"I'd rather wait to hear the police report"
That of course is part of the problem. Details are hardly ever released unless it goes to court.
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"I'd rather wait to hear the police report"
That of course is part of the problem. Details are hardly ever released unless it goes to court.
There should be a public inquiry into every road fatality. Same as there is for rail/boat/air crashes.
@sallyhinch
Otherwise how do we keep riding?
For me, it is the same reason we keep on driving. I am equally afraid of my family or I being killed inside a car as I am when cycling.
Unfortunately, your average car driver is not afraid of dying when they get inside a car and probably never even thinks about it. A significant minority also believe they are invincible.
Update on this, which I got from around the campfire in Forfar: the van driver has since had a brain tumour removed.
Pinch of salt is recommended, since it was the campfire, but...
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