Re: cyclist killed in London - ipod blamed, not the artic that ran over her...

elyob wrote:
However, one person who was a lot closer to the events made the comment that listening to the ipod was probably a major contributor.

There is no suggestion in the story that the friend was closer to events - his comments are no different to when a policeman attending an RTA says "a helmet would have saved his life".

Am I the only one that sees it this way?

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