Selous Scout (aka LegTrap) Posted December 8, 2011 Posted December 8, 2011 Just heard that one of our local cyclists was hit by a car in Cape Road (Port Elizabeth),close to the Kabega Park police station yesterday ! He was admitted to hospital with a shattered arm and the usual bumps/bruises etc. I am still trying to get a refund of my expenses from the driver that hit me crossing over Strandfontein 6 weeks ago !
gummibear Posted December 8, 2011 Posted December 8, 2011 No name yet Azonic or LegTrap?Hope he is ok.
Selous Scout (aka LegTrap) Posted December 8, 2011 Author Posted December 8, 2011 Think his name is Nick Ehlers......
cadenceblur Posted December 8, 2011 Posted December 8, 2011 Think his name is Nick Ehlers......anybody have any details on cyclist fatally knocked down in Firgrove today?
Tankman Posted December 8, 2011 Posted December 8, 2011 (edited) anybody have any details on cyclist fatally knocked down in Firgrove today? Not very much details Im afraid, I just saw the ambulance and police busy clearing the site on my commute to work. From what I could see, the cyclist was hit from behind by a Opel Corsa. There is a yellow lane as big as a lane on that section of road! Either cyclist drifted into the road or Driver was looking at Facebook updates and drifted into cyclist. Later saw on FB, it was a male, mid 40ies. RIP fellow cyclist Edited December 8, 2011 by Tankman
Tienie Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 Yep, we are entering the season of "cyclist down" posts.
Tankman Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 Where on the Firgrove Road was that Tank? X marks the spot ... opposite the dam. Double lanes with one moerse yellow lane.Accident happened on the side traveling towards Somerset West.
urbanroyal Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 X marks the spot ... opposite the dam. Double lanes with one moerse yellow lane.Accident happened on the side traveling towards Somerset West. What I don't get is that the road runs north to south and the driver was driving in a southerly direction... The sun would be on her left...i.e. east ...how did she not see the cyclist ....
Tankman Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 What I don't get is that the road runs north to south and the driver was driving in a southerly direction... The sun would be on her left...i.e. east ...how did she not see the cyclist .... I saw the Corsa on the other side of the road while cycling past. From what I could see, the cyclist was hit solidly in the middle of the car and not on the left side as one would expect. With such a wide yellow line it is very difficult to drift into the traffic lane ... but who knows hey
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