Fatality on A4 Cycle Lane
OldSkoolKona
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Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere, but I read today the sad story about a cyclist, Michael Fletcher, killed before Christmas on a cycle lane on the A4 in London
Two things that hit home - the guy was an experienced cyclist, and the accident happened on a cycle lane, which highlights the hazards of some of these facilities.
There is an online petition were you can press for better cycling facilities on the A4 in memory of Michael, but do take it as an opportunity for those of you who use cycle lanes (and I include myself) to reflect and take care out there.
Two things that hit home - the guy was an experienced cyclist, and the accident happened on a cycle lane, which highlights the hazards of some of these facilities.
There is an online petition were you can press for better cycling facilities on the A4 in memory of Michael, but do take it as an opportunity for those of you who use cycle lanes (and I include myself) to reflect and take care out there.
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Signed+++++++++++++++++++++
we are the proud, the few, Descendents.
Panama - finally putting a nail in the economic theory of the trickle down effect.0 -
Also signed.
Very sad that they couldnt find any family.... I wonder if they have recently?0 -
Update - in reaction to the online petition, TfL are undertaking improvement work:
http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/4200704.Safety_boost_for_A4/0 -
OldSkoolKona wrote:Update - in reaction to the online petition, TfL are undertaking improvement work:
http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/4200704.Safety_boost_for_A4/
Good that they have decided to do some improvements. And its nice to see that the experts were shocked.
Hope things improve0 -
downfader wrote:OldSkoolKona wrote:Update - in reaction to the online petition, TfL are undertaking improvement work:
http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/4200704.Safety_boost_for_A4/
Good that they have decided to do some improvements. And its nice to see that the experts were shocked.
Hope things improve
indeed it's a horrible bit of road around there, though to be honest most cycle lanes like that ie next to a urban freeway? are risky as there are so many junctions and as your on the pavement cars don't notice as they are thinking about the road...0 -
Good to see that something positive may come from this terrible accident.'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.0
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Good that something is being done, but I can't help feeling that the positioning of the request for information sign right across the path is indicative of yet further misunderstanding of the cyclists needs and status
http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.c ... es/846902/?type=display0 -
alfablue wrote:Good that something is being done, but I can't help feeling that the positioning of the request for information sign right across the path is indicative of yet further misunderstanding of the cyclists needs and status
http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.c ... es/846902/?type=display
It appears to be attached to the pole in the centre of the cycle path....'Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze....0 -
I noticed that the driver of the car, was charged with causing death by careless driving:
http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.c ... adjourned/
Doesn't state anywhere what if anything his sentance was.0
