Gloucestershire police appeal for witnesses after cyclist death

It's bizarre that it is illegal to cycle on a motorway, but legal to cycle on much more dangerous 70 mph A-road dual-carriageways.

OMG that's a motorway in everything but name! How come the cyclist was riding along it? I would't ever ride along such a road. It's scary enough driving along such roads as traffic goes so fast.

RIP the unknown cyclist.

I was always under the impression there was a TRO on that road, And of all the roads I know there are two I will not use. The A40 and the A417 where the M5 meets it. The later is I am fairly certain legal, but IMO to use it is as close to suicide as you get.

The old road since they resurfaced it isn't too bad and although adds a mile FAR safer!

the weather last night was very foul, strong gusty wind and heavy sheeting rain...

Here's the bit where it happened:

http://goo.gl/maps/SuLFx

and here's what you are supposed to do to deal with this slip road when on a bicycle:
argh... there isn't anything there

Anyway, there used to be no cycling signs at both entrances to this bypass at the roundabouts at each end, but they've vanished some time ago.

The slip road leading to Cheltenham has the remains of the old infra here:
http://goo.gl/maps/LjgUk