Watch: Cyclist lucky to survive crash urges respect for road users

A cyclist has called for more care and respect to be shown to road users after he was nearly killed when his bike hit a newly built “ramp” outside a construction site on a poorly lit road last month.

A once fit and independent Joe Bonello is now housebound, using a walking aid and in pain from a broken shoulder and hip, after being flung off his bike by the obstruction around which there were no warning signs.

He considers himself lucky to be alive.

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“I lived to tell the story and I’m determined to walk again, but in the meantime my life has been put on hold because of someone’s negligence and lack of respect for other road users,” Bonello, 41, told Times of Malta.

The accident occurred on November 23 at around 6pm, when Bonello was cycling in the airport area.

“I cycled up Ħal Far Road and turned to the left, making my way towards the Kirkop tunnels. Considering the ongoing infrastructural works on the Luqa junction, road users are on their highest alert in the area.

Joe Bonello does not know whether he will make a full recovery.

“Mindful of the vehicles to my right, I suddenly saw a low obstruction in front of me. The area is poorly lit and there was...