Hell Ride, Melbourne
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The Hell Ride is an informal training ride that follows the coastline of Port Phillip Bay through the south–eastern suburbs of Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
. It meets at 7am on Saturdays at the Black Rock clock tower, Black Rock
and heads south towards Mount Eliza
along Beach Road.
The ride has been widely criticised, particularly after the death of pedestrian James Gould in August, 2006.
A continuing police presence is now monitoring the weekly ride and has improved the behavior of cyclists and motorists alike.
Following the Victorian State Coroner's investigation into the death of an elderly pedestrian, after a cyclist from the Hellride bunch failed to stop at a pedestrian crossing and collided into the elderly man, a review of the literature on cyclists who ride in large groups or bunches on public roads was commissioned. The research was released by Monash University Accident Research Centre in January 2009.
The 2006 fatality, along with other incidents involving cyclists, has led to the introduction of new "culpable cycling" laws by the Victorian State Government. The Road Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 introduces new penalties for cyclists who cause death or injury in a collision, for failing to stop and render assistance and for "dangerous and careless riding".
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
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. It meets at 7am on Saturdays at the Black Rock clock tower, Black Rock
Black Rock, Victoria
Black Rock is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside. At the 2006 Census, Black Rock had a population of 5796.-History:...
and heads south towards Mount Eliza
Mount Eliza, Victoria
Mount Eliza is an outer suburb south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the Shire of Mornington Peninsula...
along Beach Road.
The ride has been widely criticised, particularly after the death of pedestrian James Gould in August, 2006.
A continuing police presence is now monitoring the weekly ride and has improved the behavior of cyclists and motorists alike.
Following the Victorian State Coroner's investigation into the death of an elderly pedestrian, after a cyclist from the Hellride bunch failed to stop at a pedestrian crossing and collided into the elderly man, a review of the literature on cyclists who ride in large groups or bunches on public roads was commissioned. The research was released by Monash University Accident Research Centre in January 2009.
The 2006 fatality, along with other incidents involving cyclists, has led to the introduction of new "culpable cycling" laws by the Victorian State Government. The Road Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 introduces new penalties for cyclists who cause death or injury in a collision, for failing to stop and render assistance and for "dangerous and careless riding".