Sidmouth Posted August 20, 2015 Posted August 20, 2015 Anyone know more about this? https://er24.co.za/blog/biker-and-cyclist-killed-in-collision/
NixM Posted August 20, 2015 Posted August 20, 2015 Drove passed it this morning, was horrible. Looked like a very mangled commuter bike and a fairly intact motorbike, 2 bodies under blankets. Commuters often use that little stretch of M3 but there is a huge yellow line so who knows how it happened.
ewep Posted August 20, 2015 Posted August 20, 2015 Don't know the road layout but I can speculate. 1. Cyclist on a freeway which is against the law and 2. Biker speeding in the yellow line cause he doesn't want to split which is also against the law. Both made the wrong decision (and yes) I do blame the lack of respect of the law and the lack of policing for this. RIP to both
Trailman Posted August 20, 2015 Posted August 20, 2015 Just heard about this on the radio sounds terrible. RIP
Allrounder Posted August 20, 2015 Posted August 20, 2015 Don't know the road layout but I can speculate. 1. Cyclist on a freeway which is against the law and 2. Biker speeding in the yellow line cause he doesn't want to split which is also against the law. Both made the wrong decision (and yes) I do blame the lack of respect of the law and the lack of policing for this. RIP to bothAre you sure its against the law to split? We had an argument the other day, and the one biker said it is allowed as long as he does not speed, and if he does not go faster than 15 km/h faster than the traffic...... In my biking days i only weaved at the traffic lights.
lerouc Posted August 20, 2015 Posted August 20, 2015 http://ewn.co.za/2015/08/20/Two-dead-after-collision-in-Cape-Town
Pure Savage Posted August 20, 2015 Posted August 20, 2015 It happened on the "on ramp", for that to happen, either a head on or someone was going really, really fast. Very sad accident. RIP.
dirtrider Posted August 20, 2015 Posted August 20, 2015 Are you sure its against the law to split? We had an argument the other day, and the one biker said it is allowed as long as he does not speed, and if he does not go faster than 15 km/h faster than the traffic...... In my biking days i only weaved at the traffic lights Totally legal .
ewep Posted August 20, 2015 Posted August 20, 2015 Legal to split. Illegal to use the emergency lane. Onramp, same setup. What was the cyclist doing there and why was the biker speeding?!
Patchelicious Posted August 20, 2015 Posted August 20, 2015 Are you sure its against the law to split? We had an argument the other day, and the one biker said it is allowed as long as he does not speed, and if he does not go faster than 15 km/h faster than the traffic...... In my biking days i only weaved at the traffic lights.It is legal, I think he refers to the biker riding in the yellow lane, which is not. Either way RIP to both.
milky4130 Posted August 20, 2015 Posted August 20, 2015 Are you sure its against the law to split? We had an argument the other day, and the one biker said it is allowed as long as he does not speed, and if he does not go faster than 15 km/h faster than the traffic...... In my biking days i only weaved at the traffic lights.i read it that biker was riding illegal in the yellow lane not that lane splitting is illegal. Lane Splitting/Filtering is Legal.
Shebeen Posted August 20, 2015 Posted August 20, 2015 looks like it was about here - https://www.google.co.za/maps/@-34.0602923,18.4481639,3a,75y,10.06h,89.34t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHgTS49u6ry3ZPdLq29ossg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en Whilst i know it's illegal to ride on the freeway - the lack of proper alternatives do make it the only feasible way for many commuters. I don't like to speculate, but it could well have been the cyclist moving from the highway/bridge side to the yellow line, and the motorbiker coming up from tokai road to join the onramp. a cyclist has to cross moving traffic in these places and probably the most dangerous part of riding on a freeway edit: RIP to both, terrible news to hear,
NixM Posted August 20, 2015 Posted August 20, 2015 looks like it was about here - https://www.google.co.za/maps/@-34.0602923,18.4481639,3a,75y,10.06h,89.34t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHgTS49u6ry3ZPdLq29ossg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en Whilst i know it's illegal to ride on the freeway - the lack of proper alternatives do make it the only feasible way for many commuters. I don't like to speculate, but it could well have been the cyclist moving from the highway/bridge side to the yellow line, and the motorbiker coming up from tokai road to join the onramp. a cyclist has to cross moving traffic in these places and probably the most dangerous part of riding on a freeway edit: RIP to both, terrible news to hear, That's what I think happened looking at where the bodies were lying. Speed must have had a role
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