Coroner wants fluoro vests compulsary

**jim.cox** · 18th February 2010, 09:16

Blardy Nanny State...

http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/94...ade-compulsory

It will be six-sided yellow stars next

What happened to "let those who ride decide"?

**Mully** · 18th February 2010, 09:27

But yet he doesn't want more training of cage drivers to look at their surroundings.

Maybe cyclists should be wearing full gear (inc full face helmet) plus nav lights and beacons. And they'd still get knocked off and injured/killed. Look at that girl in Mission Bay - hit half-a-dozen at once.

Looking for a simple solution to a complex problem.

Still, were I (or a loved one) spending any time on a pushbike, I'd have those LED lights on (front and back) permanantly - particularly on open roads.

**Ixion** · 18th February 2010, 09:29

... to continue slowly in a south-bound direction at the far side of the north-bound lane

Only a psyclist would expect to do that and NOT have it end badly!

And, the coronor wants hi-viz mandatory because

{the coronor} commended {the psyclist's} wearing of a visibility vest, but said combined with his otherwise dark clothing, the fact he was wearing a backpack over his vest meant his visibility was reduced.

So, the dude was wearing a hi-viz when he was killed. Anyone else see what's wrong with this picture

**Dadpole** · 18th February 2010, 09:37

After reading that Coroners report, I would call it suicide.

**Clockwork** · 18th February 2010, 10:40

Coroners are like Auditors they always seem to need to make recommedations to change things (lest someone think they are not doing their job)

Having said that, and reading the story I think this one needs his bumps felt since no amount of hi-vis clothing was going to substitute for the lack of attention on the part of this rider.

Why not recommend the banning the use of clip on cycle shoes on the road.

**Big Dave** · 18th February 2010, 11:19

Yup - the more people there are - the more people there are making rules.

**Dave Lobster** · 18th February 2010, 11:30

Correct me if I'm wrong.. I only read the story once. The cyclist was riding on the wrong side of the road, towards traffic doing 100km/h?

For real??

**Skyryder** · 18th February 2010, 17:50

Good idea. Half the cyclists might give up cycling with embarresmt and leave more room on the road for the rest of us.

Skyryder

**Mully** · 18th February 2010, 17:54

Originally Posted by Skyryder

Good idea. Half the cyclists might give up cycling with embarresmt and leave more room on the road for the rest of us.

Yeah, and guess who they'd make fluro vests compulsory for after that worked?

**Hitcher** · 18th February 2010, 20:33

Again I postulate that wankers should have their own country.

**Virago** · 18th February 2010, 20:35

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Again I postulate that wankers should have their own country.

What, like Australia...?

**Hitcher** · 18th February 2010, 20:44

Originally Posted by Virago

What, like Australia...?

Somewhere with lots of palms would probably be a good idea.

**Mudfart** · 18th February 2010, 20:46

I'll wear a fluro vest when he forces everyone to quit smoking.
I don't want to smell that shit. It gives you cancer, when you don't even ask for it.

**Ixion** · 18th February 2010, 20:50

Originally Posted by Dave Lobster

Correct me if I'm wrong.. I only read the story once. The cyclist was riding on the wrong side of the road, towards traffic doing 100km/h?

For real??

Yup. That's what he done. Wearing a hi-viz vest. So now the coroner wants them compulsary. Go figure