Strava urged to delete popular London cycling segment after deadly crash

May 14, 2024

The operator of Regent’s Park, The Royal Parks, has written to Strava and other cycling apps to ask for the removal of the Outer Circle from its leaderboards. It follows a collision involving Hilda Griffiths, 81, a pedestrian who was hit by a cyclist, Brian Fitzgerald, in June 2022, and later died of her injuries.

However, no prosecution was brought as speed limits do not apply to cyclists, with it being recorded as an “accidental cycling collision death”. At the Coroners’ Court hearing, it was said that the cyclists had been travelling at up to 29mph in Regent’s Park, where the speed limit for cars is 20mph. Cycling Weekly