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Cyclist deaths

Categories: Tragedy

Much of the street research for LondonRemembers is done by bike. 820 cyclists were killed or seriously injured in 2009 on roads in Britain. Many of these deaths are avoidable. Many of the drivers of the motor vehicles involved received minimal, if any, legal penalty.

2012 documentary (12 mins).

This page, 'cyclist deaths', links together all the memorials that we have found for cyclists killed on London roads - too many.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Cyclist deaths

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Antony "Smudge" Smith

In memory, Smudge, 1971 - 2008

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Brian Dorling

Diamond Geezer posted photos of the bike on 19 April 2012.

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Mark Morton Parker

Mark Morton Parker

Non-British, killed by the Bali bomb.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Graham Gore

Graham Gore

Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
Michael McCarthy

Michael McCarthy

Nicknamed 'fox' because of his ginger hair. He was aged 19. The Islington Gazette reported "... McCarthy was attacked in revenge for abducting and torturing {a drug dealer}...".  6 weeks after that...

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
William Drake

William Drake

For more information about this hero click on the picture of his plaque.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Lieutenant Charles Campbell Wood

Lieutenant Charles Campbell Wood

Hero. R.A.F (South African Artillery). On 27 December 1919 he dived into the Thames from the upstream footway of Hammersmith Bridge and saved a drowning woman. He contracted tetanus as a consequenc...

Person, Armed Forces, Tragedy, South Africa

1 memorial