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Cyclist killed North Wall Quay 10:30 PM Mon 31St Aug - Hit&Run car dash cam anyone ?

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    #32
    OneLungDavy
    Registered Users Posts: 367 ✭✭OneLungDavy


    This is heartbreaking and really pisses me off that some horrible **** couldn't even stop.

    My dog got killed on the road earlier this year, the first thing I asked when I heard was 'did they keep driving after hitting her?', it adds so much more anguish knowing it's a hit and run. I can't imagine what his family and friends are going through.

    RIP Thiago.


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    #33
    worded
    Registered Users Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭worded


    Go fund me link

    His partner was on the radio news saying 53K raised so I believe this link to be the correct link for his go fund me page.

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-thiago-cortes

    There is an RIP thread on boards can someone paste this link in if they can find it

    Thanks


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    #34
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    My partner was just telling me about that, if Deliveroo were any good they'd cover it.


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    #35
    Effects
    Registered Users Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭Effects


    Deleted User wrote: »
    if Deliveroo were any good they'd cover it.

    They aren't any good, and treat their 'staff' appalingly.


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    #36
    Amirani
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,522 Mod ✭✭✭✭Amirani


    It's annoying that social media have painted this death as a failing of Deliveroo, rather than further evidence of how precarious much of the city is for pedestrians and cyclists.

    Thiago wasn't even working at the time he was killed, he was cycling home from work. The fact he worked for Deliveroo is immaterial to his death, it could have been any of us cycling home from work.

    No problem with people criticising the business practices of Deliveroo, but it's just brushing yet another cyclist death under the carpet by focusing on another issue, while completely avoiding the elephant of the room of dangerous driving on roads that are inhospitable to cyclists.


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    #37
    positron
    Registered Users Posts: 6,302 ✭✭✭positron


    Such a sad sad story. It could have have been any one of us posting here, and taking a moment to think about it... it's gut-wrenching really.

    <snip>


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    #38
    eeeee
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,832 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    Mod Note- there are other forums where you can discuss societal issues, this is a condolences thread for Thiago Cortes, OT posts will be deleted. There are a whole raft of threads to discuss cycling conditions also, hit the search button.


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