A NEW report has revealed that Australia and Canada were the only two of 27 member countries to have had an increase in cyclist deaths between 2010 and 2011.
The report by the International Transport Forum showed that Australia had a 10 per cent rise in cyclist deaths during this period, and 2013 statistics also showed that cycling fatalities in NSW had doubled since 2012.
Casey Kinnaird, 35, was riding along McKell Avenue at Waterfall when she was involved in a collision with a car travelling in the opposite direction about 7.15am on January 11.
Ms Casey suffered numerous broken bones, severe abdominal trauma and a stroke that affected the right side of her body. She was flown to St George Hospital and placed in an induced coma.
Her life support was turned off on January 14.
Earlier this month, a cyclist was left with serious injuries after a hit-and-run collision with a vehicle at Helensburgh.
Brendan Braid, 58, was riding along the Old Princes Highway when he was struck by a vehicle and flung from his bicycle.
Mr Braid, a member of the Southern Cross Cycle Club, was taken to St George Hospital with a cracked lower vertebrae, internal bleeding, a broken ankle, broken leg, and extensive grazing and bruising.
On its Facebook page, a representative from the club said Brendan was doing well and was still in hospital, but was out of intensive care.
He is in a stable condition.
The number of cyclists killed in collisions on NSW roads has more than doubled in the past two years, with the state recording 14 deaths last year.
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