Witness appeal Peaslake Friday am

Was anyone at Peaslake early Friday morning (before 8.30am)?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz96dr5en9po

That’s sad.

My initial thought was a hit and run but the article is a bit vague as to what had happened. On the Surrey Police website it’s being described as a ‘single vehicle collision’ so I’m assuming that nobody else was involved.

https://www.surrey.police.uk/news/surrey/news/2024/05/witness-appeal-following-single-vehicle-collision-in-peaslake/

Jeez, wonder how that happened, poor guy. I’ve ridden down that road, I think its got a 20mph limit now, v narrow single lane… you do get the occasional fast close pass on those roads between Shere and Peaslake though, plenty of entitled dicks around

‘single vehicle collision’ so I’m assuming that nobody else was involved.

I didn’t think a bicycle was qualified as a vehicle, so I’d assume someone else was involved. Only an assumption though.

I didn’t think a bicycle was qualified as a vehicle, so I’d assume someone else was involved. Only an assumption though.

You may be right. It’s pretty grim if someone left the scene (especially if he’d could have survived with help).

— Edit —

Just looked it up – https://anthonyjones.com/single-vehicle-accident-liability/

Examples of Single Vehicle Accidents
A collision involving a pedestrian, a cyclist, or a wild animal.
Collisions with private property including lampposts, fences, walls, road signs, trees, and so on.
A driver loses control of their car, flipping it over or ending up on a verge or in a ditch.

So it looks like he was hit then!!

A riding buddy found a cyclist who had simply collapsed on a ride. Tragic for all involved but all enquiries and evidence indicated he had simply had a cardiac arrest.

I know a cyclist who died in what the police described as a single vehicle collision, I assumed no one else was involved and he had fallen off.

I know a cyclist who died in what the police described as a single vehicle collision, I assumed no one else was involved and he had fallen off.

There was a case up here (Peaks) where a cyclist overcooked a descent, hit a wall and died; that was referred to as a Single Vehicle Collision.

Definitely no car involved cos the rider’s partner/cycling buddy witnessed it. Horrific.  🙁

I *think* (although I’m prepared to be corrected on it) that if they thought another vehicle was involved, the incident would probably be referred to as a suspected hit & run.

A bicycle is a vehicle for road accident purposes.

“VEHICLES TO BE REPORTED
3.1 Complete vehicle details, regardless or whether the vehicle was damaged or not, are required for
each vehicle which was involved in, or contributed to, an injury accident. This includes pedal cycles,
ridden horses and horse-drawn vehicles. ”

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60d0cc968fa8f57cf3f0b3ad/stats20-2011.pdf

So it looks like he was hit then!!

I wouldn’t infer that – that’s an insurance broker site, they are only interested in “is there someone else we might be able to claim from” which usually means “single policy holder”!

I’ve only ever heard the police use single vehicle collision in the literal sense of one vehicle – ie, not looking for another driver.  If they thought there was another vehicle involved their appeal for witness/dashcam would have described the second vehicle they wanted footage of.

Whilst the natural assumption when a cyclist is found in the road is that a car must be to blame, there’s plenty of people on here fallen off without a car being near them.  An unlucky landing can be fatal.  The state of the road surface those things will probably increase.  It’s also possible it was a medical issue not a bike handling one that caused the problem.