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A 19-year-old man has been jailed for four years and eight months after admitting killing three of his friends by dangerous driving near Dumfries in March 2022.
Jake Loy - who was 17 at the time and did not have a full licence - was driving on the A711 when he crashed into another vehicle.
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Heading west bound on Princes Street this evening and approaching the Jonnie Walker building went down the right hand narrow strip next to the tram line to filter past two lanes of queued cars waiting to turn left onto Lothian Road (as I’m going straight on).
Bus driver came up behind and tooted a bit, I ignored as I’m concentrating on the tram line and everything else in front. Driver then said something like “utterly pointless” as he went past on my left as I waited to turn into Queensferry Street.
I don’t normally get aggro and find bus drivers especially generally courteous, is there another way you can do this manoeuvre such that I need to repost this as a confessional on todays bad cycling?
I saw a Lothian bus tailgate a cyclist very closely (as in <1 bike length) through there yesterday evening.
Utterly ridiculous given the history.
@resurf - No, there isn't. My preference is to get in between the tram tracks, if possible.
Just saw a cyclist hit by a driver who was turning right from North Bridge into Chambers Street. Witnessed by a couple of police officers, who stopped the cyclist from leaving.
I asked if they were all right, and they declined to take my details. If they happen to read this and change their mind, please get in touch.
I've had 2 near misses on that junction, both times me going straight, clearly visible, clearly going fast--driver still decides they have time to turn.
Hope the cyclist is ok.
It's one of the most dangerous junctions in the city for cyclists - 10 cyclists reported injured in the last five years of data.
I hadn't realised it was so bad. Next time, if I can, I'll try to get details and report it.
Columbus Blue Jackets winger Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew have died after they were struck by a vehicle while riding as “pedalcyclists” on Thursday, New Jersey state police said.According to police, a driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee hit the Gaudreaus from behind while trying to pass an SUV on the right that had moved over to make way for the two pedalcyclists.
(Bear in mind that this was in the US where they drive on the right, thus passing on the right is "undertaking" - almost literally in this case.)
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