well done! thnaks
Dr. Simon Batterbury | Associate Professor, Environmental Studies| Dept. of Geography | 221 Bouverie St (rm L2.33) | University of Melbourne, 3010 VIC,
+61 (0)3 8344 9319 | simonpjb @ unimelb.edu.au | http://www.simonbatterbury.net
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From: Cycling and Society Research Group discussion list [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of David Gordon Wilson [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, 15 September 2015 9:31 PM
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Subject: Re: / HGV fatals
My sympathy and congratulations on surviving!
(I have been hit by nine motor vehicles in the US since coming here
from the UK).
Dave Wilson
David Gordon (Dave) Wilson
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On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 6:21 PM, Simon P J Batterbury
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> This is slightly raw since I am hospital after being hit on wednesday by an HGV doing 60km/h. Miraculously, after spinning through the air (the bike was destroyed under the wheels), I came out with broken ribs, delated lung, concussion and a broken leg. The accident circumstances were different ( I was at 90 degrees to the truck) and what saved me was wearing a backpack with a load of university papers and a laptop - these cushioned the blow and broke ribs , instead of worse. Doesn't safety advice say not to wear a backpack and to use panniers? I could have been dead or paralysed without it.
> The Lifesaver issue seems to ring true . also scannign the forward field of vision - that would have helped in my case.
> I am writing a cathartic blog posting and will post it, now that i am enjoying a painful but unexpected second lease of life.
>
> Dr. Simon Batterbury | Associate Professor, Environmental Studies| Dept. of Geography | 221 Bouverie St (rm L2.33) | University of Melbourne, 3010 VIC,
> +61 (0)3 8344 9319 | simonpjb @ unimelb.edu.au | http://www.simonbatterbury.net
>
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> From: Cycling and Society Research Group discussion list [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Dave Holladay [[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, 15 September 2015 7:59 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: CSRG Manchester - Manchester new tram tracks / HGV fatals
>
> I've a meeting in Barnsley on Wednesday, and would like to drop by en
> route to catch up if that's OK.
>
> Would like to see how we can tie in some known detail which seems to
> correlate and point to further research.
>
> 1) at least 80% of HGV-cycle fatal crashes in London are initiated by an
> impact between the front nearside quarter of the HGV and the rear
> offside quarter of the cycle.
>
> 2) immediately prior to an impact in this area the cyclist will be in
> the position of least visibility from the driving position - viz masked
> by the nearside A pillar, (ironically) the cluster of external mirrors
> placed to remove the blind spots across the front and down to the rear
> and side of the truck, and the entire solid panelled front nearside
> corner and door of the truck.
>
> 3) there are indications that the cyclists are also unaware of the
> approaching truck because they do not maintain good all round
> observation by both aural and visual checks, especially the rearward
> over the right shoulder visual check, which is known by motorcyclists as
> the Lifesaver - which pretty bluntly tells you why you need to keep
> doing this in busy traffic.
>
> 4) 10 years ago a robust 5000 response survey of cyclists clearly
> highlighted 2 points
> i) female respondents answered that they
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