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on september 1, a cyclist was run over by a truck in bazhou city, hebei province. it was reported online that the cyclist had unfortunately died. on september 4, a reporter from yangzi evening news/ziniu news confirmed from the government of tangerli town where the incident occurred that the cyclist in the incident had died and the case was being handled as a traffic accident. according to the surveillance footage of the incident exposed by cycling blogger @五行三界外, the cyclist was riding between two trucks and was suspected to have turned left to avoid accumulated water and was run over by the truck behind.

several shop owners around the scene confirmed to the yangtze evening news/ziniu news reporter that on the morning of the 1st, a man on a bicycle had a car accident while driving on the g112 national highway in the town, which has no motor vehicle lanes. "the cyclist died on the spot, and someone filmed the scene but it was too late to save him." a shop owner told reporters that later ambulances and police arrived at the scene, and the road returned to normal in the afternoon.

riding in a group between two large trucks

avoiding the accumulated water and encountering a truck, driving on the right led to a tragedy

cycling blogger @五行三界外 told reporters that it can be clearly seen in the scene of the incident that the cyclist was riding on the right with his cycling teammates, and there were two semi-trailer trucks in front and behind. "i estimate that the cyclist who died was only about 15 centimeters away from the large truck behind. at this distance, the cyclist can fully sense the existence of the large truck, and the large truck is very noisy, so he should avoid it in time. however, in this case, the cyclist subconsciously turned left to avoid the water in front, resulting in being crushed in the blind spot of the large truck." talking about this matter, the blogger expressed regret and sadness. he believes that if a large number of cyclists have sufficient safety knowledge and cycling skills, this incident can be avoided.

the video of the incident provided by the blogger to the reporter showed that at the time of the accident, two cyclists were driving one after the other between two large trucks. because there was water on the right side of the road, both cyclists moved to the middle of the lane to avoid the water. however, the cyclist at the back was knocked down and crushed by the truck because he was close to the truck and driving slowly. the scene showed that the truck was a semi-trailer with 7 pairs of tires. it did not slow down significantly at the time of the accident and it was suspected that it did not notice the cyclist.

"in the video, there is also a pedestrian riding an ordinary bicycle walking through the puddles. even though he was riding side by side with the truck, there was no accident." the blogger said that many road bike enthusiasts do not have fenders and are worried about being splashed with puddles, so they subconsciously avoid the puddles. however, the premise of this action should be to ensure safety. "the truck in the video also seems to be trying to let oncoming vehicles drive to the right, which compresses the space for cyclists and causes tragedy."

safety science blogger introduces: under the premise of imperfect regulations

cyclists should improve their safety awareness and skills

mr. zhang, a safe cycling science blogger with more than ten years of cycling experience, told reporters, "the popular sichuan-tibet highway 318 cycling trip is also fraught with similar dangers every year. there are many large trucks on the highway, and they cannot brake in time like small cars when encountering emergencies, so cyclists must be especially careful. many cyclists do not have adequate safety awareness." mr. zhang told reporters that the threshold for cycling is very low nowadays. ordinary people think they can ride by buying a professional car, but the reality is not that simple.

"i often post videos to teach cyclists the first thing is safety awareness, and the second is the basic skills of bike control. cycling requires skills, and many people don't even know how to brake, thinking that road bikes can be ridden just like ordinary bicycles by squeezing the brakes. but in fact, professional bicycles can reach speeds of 30 to 40 kilometers per hour, and ordinary braking methods cannot be used to brake suddenly." mr. zhang said that falls caused by lack of cycling and bike control skills can at most result in fractures, but falling on a complex road is likely to result in a secondary crushing, which can be fatal.

"the current laws related to bicycles have not been updated for more than 20 years. when the laws were first formulated, the speed of bicycles could not exceed 20 kilometers per hour. today, the whole situation is different from the past, but the relevant regulations are still relatively backward. for example, the regulations state that if there is no non-motorized vehicle lane, non-motorized vehicles should drive on the right, but there is no specific regulation on whether to drive one-third or half of the distance to the right of the lane, which has led to a lot of controversy." mr. zhang told reporters that the incident in bazhou, hebei province exposed the problem that when cyclists and motor vehicles can only drive on the same road, it is reasonable to drive more on the right side. "in addition, on many roads where motor vehicles and non-motor vehicles are mixed, there are cars parked illegally on the right. cyclists can only avoid to the left and may be "killed" by the parked driver who opens the door. most drivers tend to fail to observe the non-motorized vehicle opening the door behind them, which leads to accidents."

mr. zhang believes that in the absence of updated and improved laws and regulations, cycling enthusiasts are better off improving their own safety awareness and riding skills to ensure safety. "i started popularizing cycling safety and skills on douyin in may and june for this purpose. we have accumulated these experiences through more than ten years of cycling and thinking. those who are just starting out don't need to experience it themselves. after reading and thinking more and forming awareness, it may save their lives."

ziniu news reporters noticed that in recent years, due to the popularity of cycling, many avoidable safety accidents have occurred across the country. cycling enthusiasts should pay attention to learning relevant safety knowledge and skills to jointly prevent and avoid accidents.

yangzi evening news/ziniu news reporter chen ran