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Police appeal as Yorkshire cyclist killed after losing control of his bike

49-year-old man was thrown into path of a Land Rover in fatal crash near Penistone
by Simon_MacMichael
Mon, Oct 09, 2017 12:48
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Police in South Yorkshire have launched an appeal for witnesses after a cyclist was killed when he is believed to have lost control of his bike on a descent and was thrown into the path of a Land Rover being driven in the opposite direction.

The fatal crash happened at around 11.50am on Sunday 8 October on Carr Lane, Penistone as the rider, a 49-year-old man from Barnsley, headed towards Broad Oak Lane.

South Yorkshire Police said that the victim "appears to have mounted a grass verge before losing control and falling in to the road.

"The cyclist was subsequently involved in a collision with a black Landrover Freelander, travelling in the opposite direction."

They added that the collision took place near the entrance of Carr Farm Lane and that the cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses are requested to contact police on the non-emergency number 101 quoting incident number 418 of 8 October 2017.

South Yorkshire Police
Penistone
Simon MacMichael

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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The Sledge | 7 years ago
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I know Carr Lane fairly well and it's one of the most rutted, gravel-strewn country roads in the area: there's always lots of detritus  in the centre of the single track broken tarmac which gives riders little room to manoeuvre, especially on a couple of blind corners approaching the farm. 

It's easy to build up speed heading down to the farm from the A629 on a road that descends gradually and rarely has traffic on it - I've only once, from memory, come across a vehicle heading up Carr Lane, and that was some teenagers in a souped-up Corsa. 

I have no idea what happened to cause this tragedy and making suppositions about the actions of the poor rider or the poor motorist (who will have to live with the incident for the rest of his/her life, regardless of blame) is both irresponsible and unnecessary. 

I'll certainly be more careful in future when I take Carr Road, but won't avoid it completely as for me it's a direct link between the hill climb at Jackson Bridge and a lovely 19% climb at Cat Hill.

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Richard D | 7 years ago
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Though it could be said that it wasn't challenged particularly well.  I'd blame the cuts in Legal Aid for that, TBH.

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alansmurphy | 7 years ago
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Also as the earlier post points out, they've launched an appeal but have already decided exactly what happened to the nearest tyre tread. I agree, cyclists make mistakes, a Garmin bleep and a look down, an errant rabbit crossing the front wheel, a simple mistake. To me, this appeal is leading any potential witnesses.

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The Gavalier replied to alansmurphy | 7 years ago
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alansmurphy wrote:

Also as the earlier post points out, they've launched an appeal but have already decided exactly what happened to the nearest tyre tread. I agree, cyclists make mistakes, a Garmin bleep and a look down, an errant rabbit crossing the front wheel, a simple mistake. To me, this appeal is leading any potential witnesses.

Exactly what I meant. Thanks for being more coherent. 

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Yorkshire wallet | 7 years ago
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I don't get the attitude surrounding cycle accidents on here. I've driven and ridden cars and motorbikes fast around bends and it is equally possible to make the same mistakes on a cycle. If this was a motorbike accident you'd all probably think 'serves him right' and think no more of it.

The driver is probably traumatised for life having collected someone under their wheels.

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PennineRider replied to Yorkshire wallet | 7 years ago
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Yorkshire wallet wrote:

I don't get the attitude surrounding cycle accidents on here. I've driven and ridden cars and motorbikes fast around bends and it is equally possible to make the same mistakes on a cycle. If this was a motorbike accident you'd all probably think 'serves him right' and think no more of it. The driver is probably traumatised for life having collected someone under their wheels.

I think people are just pointing out the double standard in the way high-profile "hit by cyclist" fatalities are dealt with compared to "hit by driver". 

In the Kim Briggs case, the police went to some lengths to produce some exceedingly poor "evidence" that the cyclist could have/should have stopped when a pedestrian stepped into his path. This "evidence" was accepted without challenge by the court. 

Whereas when a driver hits an errant cyclist, they get the benefit of the doubt.

RIP the cyclist in this case.

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Grahamd replied to PennineRider | 7 years ago
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PennineRider wrote:

Yorkshire wallet wrote:

I don't get the attitude surrounding cycle accidents on here. I've driven and ridden cars and motorbikes fast around bends and it is equally possible to make the same mistakes on a cycle. If this was a motorbike accident you'd all probably think 'serves him right' and think no more of it. The driver is probably traumatised for life having collected someone under their wheels.

I think people are just pointing out the double standard in the way high-profile "hit by cyclist" fatalities are dealt with compared to "hit by driver". 

In the Kim Briggs case, the police went to some lengths to produce some exceedingly poor "evidence" that the cyclist could have/should have stopped when a pedestrian stepped into his path. This "evidence" was accepted without challenge by the court. 

Whereas when a driver hits an errant cyclist, they get the benefit of the doubt.

RIP the cyclist in this case.

Well said.

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BarryBianchi replied to PennineRider | 7 years ago
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PennineRider wrote:

In the Kim Briggs case, the police went to some lengths to produce some exceedingly poor "evidence" that the cyclist could have/should have stopped when a pedestrian stepped into his path. This "evidence" was accepted without challenge by the court.

No it wasn't.

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BehindTheBikesheds | 7 years ago
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Landrover driver should be up for manslaughter, shirley? He/she should have slammed on the brakes 15 miles away and come to a halt like an F1 car so as not to mow this innocent person down who has 3 chickens and a pig that rely on him. They should have known he was going to move into their path, totally avoidable.

#doublestandards

RIP fella

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brooksby replied to BehindTheBikesheds | 7 years ago
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BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

Landrover driver should be up for manslaughter, shirley? He/she should have slammed on the brakes 15 miles away and come to a halt like an F1 car so as not to mow this innocent person down who has 3 chickens and a pig that rely on him. They should have known he was going to move into their path, totally avoidable.

#doublestandards

RIP fella

Yup: local police have done tests showing that a McLaren F1 car can stop in 2.5 centimetres so this incident involving a Land Rover was actually entirely preventable.

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Yorkshire wallet | 7 years ago
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Newsflash! Cyclists do stupid shit sometimes and othertimes shit just happens. 

Chances are shit just happened and 5s later or earlier and he walks or limps away. 

RIP. 

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The Gavalier | 7 years ago
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So the person who didn’t die says it wasn’t their fault...

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Richard D replied to The Gavalier | 7 years ago
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The Gavalier wrote:

So the person who didn’t die says it wasn’t their fault...

 

I expect that its relatively straightforward for Police to check if the cyclist did in fact hit the verge first.  

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The Gavalier replied to Richard D | 7 years ago
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Richard D wrote:

The Gavalier wrote:

So the person who didn’t die says it wasn’t their fault...

I expect that its relatively straightforward for Police to check if the cyclist did in fact hit the verge first.  

Maybe, but not why. Or what happened afterwards. 

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Helmut D. Bate replied to The Gavalier | 7 years ago
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The Gavalier wrote:

Richard D wrote:

The Gavalier wrote:

So the person who didn’t die says it wasn’t their fault...

I expect that its relatively straightforward for Police to check if the cyclist did in fact hit the verge first.  

Maybe, but not why. 

Where's this going? Shit or get off the pot, Columbo.

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The Gavalier replied to The Gavalier | 7 years ago
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The Gavalier]</p>

<p>[quote=Richard D wrote:

The Gavalier wrote:

So the person who didn’t die says it wasn’t their fault...

I expect that its relatively straightforward for Police to check if the cyclist did in fact hit the verge first.  

 

Just saying lots of assumptions being made after one statement from the guy in the Land Rover

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don simon fbpe | 7 years ago
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RIP brother.

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