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BQ's Matthew Coley ride
Hi all,
I did the ride on Saturday for Matthew Coley. There was a huge turnout, and BQ and Qld Police did a great job of organising people. We all got yellow crepe paper streamers for our handlebars and stickers on our backs (unfortunately it really was "Hit and Run, it's no fun! I wouldn't, would you?"). It was only a short ride but took about half an hour and there was plenty of media attention. Have to admit it was a bit scary riding in a group of people who weren't used to group rides - I took a friend who hadn't ridden like that before, but I gave him all the rules on the way there. Think several hundred people and no one yelling "stopping". The police did a great job of keeping traffic out of the way, and Matthew's wife gave a moving speech and was very grateful for everyone who turned up. The Deputy Mayor came on the ride with us. He spoke afterwards; one of his comments earned applause, it went something like, "I went skydiving this morning up at Redcliffe and I've got to say, cycling on Brisbane roads can be a hell of a lot scarier than jumping out of a plane." Prizes were given out randomly and both recipients donated them back to the family for future raffles, etc. We got "play fair - share the road" stickers which I'll keep handy to slap on cars that get too close to me. I guess the irony was that once proceedings were over, people went to ride home, and I'm assuming it wasn't just me who nearly got wiped out several times by cars! Tam |
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BQ's Matthew Coley ride
"Tamyka Bell" wrote
I did the ride on Saturday for Matthew Coley. He's recovering well isn't he? But they still haven't caught the driver? This kind of thing could be done for every cyclist killed or seriously injured on the road due to someone's dodgy driving. If it can draw so many people, it _has_ to be beneficial for raising drivers' awareness of cyclists on the roads, surely? hippy |
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BQ's Matthew Coley ride
hippy wrote:
"Tamyka Bell" wrote I did the ride on Saturday for Matthew Coley. He's recovering well isn't he? But they still haven't caught the driver? This kind of thing could be done for every cyclist killed or seriously injured on the road due to someone's dodgy driving. If it can draw so many people, it _has_ to be beneficial for raising drivers' awareness of cyclists on the roads, surely? hippy He is recovering well, and his family is very pleased to have him home. The ride gave me a bit of a warm and fuzzy, too, because I think it must have drawn a lot of attention to the situation, and I'd happily do the same for any other cyclist or for anyone in a hit-and-run. No one has come forward still, and I think that's tragic. I hope it's because the person who did it kept it secret and has already died in an accident somehow. I don't want to believe that someone hit a cyclist, didn't know, went home and saw it on TV, saw damage to their car and decided to ignore it; or worse, hit a cyclist, realised it, and sped off; and either way has decided they can live with that knowledge. T PS It's so wet in BrisVegas today, the rain is like a big grey curtain that totally destroys all visibility, so if you're cycling PLEASE consider taking the train and PLEASE at least wear bright colours and use flashing lights and PLEASE pull over when it gets really heavy and use cycle paths wherever possible. |
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