That's so disturbing.2 cyclists in Victoria have been deliberately hit by a car with the video posted to social media. One in his 50's and one in his 70's. This is so disgusting. Stay safe out there.
Police probe hit-run crashes and video of driver mowing down cyclist
Two cyclists, including one man in his 70s, were seriously injured when hit along the same stretch of a Melbourne road within minutes of each other.www.theage.com.au
Some of the comments, too
The unfortunate part is it will probably take something like an AFL player out on his roadie getting collected by a car before people start giving a fuck.... the general mentality to cyclists here is pathetic.. even from MTB'rs.Some of the comments, too
Heaps of the footy elite would be on board, too. Lots of them love their roadie action.
So much this. Backed up by research:
theconversation.com
To be fair, we don't have it bad here. In the past 17 years, I think I have had less than 5 run-ins with drivers.
The great news is they will be charged with car offences and have their licences suspended so they can’t do this again - sighArrests made
‘Callous and cruel’: Teens arrested over hit-runs that seriously injured cyclists
Police say the teens were driving a stolen car when they struck two cyclists and uploaded a video of the incidents to social media.
I don’t know about that, not sure where you are but here in Victoria it’s been horrendous for me. From people driving the opposite way veer over to my side to try and scare or hit me, to people driving as close as they can get without hitting me, abuse even when I have the right of way, fark even motos having a crack at me on the road and in the gravel, don’t get me started on twin cabs & 4x4’s
Heard that on the radio today. Now just sit back & wait for the courts to wield their boiled lettuce leaf......Arrests made
‘Callous and cruel’: Teens arrested over hit-runs that seriously injured cyclists
Police say the teens were driving a stolen car when they struck two cyclists and uploaded a video of the incidents to social media.
on 16 year olds? take away their TikTok and put them in naughty corner as long as it doesn't hurt their feelings?Heard that on the radio today. Now just sit back & wait for the courts to wield their boiled lettuce leaf......
I didn't agree with that survey; I mean asking a bunch of people who subconsciously hate cyclists, why they hate them.. flawed from the start. IMHO, wearing high vis, lights etc is safer; cars tend to give them more space, ive noticed.
We need a massive attitude change, starting with the courts and working down. So many times traffic incidents are palmed off as "accidents" That's bullshit; collisions are the result of deliberate actions from impatience or inattention to the surroundings, and just sometimes outright malice.
That bloke you briefly rode with probably drives like that - or probably worse - too. It's not the vehicle, it's the person that is the problem.
Feeling unsafe in only Aus..Nicky Hayden i guess felt safe until he wasnt? Numerous Motorcyclists have had incidents in Europe on their roadies. Too quote its just Aus is bullshit.I don’t know about that, not sure where you are but here in Victoria it’s been horrendous for me. From people driving the opposite way veer over to my side to try and scare or hit me, to people driving as close as they can get without hitting me, abuse even when I have the right of way, fark even motos having a crack at me on the road and in the gravel, don’t get me started on twin cabs & 4x4’s
I ride 99% of the time with front and rear lights on usually in high vis, fark I even brought fluro yellow jerseys and ridden with my vest on plus I’m usually not in lycra, as I wear baggies. It doesn’t matter what bike I’m on either MTB, roadie or my gravel bike (like they would know the difference).
Mike Hall for those who follow the endurance scene was quoted as saying “I’ve ridden all over the world and the only place I feel unsafe is Australia “ in the end he was killed here on his bike. Even the police didn’t take his case too seriously with his riding gear going missing and then saying he was wearing black but the video footage of him leaving one of previous towns had him with his lights and hi vis on. His mother came over for the court case and she still had it in her heart to forgive the man who killed her son, as she said he has to live with this for the rest of his life.
For me if I can ride a bike path to get somewhere and it’s longer than the road, I will still take the bike path. I try as much as possible to avoid the roads, when this happened last week, a guy rang up the radio saying he just switched to riding for exercise from running and is abused each time he rides here in Melbourne.
Like @Mattyp & @rockmoose have said it will take a footy head sports ball player either injured or promoting it for some people’s opinions to change. My Mountain bike shop actually had some of Carltons players out on the roadies years ago but nothing was ever said, use to bring me joy to tell some of the Carlton supporters at work this.
I’ve ridding in France and Italy. There is no comparison. People are cunts everywhere yes. But we are making a national sport of it.
I know it’s just not Australia I’ve seen shit from all over the world, these two thought they would walk because it was only cyclists.
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