A death notice published in The Press said Ryder was an “adored father” of two who would “miss him beyond words”. A Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency spokeswoman said staff “engaged” with people in the Selwyn and Mid-Canterbury districts in 2018 about how it could improve safety on the 46-kilometre stretch of road between the Selwyn River/Waikirikiri and Ashburton, which includes Bankside.. She said flexible road safety barriers, turn-around areas, changes to intersections and road markings, including widening the centre line, were all part of the discussions. The project is currently in the detailed design stage and stakeholder updates and drop-in sessions are planned for later this year.