i am surprised its not 5 a day, given the general lack of skill and awareness in both camps.
It IS about 5 a day on average. Mostly drivers admittedly but obviously with a fair mix of pedestrians and cyclists in there too. Although “we” (as a collective group of cyclists on a cycling forum) will tend to hear far more about the cycling deaths than the others. Most never even make anything more than half a column in the local newspaper unless they were particularly noteworthy.
but the lorry driver was let go at the scene,which means there was either witnesses or they checked his cameras and proved he did nothing wrong,
No, just means he wasn’t drunk. They know where to find him again if needed.
I know that junction very well, ridden through it hundreds of times myself. 🙁 RIP.