On 04/06/2024 02:25 pm, Spike wrote:
Cyclist in critical condition after collision on major motorway, second
cyclist also taken to hospital
Police say the investigation into the incident on Sunday evening is
"ongoing"...
by DAN ALEXANDER
TUE, JUN 04, 2024 11:41
An investigation is underway into a collision which saw two cyclists taken >> to hospital, one of the riders in a critical condition, after emergency
services were called to a crash involving the two people on bikes and an
Audi being driven on the M9 in Scotland.
While the circumstances around the incident remain unclear, police in
Stirling say it occurred shortly after 5pm on Sunday evening with
paramedics and police arriving on the scene near junction 7 for the M876
Falkirk.
One cyclist involved, aged 26, remains in a critical condition at Queen
Elizabeth University Hospital, while the second male cyclist, 29, was taken >> to Forth Valley Hospital for an assessment. The driver of the Audi involved >> was not injured.
In footage from the scene, published by STV (link is external), two closed >> lanes can be seen with police vehicles and officers in attendance. One
bicycle is seen resting against the central reservation while a second can >> be seen in between the barriers. The vehicle believed to be involved is
then stopped further up the motorway in the inside lane with its hazard
lights on.
The major motorway remained closed until after midnight on Monday morning, >> police appealing for anyone with information to get in touch via 101 and
quote the incident 2738 of 2 June 2024.
"Our enquiries into the circumstances surrounding this incident remain
ongoing and we are appealing to anyone with information to please come
forward. We are particularly keen to speak with any motorists who were in
the area around 5pm on Sunday and may have dashcam footage, which could
prove useful to the investigation," Inspector Andrew Thomson from Stirling >> Road Policing Unit said.
While the circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear, cyclists
are not allowed to ride on motorways, numerous recent cases having been
reported involving riders, sometimes following questionable sat-nav
directions intended for motorists, being pulled off motorways by police
concerned for their safety.
In August, a cyclist was stopped by police on the M27 in Hampshire and
charged with using an excluded vehicle on a motorway.
<https://road.cc/content/news/cyclist-critical-after-collision-major-motorway-308679>
One of the comments:
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I love my bike replied to marmotte27 | 1 hour ago
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Drivists keep failing to follow the the [sic] laws & Highway Code & they've >> notionally had to pass a test!
Some other European country's motorway signs are green & not blue. Also,
entering motorways by slip road, there are no excluded vehicles signage, so >> not that hard to use one in error, especially if one's destination is only >> shown via the motorway.
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Gasp…Can this comment be taken to show 'cyclenormativity'?
The story at least illustrates how "intelligent" chav-cyclists are.
I once saw two of them entering the M11 via a slip road.
Cyclist in critical condition after collision on major motorway, second cyclist also taken to hospital
Police say the investigation into the incident on Sunday evening is "ongoing"...
by DAN ALEXANDER
TUE, JUN 04, 2024 11:41
An investigation is underway into a collision which saw two cyclists taken
to hospital, one of the riders in a critical condition, after emergency services were called to a crash involving the two people on bikes and an
Audi being driven on the M9 in Scotland.
While the circumstances around the incident remain unclear, police in Stirling say it occurred shortly after 5pm on Sunday evening with
paramedics and police arriving on the scene near junction 7 for the M876 Falkirk.
One cyclist involved, aged 26, remains in a critical condition at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, while the second male cyclist, 29, was taken to Forth Valley Hospital for an assessment. The driver of the Audi involved was not injured.
In footage from the scene, published by STV (link is external), two closed lanes can be seen with police vehicles and officers in attendance. One bicycle is seen resting against the central reservation while a second can
be seen in between the barriers. The vehicle believed to be involved is
then stopped further up the motorway in the inside lane with its hazard lights on.
The major motorway remained closed until after midnight on Monday morning, police appealing for anyone with information to get in touch via 101 and quote the incident 2738 of 2 June 2024.
"Our enquiries into the circumstances surrounding this incident remain ongoing and we are appealing to anyone with information to please come forward. We are particularly keen to speak with any motorists who were in
the area around 5pm on Sunday and may have dashcam footage, which could
prove useful to the investigation," Inspector Andrew Thomson from Stirling Road Policing Unit said.
While the circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear, cyclists
are not allowed to ride on motorways, numerous recent cases having been reported involving riders, sometimes following questionable sat-nav directions intended for motorists, being pulled off motorways by police concerned for their safety.
In August, a cyclist was stopped by police on the M27 in Hampshire and charged with using an excluded vehicle on a motorway.
<https://road.cc/content/news/cyclist-critical-after-collision-major-motorway-308679>
One of the comments:
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I love my bike replied to marmotte27 | 1 hour ago
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Drivists keep failing to follow the the [sic] laws & Highway Code & they've notionally had to pass a test!
Some other European country's motorway signs are green & not blue. Also, entering motorways by slip road, there are no excluded vehicles signage, so not that hard to use one in error, especially if one's destination is only shown via the motorway.
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Gasp…Can this comment be taken to show 'cyclenormativity'?
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