Cyclist dies after collision with dump truck in North Vancouver
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Cyclist dies after collision with dump truck in North Vancouver
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...uver-1.4995227
So what happened was the deceased was riding west (towards camera) in the westbound bicycle "path" pictured above and got tangled up with some idiot cyclist going the wrong way (eastbound) and was ejected into the path of and underneath the wheels of the trailer.
I passed by just a few minutes afterwards but fortunately was unable to see the carnage.
R.I.P. : (
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I always look back, assess the traffic situation, then move over into the traffic lane if clear.
But, those "salmon" cyclists put everyone's lives at risk.
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I've encountered a few wrong-way cyclists, and have yelled at them for doing so. Not sure what sort of backwards logic they have for doing it.
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The news article says nothing about a wrong-way cyclist. This article says that it was a dooring, but other reports leave it with "under investigation". Looking at the closeness of that bike lane to parked vehicles as well as the traffic on that thoroughfare, I can say that I would be very cautious about riding there.
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I think others simply do it out of convenience. They don't have to go out of the way to get where they are going. There are a lot of one-way streets where I live. Riding with traffic can mean extra blocks.
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A few have told me they think they are safer because they can see cars coming towards them.
I think others simply do it out of convenience. They don't have to go out of the way to get where they are going. There are a lot of one-way streets where I live. Riding with traffic can mean extra blocks.
I think others simply do it out of convenience. They don't have to go out of the way to get where they are going. There are a lot of one-way streets where I live. Riding with traffic can mean extra blocks.
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If you ever lived in a neighborhood where passengers in cars coming up behind you enjoy hitting cyclists with ball bats or golf clubs in the back of the head, you might have greater appreciation for going salmon. I rarely do it, but I get it.
As for the crushed cyclist. That's rough.
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The photo above does show a car parked in the middle of the bike lane, but that could have been a witness, part of the accident investigation, or otherwise came after the crash.
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The silver SUV partially in the lane has a warning light on top, so likely part of the investigation.
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The cyclist going the wrong way. Should have been fined in some way.