe people

Riccardo, I'm sorry to for your loss, I can not imagine what you must be feeling. Rest in peace Emma.

Ride safe everyone. such sad news.

Riccardo,

I was close to tears reading the note you wrote.
I'm sorry that you have to experience such a tragedy, and I hope that the support of the people on this forum is a help to you.

Riccardo, i can only echo what has been said.
my heartfelt sympathies to you and to emma's family.
may she rest peacefully.

horrible news. riccardo, I'm so sorry for your loss...

What a tragedy, my thoughts go out to all involved.
How brutal a death. So dire.

Sleep in peace.

Tragic and scary. RIP.

RIP

My condolences, Riccardo.

Deepest condolences to Riccardo and the family

RIP

My thoughts are with Riccardo and Emma's family and friends. I'll definately make the memorial ride.

RIP Emma, stay strong Riaccardo!

I am so sorry for your loss, and I'm gutted I can't make the memorial ride. Like others on here, I struggled to keep it together reading what you wrote. I hope she gets justice. RIP.

i'm so sorry to hear this. i ride past here twice a day on my commute and i'll think of her every time. my deepest sympathies to riccardo and to emma's family. another tragedy on our roads. RIP

I just had a little cry reading this, sorry for your loss Riccardo, my thoughts are with you and of course Emmas friends and family,

stay safe peops

i'm also utterly choked up reading this. deep deep sympathy and healing thoughts to you and emma's family riccardo. such a tragedy.

Ah man.... Words truly fail me.

Peace to you my man, Rest In Peace Emma.

can't imagine what you're going through but hope you are doing ok. your message was very moving. so sorry for your loss.

Thoughts going out to friends and family. And hoping that the first rider was ok.

The frequency of these threads is terrifying. What is worrying, is that given the numbers of cyclists on the road in London (and the cycling ability of some of them), there seem to be relatively few casualties from cars these days. What seems to have increased is the number of collisions with heavy vehicles.

If I recall correctly, the statistics about cycling injuries on London roads from 2004, it was only 6 fatalities, all of which were left hooks from heavy vehicles. From reading this forum, it seems that that figure has been passed in the first half of this year.

2004 was the lowest for a while. Since 2000, the number is 6 - 9 London cyclists killed by collisions with lorries per year. I think it highly unwise to speculate about the cycling ability of those killed. Emma Foa and Eilidh were both relatively experienced cyclists, and Eilidh was well aware of the dangers to cyclists from lorries.

I don't know where you got the number that all 6 fatalities were left hooks - I don't remember seeing a breakdown for 2004 by manouevre. As far as I know, the only such analysis of London cyclist fatalities was the London Road Safety Unit survey of 1999 - 2003.

More stats and stuff here: http://www.movingtargetzine.com/article/met-police-traffic-unit-says-9-london-cyclists-killed-by-lorries-in-2008

My own view of how to deal with lorries is here: http://www.movingtargetzine.com/article/the-junction-where-emma-foa-was-killed

Tragic. My deepest sympathy.

For those wishing to take part in Emma's memorial ride, details can be found here: http://www.londonfgss.com/thread24568.html