Police accused of victim-shaming after cyclist deaths in Manchester

Police accused of victim-shaming after cyclist deaths in Manchester

GMP Twitter account suggests bike riders not weave in and out of traffic at speed after two fatalities in a week

A police force has been accused of victim-shaming after responding to the death of an 18-year old cyclist by suggesting people riding bikes should not weave in and out of traffic.

Oliwia Franchesca Wojciechowka became the second female cyclist to be killed in Greater Manchester in the space of a week when she was crushed by a lorry in Salford on Friday.

Getting to be one a week. Any suggestions as to how to stop this?

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Source: Guardian Transport

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