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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/dorset/7760328.stm

Not sure whether this death was due o ill health - I didn't think those electric bikes went fast enough to result in a fatality through hitting a parked vehicle.
Does striking a parked vehicle count as natural causes if no other trauma is evident?

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Time to take responsibility for our actions.. and don't be afraid of speaking out!

Will Dorset SCP put him in the KSI figures?

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Malcolm W.
The views expressed in this post are personal opinions and do not represent the views of Safespeed.

i'd have thought even at 10mph you could be unfortunate enough to sustain a fatal impact, especially if elderly.

Sadly, as we know from news reports of "mobility schooter" incidents - one of which caused "serious injury" to a woman waiting in a supermarket queue when the elderly ladey reversed into her - there have been calls for these "road users" to be licenced.


The electric bicycle is no exception in real terms as these can be rather "nippy".


I suspect though that the old boy hit the van and went over the bars .. perhaps hitting his head on the van or road or kerb. From my experiences of fatals involving pedestrians and cyclists - most fatal injuries are due to imact against head or the impact causing internal bleeding of "vital organs" ... or even just the pure post traumatic shock of a crash.


Mad Doc has explained once what a body goes through when in shock from his medical training. Shock can kill just as much as a blow to a vital organ. - epesoecually if very young or "getting on a bit".

However the old gent died - I will post condolences in case his family hit on this site. Thankfully no other party was injured. Cold comfort maybe of sorts.. but my choir do dedicate a hymn in our Chistmas concerts to all who die/are injured for whatever reason on the roads with our choirmaster making a short comment of prayer and hope that we may learn to be more careful and caring in the New Year.

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Take with a chuckle or a grain of salt
Drive without COAST and it's all your own fault!

A SMILE is a curve that sets everything straight (P Diller).

A Smiley Per post
FINES USfor our COAST!

Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon - but driving with a smile and a COAST calm mind.

A "Pedal" bike can be good for more than 30MPH and, as has been reported on these boards, can be perfectly capable of killing people! Why is the presence of some sort of mechanical propulsion considererd as being a "break point" as far as licenses are concerned??

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"The road to a police state is paved with public safety legislation"

I think because one has a motor and the other is due to human power. :roll;


I know it does not make sense... but the law is a an ASS to quote Dickens in this respect. :roll;

Or I fear we are far too tolerant of "green" issues these days .. whereas in the past .. we would prosecute such fools :roll;

Actually we do so here and n N Yorks where such things as "stupidly silly and warranting a chat" still matter. . I cannot say the same for elsewhere though based on press reports from elsewhere.

I can only confirm that we have words .. but do use some professional judgement. We think we build trust/confidence in this way, Our overall stats suggest we have some succese across the board here

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Take with a chuckle or a grain of salt
Drive without COAST and it's all your own fault!

A SMILE is a curve that sets everything straight (P Diller).

A Smiley Per post
FINES USfor our COAST!

Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon - but driving with a smile and a COAST calm mind.

well its not is it ?... an ass .. or considered as being a "break point" ... currently.

hence:
licensed cars
licensed motorbikes
licensed mopeds
licensed quads
unlicensed invalid carraiges
unlicensed electric assisted bikes
unlicensed cycles
unlicensed runners
unlicensed pedestrians

Hmnn, I wonder how many pedestrians are knocked down and killed by joggers each year?

If it was similar to the numbers killed by drivers "Talking and driving" I would not be surprised in the least!

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"The road to a police state is paved with public safety legislation"

You missed out unlicensed horse-riders, unlicensed herds of cows and unlicensed dogs

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When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. H.G. Wells
When I see a youth in a motor car I do d.c.brown