News bot Posted November 18, 2016 Share The Pedal Power Association is demanding swift and decisive action after watching a video of Gauteng cyclist, Darren Fitz-Gerald, who was struck down by a taxi driver on Wednesday morning.Click here to view the article DJR and cat-i 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted November 18, 2016 Share The Pedal Power Association is demanding swift and decisive action after watching a video of Gauteng cyclist, Darren Fitz-Gerald, who was struck down by a taxi driver on Wednesday morning.Click here to view the article Now this is more like it!! Lets hope they keep fighting this and that it isnt merely a chest puffing. ChUkKy, GaryvdM, carbon29er and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave303e Posted November 18, 2016 Share Darren or Darrel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD Posted November 18, 2016 Share Darren or Darrel?Darrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubehunter Posted November 18, 2016 Share Darrel OK chaps lets get it right please.... "Darryl" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD Posted November 18, 2016 Share OK chaps lets get it right please.... "Darryl"Darrel!! Tubehunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubehunter Posted November 18, 2016 Share Darrel!! Indeed you are correct, it is spelt this way! Just went and checked John W's post to confirm! (Is that you Darrel?) Edited November 18, 2016 by Tubehunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD Posted November 18, 2016 Share Indeed you are correct, it is spelt this way! Just went and checked John W's post to confirm! (Is that you Darrel?)No, just fortunate enough to still know him (Deon), AdamA, the nerd and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD Posted November 18, 2016 Share Apparently the driver didn't have a licence and the car wasn't road worthy or licenced to. Lets hope stricter action is taken against these bastards and not just a slap on the wrist. Sepia, Eddy Gordo, MTBc and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccc whippet Posted November 18, 2016 Share let see if any cyclist protest outside the court... that fella is lucky he went between the vehicles and wasnt hit by the bakkie or ridden over by the taxi...his bike took quite a beating. the taxi driver pays a fine for not having a license and a fine for vehicle not being road worthy...and nothing changes.. cyclists get killed by drunk drivers...and hit by drunk drivers...even police vehicles get rammed by drunk drivers while attending to accidents and nothing gets done about it...a taxi driver with no license and an unroadworthy vehicle...i doubt much is gona happen...read this article. http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2016/02/23/unroadworthy-cars-causing-mayhem-on-sa-roads Sepia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikebloke Posted November 18, 2016 Share Now this is more like it!! Lets hope they keep fighting this and that it isnt merely a chest puffing. maybe they read the thread on here about how they never do anything ................... so yes lets hope they do something and its not just PR Sepia and carbon29er 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbo_SA Posted November 18, 2016 Share Apparently the driver didn't have a licence and the car wasn't road worthy or licenced to. Lets hope stricter action is taken against these bastards and not just a slap on the wrist. Saw the post this morning that the guy does not even work for the company that is on his "ID" paper. He should have been locked up for about 5 offences at least. Sepia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbon29er Posted November 18, 2016 Share maybe they read the thread on here about how they never do anything ................... so yes lets hope they do something and its not just PR My commitment is not to comment on which I think it is. Other than to say it happened on Wednesday and a press release was issued on Friday. Despite being all over social media on Wednesday. Which again is factual. bikebloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serious Panda Posted November 18, 2016 Share Saw the post this morning that the guy does not even work for the company that is on his "ID" paper. He should have been locked up for about 5 offences at least. Justice would be a few years in jail for attempted manslaughter, or should this be attempted murder? This was not just an accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbon29er Posted November 18, 2016 Share let see if any cyclist protest outside the court... that fella is lucky he went between the vehicles and wasnt hit by the bakkie or ridden over by the taxi...his bike took quite a beating. the taxi driver pays a fine for not having a license and a fine for vehicle not being road worthy...and nothing changes.. What court? All the documentation was fake. The driver is gone. Never existed. From what I read. Sepia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Cycling Athletic Club Posted November 18, 2016 Share when a cycling association has the ears (and membership) of politicians and their campaign is to sell shirts and hand out bibs instead of campaigning to impose stricter penalties on negligent drivers then we will continue to see mayhem on the roads. carbon29er and bikebloke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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