Incident near Oval Tube this morning

[magnatom]

RIP.

Something has to change.

 

[monkeyjo]

That's very sad indeed.

Thanks for letting us know Origamist.

 

[theclaud]

Have they released the name of the cyclist? I can't get hold of a friend of mine who cycles in that area and am a bit worried .

 

[jemah]

so so sad. RIP

 

[Davywalnuts]

Again!! Really really sad.. always hurts inside hearing such news..

 

[Origamist]

Have they released the name of the cyclist? I can't get hold of a friend of mine who cycles in that area and am a bit worried .

Not yet. I hope you can make contact with your friend, theclaud.

 

[theclaud]

Not yet. I hope you can make contact with your friend, theclaud.

Thanks Origamist. There are a lot of cyclists on that route, and she's quite an experienced and assertive one, so knows what not to do around HGVs, but all the same it would be nice to know she's OK...

 

[Jake]

not seen anything on any online news channels yet. Hope its no-one anyone knows on here.

Nearly got hit on friday - as a ped', my own fault! walked around while sms'ing into the road, did not hear anything coming and nearly sideswipped by the bike, who would have seen me being dumb. No contact and i moved out the way pretty smartish when i realised there was a bike coming. And yes i appologisd

 

[theclaud]

Not yet. I hope you can make contact with your friend, theclaud.

Just heard she's OK. Great news for me, but always sad to think that one's good news is someone else's catastrophe.

 

[scouserinlondon]

Again!! Really really sad.. always hurts inside hearing such news..

I think because I'm a newbie cyclist, but this has really shocked me, when I rode past the incident this morning I shuddered and I've thought about it all day.

I know that statistically you're pretty safe but I'm going to redouble my efforts around HGVs

 

[Bigtwin]

RIP.

Something has to change.

It won't. I commuted across London for 10 years (SW to the City) until 10 years ago, and personally saw a good 1/2 dozen of these - especially around Vauxhaul. Nothing ever changes with stuff like this.

 

[theclaud]

It won't. I commuted across London for 10 years (SW to the City) until 10 years ago, and personally saw a good 1/2 dozen of these - especially around Vauxhaul. Nothing ever changes with stuff like this.

Not necessarily true. Despite this morning's appalling incident, it looks as if things might be improving measurably, and CC's own roving reporter from Streatham Hill has been offering anecdotal evidence that the very area we are talking about is awash with cyclists, which can only be good for safely. From a recent CTC newsletter:
Highest level of cycling for 17 years

Just over a year ago, CTC predicted that higher fuel prices combined with the credit crunch would lead to more people swapping cars for bikes: official government figures published yesterday show that the prediction has come true, with an increase in the numbers of people cycling to the highest level for 17 years. From 2007 to 2008, cycling increased by 12%, at the same time as a substantial fall in cycling deaths, down from 136 to 115 - the second lowest level ever, along with a very small increase of 1% in serious and slight injuries.

 

[stoatsngroats]

I'm going to redouble my efforts around HGVs

 

[Jim_Noir]

What a tragic loss of life

 

[Bigtwin]

Not necessarily true. Despite this morning's appalling incident, it looks as if things might be improving measurably, and CC's own roving reporter from Streatham Hill has been offering anecdotal evidence that the very area we are talking about is awash with cyclists, which can only be good for safely. From a recent CTC newsletter:
Highest level of cycling for 17 years

Just over a year ago, CTC predicted that higher fuel prices combined with the credit crunch would lead to more people swapping cars for bikes: official government figures published yesterday show that the prediction has come true, with an increase in the numbers of people cycling to the highest level for 17 years. From 2007 to 2008, cycling increased by 12%, at the same time as a substantial fall in cycling deaths, down from 136 to 115 - the second lowest level ever, along with a very small increase of 1% in serious and slight injuries.

No doubt the number of people pottering around on cyclepaths at the weekneds has gone up. Possibly even people going to work. Nothing whatsoever has changed in London - people still get squashed at big intersections and bridges etc same as they always have.

Personally, I take what the CTC says with a lot of salt, especially when it's "anecdotal", having done some work with them. They have a drum to bang and they do, fair enough, but you can skew the stats anyway you like with this stuff. One person making two journes a year on a bike when they only make one last year is a 100% increase. Find enough of those...!

I note in another section of that report that overall cycling casualties are up 12%. 16,297 reported casualties. So funnily enough a lock-step rise with cycling increase.