They are using phrases like 'he probably came out of nowhere and was going very fast'...
Yep, I'd probably expect him to do that myself. He is a pro racer out training after all. And I can see how the driver might not have anticipated this speed (I've had several discussions with motorcyclists who's view is that any accident with a car is the drivers fault, never mind that the bike was doing 120 not 70 and it's approach speed might be misjudged). I'm wondering why on earth he was doing it in the dark, in rush hour, close to a major motorway junction? Too many media commitments in daylight perhaps?
We have absolutely no idea how the accident happened. Innocent until proben guilty and all that - and that goes for both parties.
The BBC has it that the car was a Vauxhall Astra Envoy (Envoy being, I think, a trim level) driven by a local woman. So not your typical WVM.
Why on earth he was doing what? Riding his bike? I have to own up that I sometimes ride my bike in the dark, in the rush hour (although admittedly not close to motorway junctions, as I don't live near one). Should I not be doing that?
As you say, we have absolutely no idea. He may have been TTing along like a rocket in his teardrop helmet on a wisp of carbon fibre, or he may have been to the shops to get a pint of milk on a humungous old bike with an oil bath chain case and a wicker basket on the front. Or, more probably, something in between.
The van driver was a hit man employed by Cadel Evans!
I'm thinking that Lance was probably behind it all. I've not invented a reason for this ... yet.
