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Another Cyclist Fatality (in Canada)
The other night I decided to have a look at www.trailheadlights.com as I
remembered it was a guy in Canada who made some pretty cool carbon fibre light mounts. I went to the "order online" page to have a look at prices and found that the guy who owns the site (Duane) has had his 20 y.o. son Kyle killed whilst cycling. From the sounds of things, the guy driving the car has shown no remorse even though he was 100% to blame (sounds familiar??) I sent Duane an email with my condolences and some details about the recent case with Eugene McGee and the subsequent "Wheels for Justice" rides. I also asked his permission to post the link to the page about his son in this forum. Duane said it was OK and below is the direct link to the page and an extract from his email.... http://www.mokahousekills.com/ email from Duane Thank you for your kind note. You have my permission to spread the word about this with the aim of getting bicycles accepted as road users and encouraging people to take responsibility for their actions. The driver that killed Kyle is being charged with "driving with undue care and attention". Even causing death this usually seems to bring a fine of around $500. In spite of this and the fact that police and insurance have determined him to be 100% at fault the driver refuses to take responsibility. He has requested and been given several continuances, the latest so he can engage an engineering firm to analyze the "accident". Our only consolation in having this dragged out is that weasel lawyers will be costing him thousands. Ride safe Duane I think I am pretty safe in saying that as a group, our thoughts are with you Duane. Ride On, Gags |
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