"dave" <
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> That actually seems likely to me. But got to remember the photo shows
> where she stopped.. not where she got hit. But yeah I think its
> possibly fair to say a better driver or a slower one would have missed
her.
How can you say that when we sitting here in front of our computers have no
idea of exactly how events took place? We can make assumption all day but I
don't see how it is going to help anyone who is involved in this tragedy.
There will be a coroner's inquest, I would suspect BV will hold their own
investigation and until these are made public or we hear from a reliable
witness who saw the accident we will not know who was at fault (as it isn't
blatantly obvious), if anyone. Maybe it was an extreme freak of unfortunate
circumstances.
I find it some what elitist to see the first posts in here blaming the
driver, and then continued assumptions that it was probably the drivers
fault, especially because it was a 4WD! In a rural area, where if anywhere
they bloody belong! Has anyone thought how those poor people driving the 4WD
would be feeling?
Regarding the cyclist: Cyclists regardless of the situation they are riding
in should always stay far left.
Regarding the driver: On approaching a mass group of cyclists should slow
down and give as much room as possible.
Maybe both of these conditions were true, but WE DON'T KNOW! Maybe the
cyclist was too far towards the middle of the road, maybe the driver didn't
drop his speed and this helped lead to the disaster. But we don't know!
My deepest sympathies to Mrs Deborah Gray's family and all those involved.
It is an awful reminder of how careful we do have to be.
P.S Sorry if this post seems a little heated but it frustrates the hell out
of me when something as terrible as this happens and we're all ready to make
unfounded assumption's.