Semi truck and cyclist crash: Kelowna RCMP

[MadDog]

Truck and cycle accident at 5am.
Rcmp called to scene 5:20A. and of course, highway 97 shut down..
9:35 am Castanet update: road still closed ??
Fourhours+ later...how many pictures and measurements can be taken in 4 hours?
How many more do they need?
Reopening the highway should be more of a priority..
TAKE PICS, TAKE MEASUREMENTS and get the road open..4 hours? Come On.

Typical serious injury/fatality traffic accident investigation takes 6 hours, following preset procedures. They get one chance to get it right, for potential use in court. They have specific officers that do that work, and they do use modern techniques, tools to speed it up. (iPad, lasers, survey tools)

[glasscleaning420]

The amount of hate in peoples hearts on these articles astounds me at times. Complaining about a road closure when someone may have lost their life. Blaming cyclists when if a cyclist hits a car, it gets a dent, if a vehicle hits a cyclist they will get severely injured or die. Same type of people who will complain when the city tries to make more dedicated bike lanes to keep them seperated from traffic. Alot of you could do with some cycling or exercise, maybe it would improve your mental health and you wont spend your time writing angry comments online.

[jenhewlett]

I bike to/from work because I have to (no parking at the hospital), but I try really hard to stay out of peoples way and I yield to everyone- cars, scooters, pedestrians etc.. I feel like there's so much hate out there for cyclists though it's scary at times. Please just know we aren't all bad.

Sadly many people don't quite understand that our brains take notice of things that we don't expect, like people on bikes who aren't riding as expected. The majority of people on bikes actually do ride responsibly, like yourself, thank you. It's the minority that create a bad impression for the rest in the minds of the entitled.

thank you for this! also i agree - a lot of the time it's a small % that make a bad name for everyone

[Hurricanehazey]

Any word on whose fault it was ? Is it safe to assume it was a person that had no lights or reflectors on his bike so therefore practically invisible when it’s pitch black outside ?

[A10ThunderboltII]

Any word on whose fault it was ? Is it safe to assume it was a person that had no lights or reflectors on his bike so therefore practically invisible when it’s pitch black outside ?

After a thorough review of the facts garnered by an 8 hour road shut down and after some months of study, the RCMP will forward their findings to Crown Counsel if there appears to have been a crime committed, also to ICBC.
There should be an answer to your question in a year or two. (Yes, seriously).

[Hurricanehazey]

Any word on whose fault it was ? Is it safe to assume it was a person that had no lights or reflectors on his bike so therefore practically invisible when it’s pitch black outside ?

After a thorough review of the facts garnered by an 8 hour road shut down and after some months of study, the RCMP will forward their findings to Crown Counsel if there appears to have been a crime committed, also to ICBC.
There should be an answer to your question in a year or two. (Yes, seriously).

Yuup. The wheels of justice move slower than a snail with arthritis.

[streetuser]

Any word on whose fault it was ? Is it safe to assume it was a person that had no lights or reflectors on his bike so therefore practically invisible when it’s pitch black outside ?

Is it ever safe to make assumptions with little information? Usually the best way to not paint oneself in the wrong is to not say anything.

[Mooose]

Far too many cyclists riding in the dark, without appropriate lighting, or even reflectors , no helmets, and with a total disregard to traffic laws .. too bad we don't have a law enforcement program..

Yup, confirmed today. Vagrant/addict running from law.

[streetuser]

Far too many cyclists riding in the dark, without appropriate lighting, or even reflectors , no helmets, and with a total disregard to traffic laws .. too bad we don't have a law enforcement program..

Yup, confirmed today. Vagrant/addict running from law.

Again with the assumptions. Nothing has been reported with those details.

https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/5 ... dog#522375

[Anonymous123]

Yup, confirmed today. Vagrant/addict running from law.

Again with the assumptions. Nothing has been reported with those details.

https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/5 ... dog#522375

Well, it was confirmed on another news site that the cyclist was wanted on several outstanding warrants and upon spotting the patrol car he tried to evade the RCMP and rode right into the side of a flat deck commercial vehicle. A fine example of Karma.

[streetuser]

Well, it was confirmed on another news site that the cyclist was wanted on several outstanding warrants and upon spotting the patrol car he tried to evade the RCMP and rode right into the side of a flat deck commercial vehicle. A fine example of Karma.

Still pretty sad when people see injury like that as a good outcome. Considering the reaction to the CEO shooting in NYC it's not surprising, we've become jaded and cynical in relation to our fellow humans.

[the truth]

not, people are done with junkies and bs ceo, as we should be enough is enough

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