One dead, two critically injured after cyclists hit in Quebec

[urban.one]

Not a lot of details yet. Terrible story and as a cyclist it makes me cringe.

Rougemont, Que. — The Canadian Press
Published on Friday, May. 14, 2010 11:38AM EDT

Last updated on Friday, May. 14, 2010 12:39PM EDT


A vehicle ran down six cyclists, killing one, as they rode along a rural highway, leaving a gruesome scene where scraps of twisted metal were scattered along the pavement Friday.

Provincial police said two other cyclists were seriously injured, and resuscitation efforts had been performed.

The accident occurred in Rougemont, Que., just south of Montreal. It caused a shutdown of debris-strewn Highway 112.

“We fear for the lives of three cyclists, and for the three others we're talking major injuries,” Sgt. Claude Denis said earlier Friday, before the first death was confirmed.

There were speed bikes, helmets, sunglasses and even a sports watch scattered across a large distance while orange police tape separated the road from the neighbouring municipality.

Sgt. Denis said it wasn't yet clear whether the driver of the vehicle was being held responsible: “For the moment it's too early to conclude anything.”

The cyclists included five women and one man who were quickly evacuated to hospital.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

RIP

[GoChris]

How fucking stupid of a driver do you have to be to hit someone on the side of the road.

Get off the fucking phone, holy shit. I want to ram my vehicle into some of these douches I see texting the ENTIRE time they are driving.

[dirtsniffer]

Originally posted by GoChris
How fucking stupid of a driver do you have to be to hit someone on the side of the road.

Get off the fucking phone, holy shit. I want to ram my vehicle into some of these douches I see texting the ENTIRE time they are driving.

someone? sounds like six people on bicycles were involved

who said it was a cell phone?

maybe even a bicycle was being careless and caused the accident?

the speed limit on the road was 90 km/h, so it was pretty risky route, and apparently there was a gravel bike path along the highway, but the highway didn't have paved shoulders. So as road racers they were forced onto the road.

edit:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/st...-accident.html


RIP to the THREE deceased

[top_speed]

this is why i never like the idea of sharing roads with bicycles,
Bicycles are meant to be on the sidewalk.

[atgilchrist]

Generally where you ride road bikes, there aren't any sidewalks.

RIP

[banned3x]

Ya I heard about this crazy!!! Reminds me of what happened in Mexico with the motorcycles. RIP

[FiveFreshFish]

Odds are that the pickup truck driver is at fault.

[flipstah]

Oh man, that's a brutal sight. As a fellow cyclist, that makes me cringe.

RIP and before I judge, I'd like to know who is at fault first.

[Redlyne_mr2]

Cycling along the side of a Quebece highway is complete suicide, reminds me of all the fools cycling through Springbank. It's just a matter of time before something like what happened in Quebec happens here.

[FiveFreshFish]

^^^ Already happened here. Two American cyclists killed near Lake Louise in 2003.

[8Ball]

Originally posted by Redlyne_mr2
Cycling along the side of a Quebece highway is complete suicide, reminds me of all the fools cycling through Springbank. It's just a matter of time before something like what happened in Quebec happens here.

news had stats of ~700 die each year.


Calgary will have a few this year

[ekguy]

I don't road bike but seriously doesn't matter if you're a biker or not (i am) it's still sad to hear about something like this.

RIP to the deceased and hopefully to recovery for the remaining three.

[Vagabond142]

It's stories like this that make me happy that the City is actually building several new road widenings up here in the NW, but SPECIFICALLY to make room for dedicated bike lanes on routes such as 14th St, Morley Trail, Charleswood Dr, etc.

RIP to the 3 fellow cyclists

[flipstah]

According to CTV, it was apparently caused by cruise control...

[ragu]

If you can't keep up with flow of traffic then you shouldn't be on the road. Esp. on highway, thats complete suicide.

[ddduke]

Originally posted by ragu
If you can't keep up with flow of traffic then you shouldn't be on the road. Esp. on highway, thats complete suicide.

+1, I have to drive down sprinkbank, old banff coach and all the rest of the rural roads on a daily basis which are covered in blind corners and I constantly see these guys riding in the middle of the road making it dangerous for everyone.

If these guys are allowed to ride bikes on the roads then I should be allowed to ride my quads. Atleast my quads can do near highway speeds.

[2EFNFAST]

I hate all cyclists and want to see them squished.

When I was first learning to drive, my dad and I were going down 22x and there was a pack of them on the side of the road - the lead guy lost control or something, went down, and took the entire pack with him. Had to have been 20 or 30 of them laying on the road.

By the time I stopped I was literally feet from running over the whole pile of them. If I'd hesitated in braking (and keep in mind this was like the second time i'd ever driven a car) my life would be so screwed because of them right now.

I hate cyclists with a passion.

[Khyron]

Originally posted by 2EFNFAST
I hate all cyclists and want to see them squished.

So basically you're bragging about wanting to be a serial killer. Why not just get an axe and head to a kindergarden and kill some kids? Just random people that you don't know, why not?

Do you road ragers get mad when you come up on a tractor or a loaded truck or any other piece of legal farm machinery driving in the road? An RV? What about the people in Springbank who ride their horses? Gonna murder them as well?

[2EFNFAST]

Originally posted by Khyron


So basically you're bragging about wanting to be a serial killer. Why not just get an axe and head to a kindergarden and kill some kids? Just random people that you don't know, why not?

Do you road ragers get mad when you come up on a tractor or a loaded truck or any other piece of legal farm machinery driving in the road? An RV? What about the people in Springbank who ride their horses? Gonna murder them as well?

My problem isn't slow moving vehicles. It's morons on tiny pieces of metal who think they own the road (which is 99% of cyclists).

I hate cyclists. Period.