RIP - Auckland Cyclist

[AhMeng]

It's OK we'll invite the PAP in .

Kopisai can create another 1000 clones to increase traffic!

 

[Kuailan]

Cyclists are pests

Than what are you? Insect?

 

[songsongjurong]

Could be full blast on headphone music ,oblivious to traffic...

 

[jw5]

If the same thing happens to me during my bike ride tomorrow, what will happen to this forum???!!!!

Big Sexy can take over.

 

[Leongsam]

Some would say they are parasites. They want to use roads built for other vehicles whose owners have to pay taxes. There is often this argument that cyclists may be drivers too and would have already paid taxes. But the thing is that the amount paid only covers the usage of the roads by motor vehicles. If cyclists, regardless whether they are vehicle owners or not, wish to use the roads safely (possibly with additional safety features being built), they need to cough up an additional payment for that. Otherwise, it is not fair for other vehicle owners who are not cyclists to have to share the roads with them. Of course, when there comes a day when everyone is a cyclist at some time, just like everyone is a pedestrian, then the features should be built using public funds.

The LTA has already debunked this argument :

LTA's full official reply:We refer to your email on 17 April 2013 to REACH.We appreciate and share your concerns for the well being of all road users, be they pedestrians, cyclists or motorists. Public roads are intended to be used by all road users, including cyclists and pedestrians. They are built and maintained using public funds collected from [FONT=inherit !important]general taxes, including those who do not use motorised vehicles. All road users should use the roads responsibly with consideration for other road users. To have safer roads, we are reaching out via public education together with the Traffic Police as well as the Safe Cycling Task Force. [/FONT]

 

[Spock]

The LTA has already debunked this argument :

That does not change the fact that current road systems are designed, built and maintained for motor vehicles with scant consideration for cyclists. All that cyclists can depend on is the goodwill of ALL vehicle owners to show them courtesy. It takes just one enraged or careless individual to cause a tragedy.

For pedestrians, there are sidewalks and controlled crossings to define segregated space and help reduce accidents.

If you wish to argue that current road features are sufficient for safe cycling, there is no point for me to carry on as we differ in this aspect. Note that the minimum travelling speed for a motor vehicle is usually 60km/h whereas the maximum speed for a bicycle seldom exceeds 60km/h. Pedestrians and cyclists already have problems sharing the sidewalk, it is no surprise if cyclists face problems sharing the roads.

 

[Leongsam]

That does not change the fact that current road systems are designed, built and maintained for motor vehicles with scant consideration for cyclists. All that cyclists can depend on is the goodwill of ALL vehicle owners to show them courtesy. It takes just one enraged or careless individual to cause a tragedy.

Nothing to do with courtesy. Cyclists have equal right to the use of the roads. Just because they happen to be slower and more vulnerable than motorists does not mean that they should be pushed into the gutters.

As cycling becomes more popular, cars will have to learn to slow down and give way to what will be the future of transport which is the humble bicycle.

 

[CheeByeKiaTonyChat]

http://www.singsupplies.com/showthread.php?172161-SG-Jumped-River-due-to-being-Jobless

What a fucking idiot.

What a fucking idiot. Deserve to be roadkill.

 

[escher]

Nothing to do with courtesy. Cyclists have equal right to the use of the roads. Just because they happen to be slower and more vulnerable than motorists does not mean that they should be pushed into the gutters.

As cycling becomes more popular, cars will have to learn to slow down and give way to what will be the future of transport which is the humble bicycle.

Enough can be seen that sick sinkies go into orgasm when a fucking car breaking the law smashed into a cyclist spinning him into the air and crashing on his head.
Not only those sick sinkies do not want to slow down as they felt the road belonged to them, they want to be the judge jury and executioner on all those that displeased them

I WISH FUCKING CANCER ON THEIR WHOLE FAMILY TO WIPE OUT THOSE SICK GENES
OR THEY ARE HIT BY CONCRETE TRUCKS SPILLING THEIR BRAINS ON THE ROAD

 

[Leongsam]

Turns out the cyclist was Polynesian. That explains a lot.

