The notorious intersection is regarded one of the most dangerous in Brisbane for cyclists, feeding into Annerley Road, which has been identified as Queensland's worst black-spot for cyclist crashes by the RACQ. Police at the intersection after the collision that claimed Rebekka Meyer's life in September 2014. At the inquest, distressed truck driver Jody Jeffrey said he did not see Ms Meyer sitting in the black-spot of his truck as both sat in Stanley Street, waiting to turn right into Annerley Road. As both began to turn, the truck clipped the young Danish student's rear tyre, causing her to fall under the truck and become caught in its back wheels as it continued along Annerley Road. Mr Jeffrey testified he did not see Ms Meyer. She died instantly from multiple traumatic injuries.

In her findings delivered on Wednesday, Ms Clement made eight recommendations, including that conventional trucks such as that driven by Mr Jeffrey that day be banned from congested roadways if they were not fitted with warning technology that alerted them to other road users in their blind spots. The truck that hit and killed Ms Meyer in September 2014. Credit:Tony Moore The inquest heard that such trucks have a seven-metre blind spot in which drivers can not see other road users. "Conventional-shaped heavy vehicles should be prohibited unless they are fitted with appropriate technologies to warn the driver of any obstacles or other road users within the forward blind spot of the truck," Ms Clements found. Mikala Liemann and Tania Lousdal Jensen, mother and sister of 22-year-old Danish student Rebekka Meyer, who was killed while cycling in Brisbane. Credit:Michelle Smith

The coroner also recommended an education campaign for other road users to warn them of the extent of the danger when travelling alongside trucks. "Publicly disseminated information for car drivers, motorcyclists and cyclists should aim to educate them about the extent of the blind spot in front of conventional-shaped heavy vehicles," she found. Rebekka Meyer. Credit:Facebook "Eye-level signage at the back of the vehicles ... could assist in alerting other road users to the danger of positioning themselves directly in front of conventional-shaped heavy vehicles." Among the seven other recommendations Ms Clements made were that Brisbane City Council engage with cyclist advocacy groups to plan more dedicated exclusive bikeways across Brisbane, as a matter of priority.

She also recommended the dedicated peak-hour cyclist lane currently being trialled on Annerley Road be extended to operate on both side of the road during both morning and afternoon peak periods. At present it operates only for inbound cyclists in the morning peak and outbound cyclists in the afternoon peak. "This does not afford increased safety to the many university cyclists (like Ms Meyer) who use the bicycle route outbound along Annerley Road in the morning to access the University of Queensland and return inbound along Annerley Road in the evening," she said. A number of other recommendations included improving the alternative footpath route for cyclists at the intersection and repositioning CCTV cameras to view the entire intersection. "Ms Meyer's family might one day return to Brisbane," Ms Clements said.

"It is hoped if they do, they will be able to see some positive improvements in safety for the cycling public." Stay informed. Like Brisbane Times on Facebook.