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Two more terrible cycling deaths today
There were two more terrible cycling deaths today. One along the M4 near St. Marys, another not far from Canberra. And how did the Sydney Moaning Herald report this? Did they alert the public to the dangers of cyclist face? Did they urge motorists to take care around cyclists? No, all they did was seek to blame the dead cyclist for causing a traffic jam. "Cycling accident causes M4 delays" A href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/cycling-accident-causes-m4-delays/2005/0" target=_blank_http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/cycling-accident-causes-m4-delays/2005/0_9/24/1126982257674.html (\"http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/cycling-accident-causes-m4-delays/2005/09/24/1126982257674.html\") No wonder motorist treat us with contempt when that pathetic rag seems to think that a cycling fatality is no more serious than a "[traffic] delay". *******s Scotty PS. Channel Packer just reported the deceased cyclist as a senior (NSW) policeman. Maybe the cops might start taking anti cycling road rage a touch more seriously now. May he rest in peace. -- scotty72 |
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Two more terrible cycling deaths today
Scotty...It's good to read the full article...
"One male cyclist was killed and another injured when they collided on a motorway in Sydney's west today. All westbound lanes of the M4 have been closed following the accident about 8am today, a NSW police spokeswoman said. Witnesses have told police two cyclists were travelling in the same direction in the breakdown lane when they collided." Seems to me that one cyclist caused the death of a fellow cyclist (wonder if they knew each other or were related?). What were they doing cycling in the breakdown lane? Were their bicycles broken? ihatepoliticalcorrectness scotty72 wrote: There were two more terrible cycling deaths today. One along the M4 near St. Marys, another not far from Canberra. And how did the Sydney Moaning Herald report this? Did they alert the public to the dangers of cyclist face? Did they urge motorists to take care around cyclists? No, all they did was seek to blame the dead cyclist for causing a traffic jam. "Cycling accident causes M4 delays" A href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/cycling-accident-causes-m4-delays/2005/0" target=_blank_http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/cycling-accident-causes-m4-delays/2005/0_9/24/1126982257674.html (\"http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/cycling-accident-causes-m4-delays/2005/09/24/1126982257674.html\") No wonder motorist treat us with contempt when that pathetic rag seems to think that a cycling fatality is no more serious than a "[traffic] delay". *******s Scotty PS. Channel Packer just reported the deceased cyclist as a senior (NSW) policeman. Maybe the cops might start taking anti cycling road rage a touch more seriously now. May he rest in peace. -- scotty72 |
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Two more terrible cycling deaths today
Ihatepoliticalcorrectness Wrote: Seems to me that one cyclist caused the death of a fellow cyclist (wonder if they knew each other or were related?). What were they doing cycling in the breakdown lane? Were their bicycles broken? Crap immature trolling. Ignore. -- cfsmtb |
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Two more terrible cycling deaths today
Ihatepoliticalcorrectness Wrote: Scotty...It's good to read the full article... "One male cyclist was killed and another injured when they collided on a motorway in Sydney's west today. All westbound lanes of the M4 have been closed following the accident about 8am today, a NSW police spokeswoman said. Witnesses have told police two cyclists were travelling in the same direction in the breakdown lane when they collided." Seems to me that one cyclist caused the death of a fellow cyclist (wonder if they knew each other or were related?). What were they doing cycling in the breakdown lane? Were their bicycles broken? ihatepoliticalcorrectness scotty72 wrote: There were two more terrible cycling deaths today. One along the M4 near St. Marys, another not far from Canberra. And how did the Sydney Moaning Herald report this? Did they alert the public to the dangers of cyclist face? Did they urge motorists to take care around cyclists? No, all they did was seek to blame the dead cyclist for causing a traffic jam. "Cycling accident causes M4 delays" A href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/cycling-accident-causes-m4-delays/2005/0" target=_blank_http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/cycling-accident-causes-m4-delays/2005/0_9/24/1126982257674.html (\"http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/cycling-accident-causes-m4-delays/2005/09/24/1126982257674.html\") No wonder motorist treat us with contempt when that pathetic rag seems to think that a cycling fatality is no more serious than a "[traffic] delay". *******s Scotty PS. Channel Packer just reported the deceased cyclist as a senior (NSW) policeman. Maybe the cops might start taking anti cycling road rage a touch more seriously now. May he rest in peace. -- scotty72 I make it a policy not to argue with idiots (as you can't make an idiot see that he is an idiot) Obviously, I am unable to respond to you any further. Scotty -- scotty72 |
