{"id":110,"date":"2013-11-16T01:08:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-16T01:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ssgc.co\/2013\/11\/death-spike-cyclists-dying-in-record-numbers\/"},"modified":"2013-11-16T01:08:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-16T01:08:00","slug":"death-spike-cyclists-dying-in-record-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/singlespeedgoldcoast.com\/2013\/11\/16\/death-spike-cyclists-dying-in-record-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Death Spike: cyclists dying in record numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"

As someone who gets cut off, pushed off the road, abused and yelled at every week by the filthy scum I share the roads with, I thought I was just getting paranoid. I thought I was just getting too old to cut the mustard. But no. Turns out cycling is getting more dangerous than ever. We cyclist are dying on the roads in record numbers.<\/p>\n

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According to Death spike: why cyclists are dying twice as fast on our roads <\/em>(news.com.au<\/a>) Australian drivers really are dangerous, belligerent and negligent. <\/p>\n

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Well we’re running red lights to bloody get away from you, because you drive like a f—ing lunatic.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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According to the report there is anecdotal evidence that police are doing very little to prosecute these murderous fools who kill cyclists. I personally expect nothing from police and wouldn’t waste my time talking to a policeman about some mad fuck in a car who tried to kill me. I argued with friends recently about cameras on bikes. My argument was that even if you have absolute proof on video that the car was at fault they wouldn’t give a flying fuck. Some thought I was crazy, paranoid and prone to exaggeration. All true of course but not in this instance it would seem. <\/p>\n

Here is the evidence Craig Cowled tried to present to police:<\/p>\n