I'll blame the lorry driver without knowing anything more about this specific accident.
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Cyclist fatality Southwark bridge today, lorry collision.
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Posted 18 September 2008 - 09:36:51
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Posted 18 September 2008 - 09:51:55
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spindrift said:
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My colleague says it was on the right hand side, northbound.
My colleague says it was on the right hand side, northbound.
Given the whole of upper Thames Street was closed, was it on the corner? I.e. turning left off UTS on tho the bridge. There are currently roadworks there at the moment and it's down to 1 narrow lane at the lights.
Horrible news
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Posted 18 September 2008 - 09:57:08
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Rhythm Thief said:
Yes, tipper drivers are paid by the load. No one likes them, even other lorry drivers.
Have to disagree with this.
On my 5 mile commute on town and rural roads I'm often passed byt tipper trucks owned by a comapny Graham Churchill Ltd. I'll often see three a day, sometimes more. Not once have I felt threatened, intimidated or frightened by them. I've been so impressed by their skills, patience and courtesy I phoned up their transport manager to pass on my thanks. To say she was delighted to hear what I had to say is an understatement.
Graham Churchill Ltd
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Posted 18 September 2008 - 10:16:07
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Wish i was on the bike today with camera. There was a taxi driver shouting at a pedestrian because she was walking across the road with the green man showing. He thought he could just drive through the crowd of people legally & safely crossing the road becuase he was already through the junction, obvisouly went through on red. If that makes sense? Glad their cabs are blowing up lol
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Posted 18 September 2008 - 10:31:39
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Another fatality in kensington- another cyclist, according to news desk Evening standard.
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Posted 18 September 2008 - 11:57:59
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joebe said:
Given the whole of upper Thames Street was closed, was it on the corner? I.e. turning left off UTS on tho the bridge. There are currently roadworks there at the moment and it's down to 1 narrow lane at the lights.
Horrible news
Horrible news
The accident wasn't on Southwark Bridge, but on the Eastbound carriageway on Upper Thames Street, just before Dowgate Hill. I actually decided to cycle that way this morning, and had to divert onto a side street due to the accident. Apparently it was a female cyclist and a site lorry that were involved. One policeman said she had tried to go between two lorries, but there was only one lorry parked at the scene.
Just awful.
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Posted 18 September 2008 - 12:01:12
Flyingfox said:
The accident wasn't on Southwark Bridge, but on the Eastbound carriageway on Upper Thames Street, just before Dowgate Hill. I actually decided to cycle that way this morning, and had to divert onto a side street due to the accident. Apparently it was a female cyclist and a site lorry that were involved. One policeman said she had tried to go between two lorries, but there was only one lorry parked at the scene.
Just awful.
Just awful.
Oh, thanks fox.
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Posted 18 September 2008 - 12:01:56
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Flyingfox said:
The accident wasn't on Southwark Bridge, but on the Eastbound carriageway on Upper Thames Street, just before Dowgate Hill. I actually decided to cycle that way this morning, and had to divert onto a side street due to the accident. Apparently it was a female cyclist and a site lorry that were involved. One policeman said she had tried to go between two lorries, but there was only one lorry parked at the scene.
Just awful.
Just awful.
According to City of London Police, a 40 year old male died at 07.20 on Upper Thames St this morning.
http://www.movingtar...-street#comment
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Posted 18 September 2008 - 12:18:19
8th London cyclist to have died as the result of a collision with a HGV/LGV/lorry in 2008.
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Posted 18 September 2008 - 12:20:11
Hiya.I work oposite where this tragic fatality occured this morning.It was a man not a lady.Our cctv caught the accident and according to the health and safety officer who saw the footage there were two lorrys following one another .The cyclist slighty swerved(not out of the bike lane) and basicly the lorry "hovered" him up and he come out the back.the lorry behind stopped.I cycle here but do not use this stretch on upper thames street of bike lane.They had roadworks all the way along ,also motorbikes love to use the bike lane.(i have rang the police nearly every week about this).
Everyone here feels very sad for the mans family ...this is the second death near ny building ( the other being Sebastian in 2003 on the corner of southwark bridge).
Hopefully something will be done to make this road safer for EVERYONE.
http://www.bikeradar...er=asc&start=15
Another one?
http://www.movingtar...ton-high-street
Everyone here feels very sad for the mans family ...this is the second death near ny building ( the other being Sebastian in 2003 on the corner of southwark bridge).
Hopefully something will be done to make this road safer for EVERYONE.
http://www.bikeradar...er=asc&start=15
Another one?
http://www.movingtar...ton-high-street
