Waltham Forest's Freewheleer, writing yesterday:
A male cyclist, believed to be in his early 20s, has been killed in a collision with a lorry at the junction of Snowsfields and Weston Street near Guy's Hospital. With hideous and bitter irony this fatality coincided with Boris Johnson and Transport for London launching.
The victim collided with a lorry. The police are appealing for witnesses. Yes, it was indeed a bitter irony that the tragedy occurred at almost exactly the same time as the Mayor's Cycle Action Safety Plan was being published. Its objectives are:
- To ensure the growth of cycling in London is accompanied by a reduced rate of cycling casualties.
- To increase the perception that cycling is a safe and attractive transport option
- To make progress towards achieving existing and future targets for reducing cyclists killed or seriously injured
- To ensure London continues to be a world leader in developing effective cycling safety improvements, underpinned by analysis and a sound understanding of the causes of collisions
Discuss.
Update, 14:36 As Input says in comments, there's been another fatal cyclist collision today.