Auckland cyclist killed in collision named



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Police have released the name of the cyclist killed in a collision with a truck at the intersection of Stanley St and Parnell Rise, Auckland yesterday afternoon.
He was John Tangiia, aged 37, of Auckland.

Police said it appeared Mr Tangiia had been riding down Parnell Rise and was turning left into Stanley St when he collided with the truck, which was travelling straight through from The Strand.

Inspector Cornelius Klussein said the truck driver, who had the green light, did not know the cyclist had come under his wheels until being alerted by other motorists tooting their horns.

"He assumed that maybe something had come off the truck so he parked up to see what was going on. It was only when he got out that he saw that something had happened."
- APNZ

 

[Spock]

Nothing to do with courtesy. Cyclists have equal right to the use of the roads. Just because they happen to be slower and more vulnerable than motorists does not mean that they should be pushed into the gutters.

As cycling becomes more popular, cars will have to learn to slow down and give way to what will be the future of transport which is the humble bicycle.

We all have the right to buy nasi padang at the same price but some lucky guy is able to get it for the measly sum of $2.50 while I have to pay twice that amount.

Having equal rights does not mean you get equal treatment in reality.

As I have said, cyclists now have to depend heavily on the goodwill of drivers to be considerate. Their lives hang in the balance with just one reckless or negligent act. The future is not here yet so that is irrelevant.

 

[Leongsam]

Lance Wiggs: Cycle safety needs to become a political issue

By Lance Wiggs

5:30 AM Thursday Jan 9, 2014

The scene of an accident where a cyclist died after colliding with a truck. Photo / Richard Robinson


On Tuesday I arrived very early on the scene of a cycle versus truck fatality in Auckland. The sight of a person lying motionless in the street with mangled bicycle in the background is chilling enough. The sounds of grief-stricken people comforting each other, the shock on the face of the woman in the car stuck in full view of the scene, the general feeling of despair - these things are not easy to portray. All of us were changed.

For the family and friends of the deceased - utter devastation. For the witnesses, that event will replay for years. For the police, ambulance and other emergency staff - another brutally tough day. I don't know how they cope.

What can we do?

The accident was, like them all, preventable. Like all accidents the root and contributing causes of the accident will be varied and troublesome, but are also able to be eliminated. However, like all cycle accidents in New Zealand they likely won't be, and we should all be very angry and upset about this.

Most of the causes of this and other accidents are fairly obvious, and have been observed time and again by cycling and safety advocates such as Transportblog.co.nz.

They come down to one core goal, to seek to limit human-vehicle interactions:

That means physically separating trucks and cars from cyclists, and cyclists from pedestrians, through a system of bike and pedestrian paths that criss-cross cities and form commuter routes. This increases bike use, boosts the retail economy and reduces motorised traffic, reducing associated infrastructure costs as well. The cyclist in this case should have been able to turn from Parnell Rise into Stanley St while on a dedicated cycle lane, or should have had access to a completely separate network providing a safe and pleasant journey to his destination.

It means investing serious dollars into this human-scale infrastructure, and rather happily this also creates a lot more jobs per dollar than truck-scale infrastructure.

It means putting in place short term solutions immediately, such as smart use of painted lanes to provide and widen cycle lanes, removing lanes of car traffic from Parnell Rise, removing carparks from Tamaki Drive (where another person was injured on Tuesday) and laws which increase the incentive to give cyclists their space.

It means accelerating and building from the liveable city changes that have already happened in Auckland, removing carparks in favour of wide boulevard footpaths, bike lanes and multi-use zones. If it works for New York's economy and people, it can work better here with our weather.
It needs a mayor and council and transport authorities and ministers to lead, and to take responsibility for just making changes happen.

And it also means asking seriously why we needed the truck there in the first place - and that goes back to whether we even want a working port in downtown Auckland.

