Five cyclists injured in Durban hit and run

[Vetseun]

Anybody got details?https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-11-04-five-cyclists-injured-in-durban-hit-and-run/

Edited November 4, 2018 by Vetseun

[Gen]

Anybody got details?https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-11-04-five-cyclists-injured-in-durban-hit-and-run/

Aggeno

[Mojoman]

Sad news. I see they want to make it law that you will spend a week in chookie before a bail hearing for drunk driving and a possible mandatory 2 year sentence. It's about time a mandatory 5 year sentence is imposed on a hit and run driver if they are eventualky caught.

[PygaSchmyga]

It seems to be the default setting when cars hit cyclists to flee the scene.  As a society, how is it we have gotten so low to abandon injured or dying people whose harm we have caused?  In SA it is highly unlikely for major consequences to be visited on the driver, so I can't see it being fear of imprisonment or other  penalty motivating this behaviour, but I really don't know. 

 

I agree with Mojo - make the penalty for hit and run SO hectic that these bastads actually stop, even if its for self-interest

[Paul Ruinaard]

Am i wrong by asking whether cycling on a M road or is this allowed?

 

Not sanctioning the accident in any way but just asking. From what i can remember you aren't allowed to ride on M roads?

 

Quoting:

 

"According to SA traffic laws, bicycles are regarded as vehicles, which means youhave every right to be on the road. ... You may ride your bicycle on any road open to cycling. This excludes freeways (like the M3, M5, N1 and N2 in and near Cape Town), and roads which are closed to bicycles."

 

Here is an older string:

 

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/157498-is-it-legal-to-ride-on-m-roads/

 

Does anyone know the answer?

[Ecko_1]

As far as I can remember its only legal to cycle on the M4 after the Umhlanga on ramp which is about a km from where this incident happened. Doesn't excuse the pathetic behaviour of the driver.

[Coolspin]

Sad news. I see they want to make it law that you will spend a week in chookie before a bail hearing for drunk driving and a possible mandatory 2 year sentence. It's about time a mandatory 5 year sentence is imposed on a hit and run driver if they are eventualky caught.

Mojo, The only problem with this is that the cops are corrupt, this will give them levarage to extract bigger bribes from the okes that get busted for drink driving.

 

Not condoning drink driving nor the fact that the authorities are wanting to clamp down, they should bring in a mandatory 5 year jail term for a cop that gets busted for taking bribes or "losing" dockets.

If they did this there would be a hundredfold increase in the amt of drunkdriving convictions straight away I reckon.

Uber if you drinking peeps !

[gummibear]

Anybody got details?https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-11-04-five-cyclists-injured-in-durban-hit-and-run/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope they all ok.

[Coolspin]

Hope they all ok.

Says they were all taken to hospital with moderate injuries, no deaths afaik so that is good news.

[Warthog]

Last I heard is that 4 of the 5 were treated on the scene for slight injuries, and 1 oke was taken to hospital with moderate injuries.

[Sitting@89]

Firstly and most importantly glad to hear that there are no serious injuries.

 

Secondly, unfortunately they were not allowed on that section of the road, as that according to the definition set out in the Road Traffic Act it is a freeway and section 311 of said act prohibits riding a pedal cycle on a freeway.

 

I seriously understand the problem of people speeding off what is a crime scene, however we do not need public opinion turning into "well they were not supposed to be there anyway" sentiment!!

Edited November 4, 2018 by Sitting@89

[Jonesy]

Glad to hear the riders are ok. Can't believe people ride that road at all though...

[imidocrat]

I’m sure a number of U are curious about the status of our riders from today. Below is an update:

 

Cass : Stitches to hand. Discharged

 

Shiran: bruising on hip. Discharged

 

Avi: Slight fracture above elbow. Bad bruising on upper thigh . Discharged (whilst butt wrapped in a theatre gown)

 

Shafique: stitches to head. Still smiling. Discharged

 

Faheem: Fractured thumb and bruising especially on hand. went to theatre and had it reset. Gash on forehead. Went for CT scan at 8pm. Admitted to hospital

 

Ozair: bad bruising on upper thigh and lower back. Pain on neck/back (will leave it to the doctors to explain this better). Concussion. Admitted for observation overnight. He remembered his wife’s name....so he should be fine

 

We pray for a speedy recovery for all injured today.

 

Thanking you all for the concern. Team BATSALANI

[Andreas_187]

Glad to hear everyone is alive and hopefully won't sustain permanent injuries.

Surely there must be cameras on the highway?

[imidocrat]

Just to set the record straight. The accident occurred a few hundred meters after the umhlanga m4 on ramp Ballito bound

. It is permissible to ride on this stretch of road.

 

Team BATSALANI

Edited November 5, 2018 by imidocrat

[Patchelicious]

I never knew that you were allowed to flee the scene of accident if the people you ran over were not supposed to be there. So one learns.