Cyclist down - A82 Fort William

[glasgowcyclist]

A cyclist has been killed in a collision with a lorry in Fort William. From the description given in the news report this is very near to the spot where Jason McIntyre was killed in 2008.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-37126618

GC

[Edited to remove age of victim inaccurately reported by me, don't know where I got that from.]

 

[flyingfifi]

Its near at the esso petrol station again its a bad road

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

It is my local dual carriageway. I wouldn't dream of cycling on it unless I had too (north of Tarbet where the cycle path stops I mean).

I have been told that statistically it isn't too bad, blah blah blah, but having lived next to it and travelled up and down it all my life, I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole, even at somewhere quiet.
It wouldn't be so bad, but there is that stretch alongside Loch Lomond that is so narrow it is downright treacherous.

Unfortunately, it appears to be the main route for cycle tourers, which just makes me cringe at the thought.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Its near at the esso petrol station again its a bad road

It's further north than that, it's near the BP station oposite the distillery.

For those who don't know the area, it's a single carriageway with a 30mph speed limit.
It's not a 'bad road', it's busy but is straight (at that point) with good visiblity and sight lines.

GC

 

[iandg]

It is my local dual carriageway. I wouldn't dream of cycling on it unless I had too (north of Tarbet where the cycle path stops I mean).

I have been told that statistically it isn't too bad, blah blah blah, but having lived next to it and travelled up and down it all my life, I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole, even at somewhere quiet.
It wouldn't be so bad, but there is that stretch alongside Loch Lomond that is so narrow it is downright treacherous.

Unfortunately, it appears to be the main route for cycle tourers, which just makes me cringe at the thought.

I couldn't hit the like button

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I suppose it isn't all that bad if you have no choice, after all, it isn't as if it is the A9 or anything, but still, I wouldn't want to cycle on it!

 

[flyingfifi]

No its in fort William i know the area i worked in mallaig on the boats

 

[glasgowcyclist]

No its in fort William i know the area i worked in mallaig on the boats

You could well be right that it's near the Esso station as there's now a picture added to the BBC report which shows the road being closed south of the A830.

However, the description of the locus in the report is "north of the roundabout junction with the A830" so that's why I had put it at the BP station.

GC