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Rider under a cement mixer turning onto the Poynders road roundabout from Kings Avenue, Brixton/Clapham. Looked very bad, paramedics everywhere, road closed etc, sent a chill down my spine. Air ambulance turned up as I went past, but on the way back they were loading the person into an ordinary ambulance so I don't know what that means.

No prizes for guessing how it happened.

Shit not again. Face covered?

Oh God. Not again.

Please be ok...

FFS, this has to stop. Fingers crossed for whoever was involved.

When did you see this sgt-pluck?

I couldn't tell.

Twenty mins ago.

Oh shit.

Hope they are ok.

Fuck this shit...Seriously! I'm building a ride for my missus atm, given all the drama that's going on don't know whether I will let her ride it.

^^ I share your thoughts. My wife (+foetus) currently cycling in central London. Hope angels were watching over Poynders Road.

SHIT!

I know that exact place and it's a c*** of a bit of road, buses and cars vying for one lane having been 2 lanes less than 50yrds previous. I cycle up it sometimes to Streatham to cut out Brixton

Doesn't sound too good :-(

Speechless.

this is on my route. Jesus i hope they are okay.

It doesn't make sense to not let your wife ride, just tell her to stay away from the dangers. I understand your concern but cyclint brings a lot to peoples life, try to avoid the negative aspects

The first thing you can all do is tell other cyclists (on your commutes, friends, colleagues etc) to stay away from the insides of HGV, It happens every day. When you see it call it out, tell them dangers and urge them to tell others.
word of mouth will get out quicker than an organised campaign. both together will have a greater impact

There are 7,130 odd people viewing this forum now, if each one of those told one other person we would soon get the message out.
There are an estimated 500,000 bike journeys made in the capital every day, so best get started spreading the word


This is horrible news, i hope they pull through

Meh, hope it's not another fatality :(

[QUOTE=Greasy Slag;951579]It doesn't make sense to not let your wife ride, just tell her to stay away from the dangers.
^^Don't get me wrong GS, cycling's still certainly on the agenda, just getting more nervous these days.

Please let them be ok.

+1

Please please not again. Really hope they're ok

Fully understand - I get a cold shiver when these come up on any route i know people to commute on. it's nice to get out together and build her awereness/confidence up - win / win

I'm Wondering if a small thing such as trying to get as many cyclists to wear black arm bands or something would help, just to raise awareness.
Every little bit surely helps.

This saddens me greatly.

terrible news, hope they are alright.

+1

makes me sick this !

so many idiots behind the wheel dont care dont think ......
just earlier i had a giant truck trying to overtake me on a narrow road , for no reason other than they were desperate to get to a junction 3 seconds before me . they could have easily killed me the way they were driving.......

and the mayor wants us to cycle ?

oh shit not again - please let them be ok.

Fingers crossed said rider will be fine.

Your fears can be remedied by getting her to take some cycle training.

oh god, this makes me sick to my stomach. not again...

please let the rider be ok

[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Very sad news, hope they’ll pull through. I too am in the process of building a bike for my girlfriend… makes me slightly tentative.[/FONT][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]The Mayor / council keep encouraging us to ‘get on our bikes’, but accidents like this just perpetuate reasons not to.[/FONT][/SIZE]

thoughts go out to the rider and those who know her.

hope she's ok

+1

Her? is that confirmed?

They should make all drivers, cycle for 6 months on the roads before getting their license. Perhaps then drivers would appreciate others more vulnerable than them on the road!

:(

I live just around the corner from there, that road always seemed one of the wider / safer.

Thoughts go out to all involved.

awful news. 2 in 48hours?
I like the black armbands idea, something visible and memorable to aid a cause. like the ribbons/wristbands vibe.

hope she gets well soon and gets back on her bike

My heart sinks again, I hope to God the rider is ok?

+1

very sad and chilling news once again, my heart goes out to the male rider and close ones.

^Nice idea.

Seriously, not much i can say that hasn't already been said both here today and yesterdays incident and the other 6 we've had this year so far :(
My thoughts really do go out to everyone involved and hopes for a recovery.
Ride safe....X

Thanks Sniffy. Think it would only work en masse however for full impact.
I'll mention it at the action meeting on Tuesday.
Time to do something about this.

I for one am sick of being treated like a nuisance on the roads.

horrible horrible horrible. it's always sad to hear this sort of news. black armbands would be a nice touch if this could spread beyond the people on this forum.

Devastating....

I too live just around the corner from this and that junction has borne witness to many accidents. My sympathies to all involved.

At the risk of sounding very controversial, given the circumstances, I witnessed a cyclist get crushed by a truck at the junction of Sloane Street and Cadogan Place earlier this year. In this particular incident the cyclist was totally at fault as the truck was turning left off Sloane Street, having indicated his intent, but for some reason the cyclist decided to undertake him. Inevitably there was no way that the truck driver could have seen the cyclist as at the point of turning the cyclist would not have been visible in his mirrors. I have also witnessed many other incidents of cyclist stupidity undertaking busses and other vehicles that are turning left having properly indicated their intent.

The summer always brings out the fair weather brigade many of whom have very little road craft,if any, and it's hardly any wonder that such accidents occur. Those of us who are more experienced (and particularly as car drivers ourselves) might be less likely to be involved in such incidents.

Perhaps cycle retailers should do more to encourage more riders to take part in cycling proficiency schemes, or even make it compulsory when purchasing a new bike, so that can at least some basic road craft skills can be taught particularly to those that do not or never have driven/ridden on public roads.

I am in no way defending car/truck drivers as of course there are a great many of them who drive in a most idiotic and dangerous way, I'm merely saying that in some cases they are not always at fault and that as a community we ought to perhaps do more to encourage safer riding skills.

Am teary :(
This is all getting abit too much, and also scaring me:(

And agreed on the blackarmbands, perhaps with a white bike as a logo if pos.

I hope the cyclists is going to be alright.

as for the armband thing, I can't see how would that work, first impression would be some sort of political organisation if I saw someone with that band.

finepics, there's a time and place for that.

Fair point. Just a small idea.
I would have though that a black arm band only signifies mourning and colours are political however.

Maybe this is exactly the time and place - to remind us all that London roads are bloody dangerous - something we sometimes (me included) perhaps all too quickly forget.

Hope they're ok, my thoughts are with the family and friends of the rider.

Well I think it's a useful idea with the action group that Eilidh's sister Kate is forming..

finepics, what I mean is that the topic has been covered to great length already, as well as being too early to make judgement about the incident that happen on the roundabout today.

best to not speculate what happen, it easy to spread misinformation about something we don't know.

it's like the spokecard idea that sound great in our head, but completely useless in reality (no one look at bicycle's wheel, and impossible to read while in motion, etc.).

it could work if there are going to be another memorial/reminder ride where all the cyclists have the same armband, but at the same time, it could be a political ride.

point being, there are a surprising number of people who has no idea what a white bike represent (unless the bike have a big "RIP" sign on it).

Big +1. I'm just desperately hoping the being loaded into an ambulance thing could be a good sign.