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Cyclist killed by lorry in Southampton r

by BrokenBootneck
Mon, Dec 18, 2017 22:06
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http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/15779714.Cyclist_killed_and_man_arrested_after_crash_in_Southampton/

 

Rest in peace

 

i cycle that road every day. At 1405 in the afternoon it’s reasonably quiet. I have no idea what happened but tragic. Lorry driver arrested. They removed some pics from the Echos website but the back wheel was partially crushed.  A bit like the bus that went in to the back of someone last week?

 

 

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kil0ran | 7 years ago
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So this happened at same spot this morning, shows the risk posed by road layout combined with cockwomble drivers https://youtu.be/QhqYI4dmk0k

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Judge dreadful replied to kil0ran | 7 years ago
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kil0ran wrote:

So this happened at same spot this morning, shows the risk posed by road layout combined with cockwomble drivers https://youtu.be/QhqYI4dmk0k

 

he didn’t make contact with you, that’s loads of room. I’ve had 2 bikes broken on that stretch by actual contact from drivers sending me into the kerb / onto the path, in 5 years. One stopped, one didn’t. The road is very badly designed there, and a lot of drivers seem either thick or blind.

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kil0ran replied to Judge dreadful | 7 years ago
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Judge dreadful wrote:

kil0ran wrote:

So this happened at same spot this morning, shows the risk posed by road layout combined with cockwomble drivers https://youtu.be/QhqYI4dmk0k

 

he didn’t make contact with you, that’s loads of room. I’ve had 2 bikes broken on that stretch by actual contact from drivers sending me into the kerb / onto the path, in 5 years. One stopped, one didn’t. The road is very badly designed there, and a lot of drivers seem either thick or blind.

It wasn't me cycling fortunately but I agree, more could be done with the road design to prevent the conflict occuring.

Narrowing the exit of the roundabout would help but it would increase congestion by blocking the roundabout so it'll never happen. In rush hour there's usually two lines of cars filtering down to one as drivers try and queue jump from the toll booths. Nothing will be done because its "only" one fatality - the junction is supposed to be upgraded for cyclists as part of the 2020 vision but they've been saying that for years.

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Jogle | 7 years ago
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Royston Smith MP, is now saying that cyclists should think twice before cycling on busy roads. If Portsmouth Road is a busy one, most roads would be out of bounds!

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/15783263.MP_calls_for_cyclists_to_think_...

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kil0ran | 7 years ago
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I cycled that road a lot. You need to be out in primary otherwise you'll get squeezed as the road narrows outside the pub. Due to the camber of the road its easy to drift onto or inside the chevrons for the pedestrian crossing and then be faced by the kick out of the pavement line the other side of the church entrance. Road is barely wide enough for an HGV so if they haven't seen you there's absolutely nowhere to go. Bloke driving was from Stockport so might not have been familiar with the road layout.

As a driver I've almost hit a cyclist there due not getting past before the road narrows, bloke came up my inside quite quickly because its slightly downhill from the roundabout.

See https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.8977948,-1.3743748,3a,90y,107.7h,54.58t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1scO_uQxZtgHCKRPr9m6f-Dw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

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BrokenBootneck | 7 years ago
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And a 12 year old girl hit today too. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/15780463.12_year_old_girl_rushed_to_hospital_after_collision/

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