It's an election year, and this is a great time for all parties and candidates to take a tough stand. Cycling and work safety are not Green, Red, Blue or other party-affiliated issues, but ones that offer benefits across the board.

Improving cycling safety and work safety generates more retail and manufacturing revenue, saves on medical expenses, prolongs lives, saves money for individuals and families and delivers better environmental outcomes. It's cheaper than building roads and rail, and will make it far safer for our children to walk and cycle to school. It seems obvious, and will attract a decent number of voters looking for a better life.

It's a great time for us voters to ask the candidates and existing MPs what they are doing about safety on the streets and work, but we also need to ask and apply pressure to the recently elected mayors and councillors to follow through on their promises.

I am particularly concerned with Auckland and Wellington mayors and councils, who have delivered little for cyclists on a mandate of change. Too many people are dead and I think we would all like to see a genuine sense of urgency before more people die.

Lance Wiggs is an independent consultant providing management, strategy, growth and valuation consulting to industrial, media and internet based businesses.
By Lance Wiggs

 

[Leongsam]

Truck-collision victim was on bike to help disabled son

By Anna Leask @AnnaLeask

5:30 AM Friday Jan 10, 2014

John Tangiia's son has yet to be told that his dad has died.


John Tangiia never usually rode a bike, but in a bid to become fitter so he could do more with his disabled son, he cycled to an appointment on Tuesday.

On the way, the 37-year-old collided with a truck as he rode through Parnell. He died at the scene.

Later that day, Mr Tangiia's partner Kerry faced the task of identifying him at the morgue.

His brother, Kawatapuarangi Brown, told the Herald last night that the couple's 11-year-old son Simon had yet to be told.

"He has special needs and disabilities and with his conditions, we don't know if he could handle the loss of his father. They were very, very close," he said. "He was a devoted family man. His family always came first."

Mr Tangiia, an IT engineer, has three older daughters from a previous relationship who live in Australia. Keysha, Tatjuana and Jahdiva are trying to obtain emergency travel documentation so they can return for Mr Tangiia's tangi, to be held at the Umupuia Marae at Maraetai.

Mr Brown said the girls were all born in New Zealand but did not hold current passports so could not travel immediately.

They were expected to arrive with their mother in the next few days.

Mr Brown was shocked his brother was the victim. "My brother loved vehicles, he loved sports cars. When I heard he was in an accident, I just thought he had a car crash. But it turned out he had been cycling to keep fit. It was summer and he had plans for his son."

Mr Tangiia was one of five children. Mr Brown is his eldest sibling.

Mr Brown said his nieces were also shocked. Though they lived in Australia, they were in constant contact with their father.

"They have always been daddy's girls, they are finding this quite hard. His partner is not coping, they were very close. For her, she's not only lost her life partner, she has lost the father of her child."

Mr Brown said his brother, who was named after their father and actually bears the first name Taiere, was a hard worker and always strived to provide for his family.

"He was a character, that's for sure," said Mr Brown. "John had the gift of the gab. He was the life, the centre of attention. He was the type of brother who was a joker, he was always having a laugh."

Mr Tangiia's family do not know all the details of the crash that claimed his life. They were focused on the tangi.

Police are investigating the crash, and said Mr Tangiia was probably freewheeling down Parnell Rise, turning left into Stanley St. The truck driver appeared to have had the green light.

By Anna Leask @AnnaLeask

Copyright ©2014, APN Holdings NZ Limited

 

[eatshitndie]

*sigh* another dark-skinned maori. let's move on. :p

 

[Leongsam]

Cyclists ride to remember

By Ben Irwin @@Ben_IrwinNZH

5:30 AM Wednesday Feb 12, 2014

Riders in the annual Ride of Unity and Remembrance.


Tina McCullough doesn't cycle much now - she hasn't had the confidence since her sister Jane Farrelly was killed last year.

