Cyclist gets killed on Thika road by a fuakin bus

[Masgwembe]

May he RIP. So sad

 

[Nameless]

Our roads are full of mad people. Sasa hawa ni watoto wa nani?

 

[shocks]

high time cyclists organise themselves into gangs kama watu wa nduthi. Ukigonga mmoja team building inangoja wewe

 

[Meria]

high time cyclists organise themselves into gangs kama watu wa nduthi. Ukigonga mmoja team building inangoja wewe

sadly we are too few

 

[The.Black.Templar]

indeed, in England you cant cycle on a major highway
details have emerged that he hit the bus that was pickig passengers on the busy highway

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ayayai, did it happen that the bus had just overtook him and came to a stand still just infront of him?

 

[Nattydread]

As a cyclist, competing for space with vehicles is a dangerous thing to do. Use the shoulders or the bike lane or some footpath.

Shoulders are mostly not-existent or half a foot below the edge of the road.

 

[Nattydread]

high time cyclists organise themselves into gangs kama watu wa nduthi. Ukigonga mmoja team building inangoja wewe

What a nonsensical proposal! How many are there and how soon can they swarm a scene like the boda guys?

 

[upepo]

high time cyclists organise themselves into gangs kama watu wa nduthi. Ukigonga mmoja team building inangoja wewe

Last week kuna siku Kenya mpya wameficha basi zao kwa police stations the whole day after kutwanga mtu wa boda.

 

[The.Black.Templar]

mnaskia, the guy cycles with a whistle in his mouth banae

 

[QuadroK4000]

Fare thee well Caleb.

 

[DeepInYourMind]

There are no bike lanes na pale ziko like the new Ngong road zimekua parking ya car yards

Huko hata furniture sellers wame encroach part of the actual road

 

[DeepInYourMind]

a case of tailgating or what?

I cycle sometimes, and what happens is a bus will cut in front of you to pick or drop passengers, even in non-designated areas, so if you're going fast you may not have enough time to react.

 

[Abba]

Poor planning

 

[Snowball]

As a cyclist, competing for space with vehicles is a dangerous thing to do. Use the shoulders or the bike lane or some footpath.

This is almost sounds like an ignorant comment. Bicycles have a equal right to be roads as well and cyclists try their best to stay out of the way from drivers who should not be on the road in the first place. I do agree cyclists should be prohibited from broad multi-lane high speed highway on sections of Thika high way and A104. In this case,the incident happened at a section accessible to pedestrians whom the bust was picking up. In countries with a functioning rule of law, this is straight forward homicide case. The law suit that would have followed; the bust driver and owner of the bus would have wished they died themselves. And that is why in civilized societies, there is a great more deal of mutual respect of all road users. Most drivers in Kenya drive like they exchanged their brains for their licences. RIP fellow Kenyan.

 

[upepo]

Bicycles have a equal right to be roads as well and cyclists try their best to stay out of the way from drivers who should not be on the road in the first place.

This is the most dangerous idea that can come from a cyclist. Most countries prohibit cyclists from roads for a good reason. A bicycle is poorly suited to be on roads from a safety and stability aspect, in addition to the speed differences. Why would a cyclist want to venture onto a road that even boda bodas try to avoid?

 

[The.Black.Templar]

So the story is that he was training for a time trial race on Sunday, he was riding for speed and time.

This means that he had his arms on the mid-handles and was looking down concentrating on his cycling (occasionally looking up) So the bus came to a stop just ahead of him and he came crushing into it head on full speed. He died instantly. The driver wa Kenya Ua escaped!

He ran a bicycle shop shop pale ngara!

 

[Budspencer]

This is almost sounds like an ignorant comment. Bicycles have a equal right to be roads as well and cyclists try their best to stay out of the way from drivers who should not be on the road in the first place. I do agree cyclists should be prohibited from broad multi-lane high speed highway on sections of Thika high way and A104. In this case,the incident happened at a section accessible to pedestrians whom the bust was picking up. In countries with a functioning rule of law, this is straight forward homicide case. The law suit that would have followed; the bust driver and owner of the bus would have wished they died themselves. And that is why in civilized societies, there is a great more deal of mutual respect of all road users. Most drivers in Kenya drive like they exchanged their brains for their licences. RIP fellow Kenyan.

My friend, in civilized countries, cyclists don't compete with motor vehicles/superbikes on the highway. They have their own cycling lanes. Amsterdam is a cycling city with hundred of thousands of bikes but you won't see a single one of them on the highways unless kuna competition kama Tour De France.

 

[Snowball]

My friend, in civilized countries, cyclists don't compete with motor vehicles/superbikes on the highway. They have their own cycling lanes. Amsterdam is a cycling city with hundred of thousands of bikes but you won't see a single one of them on the highways unless kuna competition kama Tour De France.

Once again!!! therefore, in uncivilized countries where they can abruptly STOP in the middle of the highway to PICK UP PASSENGERS ON THE HIGHWAY drivers should expect cyclists on the highway. My Friend, have you ever seen drivers abruptly stopping on Dutch highways to pick up passengers?...I am trying bring it down to your level of reason!

 

[Cortedivoire]

RIP. kama nisiku yako death will never give you a warning

 

[Ssabasajja]

I cycle sometimes, and what happens is a bus will cut in front of you to pick or drop passengers, even in non-designated areas, so if you're going fast you may not have enough time to react.

Achana na cycling in this crazy city kama unajipenda.