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Two more terrible cycling deaths today
On 24 Sep 2005 02:37:46 -0700, Ihatepoliticalcorrectness
wrote: [...] Witnesses have told police two cyclists were travelling in the same direction in the breakdown lane when they collided." Seems to me that one cyclist caused the death of a fellow cyclist (wonder if they knew each other or were related?). What were they doing cycling in the breakdown lane? The M4 brakedown lane is a cycle path. Infact its the only safe cycle route between Penrith and Prospect. I train on it reguallly as well as use it to commute to my perent's place on almost a weekly basis. Unfortitly this accedent doesn't supprise me, though I expected that an accedent would have occured near the wallgrove road turn off where works have narrowed the bike path to a single bike width. -- Please excuse my spelling as I suffer from agraphia. See http://dformosa.zeta.org.au/~dformosa/Spelling.html to find out more. Free the Memes. |
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Two more terrible cycling deaths today
scotty72 Wrote: There were two more terrible cycling deaths today. One along the M4 near St. Marys, another not far from Canberra. The one at Batehaven was a scooter, which is legally a toy? -- aeek |
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Two more terrible cycling deaths today
aeek Wrote: The one at Batehaven was a scooter, which is legally a toy? ok, sorry - didn't realise that but he is still equally dead -- scotty72 |
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Two more terrible cycling deaths today
"David Formosa (aka ? the Platypus)"
wrote in : On 24 Sep 2005 02:37:46 -0700, Ihatepoliticalcorrectness wrote: [...] Witnesses have told police two cyclists were travelling in the same direction in the breakdown lane when they collided." Seems to me that one cyclist caused the death of a fellow cyclist (wonder if they knew each other or were related?). What were they doing cycling in the breakdown lane? The M4 brakedown lane is a cycle path. Infact its the only safe cycle route between Penrith and Prospect. I train on it reguallly as well as use it to commute to my perent's place on almost a weekly basis. Unfortitly this accedent doesn't supprise me, though I expected that an accedent would have occured near the wallgrove road turn off where works have narrowed the bike path to a single bike width. That's the thing about the authorities in NSW. They allow people to ride on the breakdown lane on things like the M4 (does that pass through Macquarie Uni on the way to the city?). and then they closed them off the works. The same thing with part of the North South Freeway leading to Sydney Harbour bridge. On the bike map you can ride on the breakdown lane but just before the Freeway joins back on to the Pacific Highway they closed off the breakdown for road works and the cyclists are forced on to totally obscure suburban roads (at least for a Queenslander who tried to ride on Sydney roads :-() |
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Two more terrible cycling deaths today
The Doctor Wrote: "David Formosa (aka ? the Platypus)" That's the thing about the authorities in NSW. They allow people to ride on the breakdown lane on things like the M4 (does that pass through Macquarie Uni on the way to the city?). and then they closed them off the works. The same thing with part of the North South Freeway leading to Sydney Harbour bridge. On the bike map you can ride on the breakdown lane but just before the Freeway joins back on to the Pacific Highway they closed off the breakdown for road works and the cyclists are forced on to totally obscure suburban roads (at least for a Queenslander who tried to ride on Sydney roads :-() Na, that's the M2 (that passes Macquarie Uni) but, you're right. They just expect that, as if by magic, cyclists will simply teleport themselves around these road works. Scotty -- scotty72 |
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Two more terrible cycling deaths today
scotty72 wrote:
Na, that's the M2 (that passes Macquarie Uni) but, you're right. They just expect that, as if by magic, cyclists will simply teleport themselves around these road works. I was surprised to find that the roadworks on the M5 for Brooks road have put in a new pathway for their bicycle diversion. Heading south from the crossroads, they want you to take Campbelltown road, which I thought was a major bummer because I couldn't see how you got back onto freeway. I'm not sure what is marked as I haven't ridden their diversion, but you can get back onto the M5/Hume Highway from Williams Road by a little path they have put in beside a creek. Interesting. http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...982257674.html |
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