In 2000
Alex McVitty was killed by the driver of this cement mixer in London. Her mother Cynthia Barlow grieved,
then did something about it which has almost certainly saved other cyclists from a similar fate. Though
her story has been out there for a while, I only learned of it recently while watching her moving contribution to the BBC documentary The War on Britain's Roads. It wasn't the kind of show that would normally attract me, despite the fact that I'm a committed roadie, because thinking about something I love doing as
battle doesn't enhance the experience for me.
I may be sitting this war out, but here's to you, Cynthia.
