Remco Evenepoel joins forces with the same van that caused his crash: "We hope that this initiative will help prevent further accidents"
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Just a week ago Remco Evenepoel suffered a freak crash in a training ride, after he hit swinging door of a bpost van. The Belgian suffered fractures to his rib, right hand, and right shoulder blade, putting his off season training plans with Soudal - Quick-Step into jeopardy.
Incredibly, the double Olympic champion has now entered into a partnership with the very van that caused his injury, to release a sticker called the ‘Remco Reflex,’ aimed at raising awareness of the dangers of swinging car doors and cyclists.
The idea is that the Remco Reflex sticker can be stuck on the driver’s side window of the car, helping drivers to remember to check for cyclists before opening their car door.
“Although all bpost drivers are extensively trained to use the Dutch Reach, a permanent visual reminder is useful,” bpost said in a press release. “We will therefore install the 'Remco Reflex' in all of its vehicles.
“At bpost, we believe that a simple gesture can save lives. With the ‘Remco Reflex’, we want to remind everyone that it is important to stay alert when you are on the road. We regret what happened to Remco and wish him a speedy recovery. We hope that this initiative will help prevent further accidents.”
Evenepoel himself said, “When the people at bpost made me this proposal, I immediately jumped at the chance. All road users must take each other into account. The bpost initiative will undoubtedly help raise awareness of the dangers on the road. I would therefore like to thank bpost for introducing the Remco Reflex. This will undoubtedly prevent many accidents.”
So, some good could still come of Evenepoel’s end of season crash. Let’s hope that this is a successful method that can be adopted in more countries, in order to help riders both professional and amateur stay safe on the roads.
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