Cylist killed, 5 Jan, Tingley near Leeds

[DCLane]

This is near my commute to work/home: http://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news/appeal-fatal-collision-a650-tingley

Knocked down 5 Jan by a car travelling in same direction, dies 12 Jan. Police are looking for witnesses.

Named as Darren Schofield: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co....died-after-crash-on-a650-at-tingley-1-7052734

RIP

It's likely I'll have seen him/waved/spoken at a minimum as I recognise the bike description and there's not many riders at this time of year.

 

[mustang1]

Rip.
Shakes head.
Sometimes I fear for humanity.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Although there's no mention that the junction itself was the location, I'd be quite apprehensive of cycling around (or indeed through) Tingley roundabout.
My thoughts are with the victim's family. I hope the five-o catch the culprit.

 

[numbnuts]

RIP condolences to family and friends
that's 6 this year

 

[DRM]

Very near to me condolences to his family, that roundabout is terrifying on a weekday, it has a mind boggling amount of direction signs and traffic lights, I've lost count of the times I've been cut up when in the car, it's a paragon of bad design, very busy and too fast traffic rushing to and from M62 and the White Rose shopping Centre.

 

[DCLane]

@Berk on a Bike @DRM - it happened near the Village hotel, between Morley and the Village hotel junction. Looks like he was hit from behind.

I use the roundabout quite a lot on the bike; you've definately got to keep your wits about you. Using the bike/pedestrian section seems worse.

At the moment I've been avoiding the roundabout on my commute for the past couple of months and taking a slightly slower route into/out of Leeds which has a lot less traffic but feels safer than using Tingley roundabout and the ring road down towards the White Rose Centre.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Used it quite a few times, & it was even worse before the alteration for Wakefield bound traffic

And as for the roundabout at Gildersome (jct 27/M62)..............................................................

 

[Berk on a Bike]

And as for the roundabout at Gildersome (jct 27/M62)..............................................................

Even in the car, at that interchange it's sometimes pot luck I end up in the right lane...