Andrew Pernell has been fined and ordered to perform community service for shooting Melinda Zygarlicki as she rode along the Merri Creek trail earlier this year.
Over the last three weeks I’ve been delighted to record no cyclist deaths on the road. But there have been injuries to four cyclists – all aged between 10 and 14. Let’s hope they’re all well on the way to full recovery.
Over the last fortnight I have recorded media reports of seven road accidents involving cyclists. There were five injuries to cyclists (three of whom were minors) and one cyclist death. The final accident involved a collision between a pedestrian and a cyclist in which the pedestrian died.
A cyclist in Sydney suffered serious head injuries in a collision with a car on Tuesday.
“When good rides go bad…”
Today’s Bendigo Advertiser includes three stories of interest to cyclists - not all of them happy.