Trucks should not to be allowed on roads unless fitted with appropriate technology to warn drivers of other road users in their blind spots, a Queensland coroner has said.

The recommendation came after an investigation into the death of Danish student Rebekka Meyer, 22.

Ms Meyer was cycling on Annerley Road in South Brisbane last September when she was struck from behind.

The driver told the coronial inquest that he could not see seven metres in front of him when at the wheel of the truck, and that he did not see Ms Meyer until after the accident.

Coroner Christine Clements today found there was insufficient evidence to determine how and when the 22-year-old came to be in front of the truck.

"This was a sudden, unexpected and shockingly traumatic and tragic event which occurred," she said.

Rebekka Meyer's stepfather, mother and sister attended the inquest into her death. ( ABC News: Stephanie Smail )

The coroner recommended heavy vehicles should be prohibited on roads unless they are fitted with appropriate technologies to warn the driver of any other road users within the blind spot of the truck.

It is one of eight recommendations, including a call for the Brisbane City Council to build more exclusive bikeways in the city.

The coroner also recommended the council seriously consider a technologically triggered bike box at intersections, to give cyclists a head start.

"The advantage to cyclists would be to maximise their visibility to other traffic and provide them with time to make their way across an intersection ahead of other traffic," she said.

The council had previously dismissed this technology because of its effect on the efficient flow of traffic, but the coroner said there was proof it worked.

"Anecdotal observation of buses using such head-start technology throughout Brisbane city does not suggest that traffic grinds to a halt because of this initiative," she said.

Ms Meyer's death was the second on that stretch of road in two years.

Just 13 months beforehand, Brisbane rider Leslie Karayan died on Annerley Road, which has seen 34 crashes involving cyclists between 2007 and 2011.

Brisbane City Council is trialling a dedicated peak-hour cycling lane on a stretch of Annerley Road to improve safety.

The inquest heard the Stanley Street and Annerley Road intersection needed upgrading to prevent similar accidents.

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