Would people prefer it if we turned off commenting on reports of fatalities?

a.jumper wrote:Oh please stop

a.jumper wrote:

Oh please stop it stumps. If there’s a death on roads I use, I’ll want to know why and if there’s anting were can do to reduce the risk… but I guess that’s more for reports of inquests than the deaths themselves.

I wont stop it, over the years i’ve dealt with more death than i can quite happily live with and i personally find it revolting that people end up arguing over whether the driver / rider / pedestrian or whatever was right or wrong as though it will make the slightest bit of difference.

The risk will always be there as our roads are getting busier and busier with the main reason why cyclists are killed and thats vehicles. You will always get idiots on the roads and you will always get people who make mistakes on the roads regardless of penalties or sentences.

If they, as in road.cc, publish inquest results so be it, argue over points then as you quite rightly pointed out.

I think its a sad indictment
I think its a sad indictment of society for people to be so eager to discuss the death of someone, pass their condolences by all means, but to discuss it indepth is not right.

So if you are going to keep the topic open make it so that its for condolences only and any other updates are removed asap.

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And I agree with Steve
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And I agree with Steve Austin, fewer headlines or shorter reports or something like that. Someone said it’s news so should be the headline. I’m not so sure really. Certainly the stories of roadrage from Alabama are a bit borderline, I think, and don’t make any of us happy in reading them.

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SteveAustin wrote:VeloPeo

SteveAustin wrote:

VeloPeo wrote:

SteveAustin wrote:

I come on here to read about bikes, riding bikes etc, i don’t come here to read obituaries of people who may have been riding a bike when they died.

Maybe the solution is to not report these all too frequently occurring sad deaths?

So don’t read them then. They’re quite easy to avoid should you wish to do so….

you must be real bored….

I’m not the one whining about something it’s very easy to avoid.

Edgeley wrote:On reflection,

Edgeley wrote:

On reflection, On.

Serious “accidents” often highlight things which are important. the “cycling community” needs to be able to express its side of things when faced with a motorist lobby that doesn’t think we should be on the roads, and that magic hats are a sign of responsibility.

But we do need to self-moderate, and be sensitive, and if we can’t, you perhaps need to moderate comments for us.

I agree, though I think opening a separate forum post for this purpose might be better though, just to keep it in taste out of respect for their friends and relatives. Maybe…

I’ve lost a few good mates to RTA’s and have found some facebook comments in light of those to be completely distasteful, my thick skin helps but those closer or more delicate might not feel the same. It’s a tough old time to lose someone you love, I think we should keep that in mind.

stumps wrote:No matter which

stumps wrote:

No matter which news channel you switch on there is always stories of death, destruction and killings.

We dont need to discuss it at length on a cycling forum

Oh, it seems to be the denier of “free speech” again, despite what you may think, the comments here are read and responded too.