But yesterday the Auckland woman mounted her bike in remembrance not only of her sister but of all cyclists who have died or been injured on the road.

Mrs McCullough was one of more than 30 riders who cycled from Britomart, along Tamaki Drive and to Takaparawha Pt for the annual Ride of Unity and Remembrance.

The group held a ceremony at cycle-victim Jane Bishop's white "ghost bike" - a symbol of remembrance for those lost and injured while cycling.
The ceremony comes as the Herald has highlighted issues between cyclists and motorists, after the deaths of two cyclists this year, and amid calls for improvements to prevent future deaths.

Speaking at yesterday's ceremony, Mrs McCullough called for more action, saying Auckland Council's approach to cycle safety had not been good enough so far. "I think it's really important that we acknowledge the cycling deaths on the road and where it can be avoided." The thing needed most was more separated cycleways, she said.

Mrs McCullough's sister died last March after a collision with a truck and trailer unit while on a group ride with her husband and others near Taupo. The truck driver was not charged.

She said the death had shaken her greatly. Before the tragedy Mrs McCullough, who lives in Auckland, cycled up to 200km a week. Now she barely does 20km.

"I just don't feel the same confidence any more."

After her sister's death Mrs McCullough organised a petition to provide a new rule requiring motorists to give cyclists a passing width of 1.5m. Currently there is a recommendation for a gap of 1.5m, but it is not law.

But she said cyclists also had to take more responsibility for their actions.

"They really need to think 'do I have blood on my hands because I'm breaking the rules'?"

The family of business man and ironman competitor Garth Barfoot also spoke at the ceremony.

Mr Barfoot was injured when hit by a car on a roundabout on which he had the right of way at the Beach Haven end of Birkdale three weeks ago.
His daughter, Kiri Barfoot, said Mr Barfoot was on the road to recovery and just wanted people to ride safely.

The partner of John Tangiia, who was killed at Parnell Rise when he was hit by a truck while on his bike, also planned to speak but she did not attend because the emotion of his death was still too raw.

Barbara Cuthbert, chairwoman of Cycle Action Auckland, which organised yesterday's event, said: "It meant a lot to her that we were doing the ride tonight, but this early on [since John's death] she couldn't face doing it."<nzh-inline-image id="12793361" position="center">Mrs Cuthbert said what cyclists wanted most was a full network of safe cycle lanes, not just "chunks".
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"It's all about having better, safe cycle routes across the city to allow people to go from A to B," she said. "What we have now is disconnected chunks."
In recent weeks the Herald has highlighted issues between cyclists and motorists and cyclists have challenged Mayor Len Brown to support efforts to make bikeways a priority.

A mayoral spokesman said a full active transport action plan would be developed during the 2015 long-term plan process.

Cycling accidents this year

January 7
John Tangiia, 37, killed when hit by truck at Parnell Rise.

January 18
Bill Bayliss, 54, died after colliding with a car on a rural Northland road.

January 22
Garth Barfoot, 77, broke his femur when hit by a car on a roundabout at Birkdale. He had the right of way.
January 30

Samantha Robertson, 10, seriously injured when she was hit by a car in Pukekawa, northern Waikato.

For our full cycle safe series click here.
By Ben Irwin @@Ben_IrwinNZH
- NZ Herald

Copyright ©2014, APN Holdings NZ Limited

 

[neddy]

Dooring is an offence in Australia, but we still have lots of his incidents here.

 

[Stompiss]

他妈的活该！！！！！

 

[singveld]

A similar thing happened to a student girl in London some months back, except that she was a pedestrian and it was in the wee hours of the morning.

dun even mention that case, the terrorist was found not guilty by the bias court of london. he probably back in a bus to continue to kill infidels.

 

[singveld]

If the same thing happens to me during my bike ride tomorrow, what will happen to this forum???!!!!

name your successor already. is it tonychat?

 

[Leongsam]

name your successor already. is it tonychat?

I've decided on a 50/50 split between JW5 and Scroobal.