Finding into death of AD
Deceased
AD
Demographics
21y, male
Date of death
2011-05-21
Finding date
2012-10-19
Cause of death
Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (motorcyclist)
AI-generated summary
A 21-year-old motorcyclist died from multiple injuries sustained in a single-vehicle collision on an urban freeway off-ramp. He was riding an unregistered 1000cc motorcycle that breached his learner licence conditions (restricted to <660cc). He was travelling at excessive speed (minimum 74-87.9 kph in an 80 kph zone with 50 kph advisory signs) on a right-hand bend and failed to negotiate the curve, colliding with a concrete barrier and falling onto the roadway below. Contributing factors included inexperience as a rider, excessive motorcycle power, and excessive speed. Toxicology revealed anabolic steroid use, but the coroner found no evidence this contributed to the fatal collision. The coroner noted the barrier height (1.15m) was problematic from public safety perspective, particularly given multiple similar collisions at this location.
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Specialties
Drugs involved
Contributing factors
- relative inexperience as a motorcycle rider
- excessive power of motorcycle (1000cc vs 660cc limit)
- excessive speed
- failure to negotiate right-hand bend
- breach of learner licence conditions
- unregistered motorcycle
Coroner's recommendations
- Copy of finding provided to VicRoads regarding barrier height review at Kings Way off-ramp
- Coroner noted that VicRoads is reviewing options to increase height of railing at this location
- Coroner highlighted that barrier height of approximately 1.15m is problematic from public safety perspective and noted ongoing review of Australian Standard AS5100 to accommodate cyclists and motorcyclists
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