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| posted on 16/1/08 at 01:54 PM |
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Jason MacIntyre
A Scottish cycling champion has died after a collision with a van
while training on the A82 in Fort William.
Jason MacIntyre, 34, who broke cycling legend Graham Obree's 10-mile time trial Scottish record last year, died in hospital from his injuries.
He was hoping to make the British Olympic team and his death came a day after he had been given funding to train for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Police said a 35-year-old man had been reported to prosecutors.
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roadrunner
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| posted on 16/1/08 at 07:09 PM |
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Some drivers have no respect for cyclists, there needs to be more severe punishments for these drivers who cause fatal accidents.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 16/1/08 at 07:41 PM |
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A bit quick to blame the driver without all the details? It may well have been the drivers fault but equally it could have been the cyclists? I have
often seen cyclists riding" head down" not looking where they are going , riding through red lights, the wrong way down one way streets
etc . As a cyclist myself , competitive, when I was younger I am not so quick to place blame. However I feel for his family, I know first hand how
painful it is to lose someone close due to accident.
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