A coroner investigating the death of cyclist Angus Collins in Footscray has called on Victoria’s transport department to urgently address dual green light configurations at intersections.
on February 2. Both Collins and the truck driver had green lights.
Leading Senior Constable Dani Lord, the counsel assisting Ryan, said an investigation found Collins was riding on the bike path adjacent to Footscray Road and approached the intersection as a fully laden twin-steer concrete mixer performed a left-hand turn. Other concerns include the lack of speed reduction measures for cyclists approaching the intersection or warnings signs to modify speed, and the synchronisation of the green lights.Ryan said the department should investigate the synchronisation issue now.
“I want to encourage the department … to act now in relation to pursuing strategies to reduce the safety risks associated with the relevant intersection on Footscray Road and other intersections with a similar risk profile. “A lot of people’s lives have been really shattered by something that could have easily been fixed,” Kneipp said.
In the inquest into Karakoc’s death, coroner Caitlin English also called for mandatory “side underrun” protection on trucks, which protect pedestrians and cyclists from being dragged underneath trucks, and mirrors to help drivers with blind spots.
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