Time to look out to avoid further tragedy

Updated June 14 2017 - 9:23pm, first published 4:52pm

The threat to vulnerable road users is one that is very close to Ballarat’s heart yet as a city it also has a perfect combination of high risk factors. The term vulnerable is used more frequently by police and the TAC, in particular with reference to cyclists, in recognition that on a majority of occasions they must share the same roadway with cars and trucks. Yet a tonne of steel travelling around five times the speed is no equal match in any collision.  

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