GB Triathlete killed whilst riding a TT on the A40, Wales

[DCLane]

This seems to have occurred during a TT last Thursday on the A40 in Mid-Wales: https://road.cc/content/news/driver-arrested-after-gb-triathlete-killed-during-time-trial-293461

RIP Rebecca.

 

[numbnuts]

RIP

 

[steveindenmark]

Thats sad.

 

[cougie uk]

Tragic. That poor family.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Tragic.

Years ago I used to drive that stretch of road quite often and can recall seeing TTs there a few times.

 

[Ian H]

Very sad. I've raced on those roads and always thought them relatively safe.

 

[Kingfisher101]

How awful, for her family and friends. What I think is that drivers under say 65 need to retake their tests every 5 years and those over 65 every couple of years or so.Many car drivers still dont give cyclists enough room and dont look properly either.

 

[Cycleops]

Don't think it's necessary to retake the test at 65 but I would advocate a medical at maybe 70+, every few years.
I'm still compos mentis at 72 but eyesight is also important and should be tested. The onus should also be on relatives to spot warning signs and maybe report if their relation continues driving.

 

[cougie uk]

Don't think it's necessary to retake the test at 65 but I would advocate a medical at maybe 70+, every few years.
I'm still compos mentis at 72 but eyesight is also important and should be tested. The onus should also be on relatives to spot warning signs and maybe report if their relation continues driving.

With an ageing population there's going to be a lot of deaths due to unfit drivers.

Hardly a week goes by without some Oap putting their car through a high street window.


If you want to drive a car you should be re tested regularly.
It's crazy that you can go decades and decades with no testing at all.

 

[GuyBoden]

What a terrible waste, I've cycled the A40 a few times when I was younger.

 

[raleighnut]

Sad news

 

[BoldonLad]

Don't think it's necessary to retake the test at 65 but I would advocate a medical at maybe 70+, every few years.
I'm still compos mentis at 72 but eyesight is also important and should be tested. The onus should also be on relatives to spot warning signs and maybe report if their relation continues driving.

With an ageing population there's going to be a lot of deaths due to unfit drivers.

Hardly a week goes by without some Oap putting their car through a high street window.


If you want to drive a car you should be re tested regularly.
It's crazy that you can go decades and decades with no testing at all.

A dreadful thing to happen..... very sad

According to the article, the driver was 47 years old..... so...... not sure what the relevance of Pensioners is, have they lowered the State Pension age to 40 in Wales?

 

[Cycleops]

According to the article, the driver was 47 years old..... so...... not sure what the relevance of Pensioners is, have they lowered the State Pension age to 40 in Wales?

Please don’t give them ideas. 😂

 

[raleighnut]

I'd bring in Mandatory re-tests for anyone convicted of a 'moving traffic violation' even speeding above a certain level like 10mph over the speed limit e.g.40 in a 30 limit

Tha standard of driving on British roads is abysmal

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Very sad, that section is dual carriageway with two lanes each side and clear sight lines. No excuse for what’s happened. I rode along it once to Raglan when my gps died on an audax.