Cyclist feels lack of repercussions for collisions 'a slap on the wrist'

Pro cyclist Imogen Cotter, who was hit and serious injured by a van speeding on the wrong side of the road. Picture: Keith Arkins
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SUBSCRIBEA professional cyclist who had to undergo five surgeries and hundreds of hours of recovery has said that she feels there are not enough repercussions for drivers who collide with cyclists.
Imogen Cotter fractured her femur, ruptured tendons, and shattered her patella when she was hit head-on by a van which was driving at 60km/h, on the wrong side of the road, in Spain, in January 2022.
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