From WomensCycling.com.au: Poll: What do you think about the Amy Gillett Foundation Advert?

Rosemarie writes: “The Amy Gillett Foundation launched a TV campaign to promote and foster respect between motorists and cyclists. The advert is being screened as community services advert on Channel 10. Anyone who has not seen it and or want to see [...]

The Amy Gillett Foundation has launched a TV advert, on the first anniversary of her fatal training accident in Germany. The TV campaign is to foster help greater respect between motorists and bicycle riders.
The Foundation has been able to establish an arrangement with Channel 10 where they get priority one community service announcements, so hopefully [...]

News.com.au: Friends mourn cyclist Gillett – 18 July, 2006
Amy Gillett’s former Australian cycling teammates have honoured the Olympian on the first anniversary of her fatal training accident Germany. Members of the national women’s team spoke fondly of their friend and colleague after an emotional memorial service in the town of Zeulenroda, near the scene of [...]

ABC: Team-mates honour Gillett one year on – 18 July, 2006
Amy Gillett’s former team-mates have paid emotional tributes to the cyclist one year after she lost her life in a road accident in Germany. Gillett was killed when a car hit a group of Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) riders training near Leipzig. Five [...]

The Advertiser: Gillett’s parents in crash site pilgrimage – 18 July, 2006
Denis and Mary Safe, the parents of cyclist Amy Gillett, will today make a first private visit to the crash site where their daughter was killed a year ago. Ceremonies will be held in the German town of Zeulenroda on the first anniversary [...]

‘Difficult’ journey brings cyclist’s loved ones back to Germany – 18 July, 2006
A year after the accident that devastated their lives and took the life of their friend, Amy Gillett, three Australian cyclists returned to the site in eastern Germany yesterday. Distraught at their return, they were nevertheless determined to come, to help their [...]

Safe cycling ads to air on anniversary – 17 July, 2006
A television commercial which aims to promote road harmony between cyclists and motorists will go to air tomorrow to mark the first anniversary of Amy Gillett’s death. The 29-year-old Mt Helen cyclist was killed and five of her Australian Institute of Sport teammates injured [...]

This past week, a forum was held in Melbourne bringing together both cycling and motorists groups, to discuss the cyclist/ motorists relationship, with the view to ironing out differences and building a common view that works to improve road safety for cyclists. Hosted by the Amy Gillett Foundation, the forum was attended by [...]

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On a summer’s day in July last year the world stopped turning [...]

The Advertiser: It’s just not fair
by Chris Tinkler. 05feb06
THE PARENTS of champion cyclist Amy Gillett, who was tragically killed in a road accident in Germany last year, have criticised an “appalling” penalty for the driver of the car that ran into her. Stefanie Magner, who lost control of her Volvo before ploughing into the Australian [...]