http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Another cyclist killed in London en Mon, 18 May 2026 13:13:37 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14655#post-185682 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 13:47:30 +0000 sallyhinch 185682@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This post goes into the history of the roundabout in some detail <a href="http://amblescope.co.uk/2015/04/when-can-lambeth-bridge-finally-go-dutch/" rel="nofollow">http://amblescope.co.uk/2015/04/when-can-lambeth-bridge-finally-go-dutch/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14655#post-185598 Sat, 11 Apr 2015 12:56:54 +0000 gibbo 185598@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Daily Mail went with, </p> <p>"Queen's designer and V&amp;A chief Moira Gemmill killed after hitting tipping lorry while cycling in central London"</p> <p>a very different statement to the BBC's (far more likely): "Moira Gemmill was struck by an HGV". </p> <p>Anti-cycling agenda? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14655#post-185555 Fri, 10 Apr 2015 21:39:29 +0000 chdot 185555@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Ms Gemmill is the fifth cyclist to be killed on London’s roads this year – all involving HGVs.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland/top-stories/designer-moira-gemmill-killed-in-cycling-crash-1-3742895" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland/top-stories/designer-moira-gemmill-killed-in-cycling-crash-1-3742895</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14655#post-185492 Fri, 10 Apr 2015 14:26:10 +0000 gembo 185492@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Very sad, I think she was of scottish stock.</p> <p>Grew up in a farming family in Kintyre. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14655#post-185478 Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:26:21 +0000 SRD 185478@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-arts-visionary-moira-gemmill-killed-by-lorry-while-cycling-near-lambeth-bridge-10167161.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-arts-visionary-moira-gemmill-killed-by-lorry-while-cycling-near-lambeth-bridge-10167161.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-32249804" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-32249804</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14655#post-185388 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 18:12:08 +0000 sallyhinch 185388@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think that was the roundabout that TfL proposed re-doing as a proper Dutch-style one with an annular cycle track (ie. not the mockup shown in the Evening Standard link, a later proposal). But they may have decided to try that somewhere else now </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14655#post-185387 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 18:07:00 +0000 sallyhinch 185387@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>yikes. I used to use that roundabout sometimes when I lived in London. It wasn't even the worst one on my longer commute. So glad I don't have to cycle regularly in that sort of traffic any more. </p> <p>Awful for all concerned </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14655#post-185381 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 16:43:43 +0000 slowcoach 185381@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Terrible. Sad. More news in <a href="http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/woman-cyclist-dies-after-being-hit-by-lorry-on-lambeth-bridge-10164447.html">London Standard</a>. See also its <a href="http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/lorry-driver-banned-from-the-roads-five-times-admits-jumping-red-light-and-killing-cyclist-10164566.html">link</a> to report on "Lorry driver banned from the roads five times admits jumping red light and killing cyclist" about the killing of Alan Neve at Holborn in 2013 </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14655#post-185379 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 16:09:08 +0000 PS 185379@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That's very close to both the DfT and the Houses of Parliament. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14655#post-185378 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 16:01:44 +0000 wingpig 185378@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That roundabout was apparently considered for redesign a few years ago but the changes were not proceeded with in the form proposed.<br /> <a href="https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/streets/betterjunctions-lambethbridgenorth/consult_view" rel="nofollow">https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/streets/betterjunctions-lambethbridgenorth/consult_view</a><br /> <a href="https://aseasyasridingabike.wordpress.com/2012/10/26/some-thoughts-on-the-lambeth-bridge-roundabout/" rel="nofollow">https://aseasyasridingabike.wordpress.com/2012/10/26/some-thoughts-on-the-lambeth-bridge-roundabout/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14655#post-185377 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 15:44:00 +0000 dougal 185377@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Another person "colliding" with an HGV. That photograph is pretty graphic for all that it doesn't show signs of any people. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14655#post-185375 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 15:36:59 +0000 unhurt 185375@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Urgh. Saw this on another news source (London paper? Linked on twitter earlier) and it quoted witnesses as saying the lorry "cut across" the cyclist just before the collision. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14655#post-185374 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 15:23:51 +0000 paul.mag 185374@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Another tragedy</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-32233510" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-32233510</a> </p>