Earlier this month, Bike Boy, a 6-epsiode podcast was launched that details how former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and his wife Catherine caused the car-and-bike crash that almost killed then 15 year old Ryan Mueleman and then scrambled to cover up their culpability. The podcast was released on January 7, marking the 13th anniversary of the fateful crash. The podcast is based on evidence, witness accounts and statements, and official documents; no assertions or accusations are made but it adds to earlier reports, including ones in our sister blog, & here that reveal what really happened.
Episode 5 features the first ever interview with Ryan Meuleman. In 13 years, police have never approached Ryan for a statement or a full interview. “Yeah, at that last second, I knew I was just in for it. It’s been absolute hell. It really, really takes a toll on your life.
If everyone keeps fighting the good fight, you know, I’ll be able to push through,” Ryan says.
Written and hosted by journalist, Rohan Wenn, produced by Jackson Moon, with special commentary by former cop turned private investigator, Scott Hanley, the Bike Boy podcast’s first revelation is that Daniel Andrews waited six and a half minutes before calling an ambulance.
“we’ve hit him”
“we’ve hit him”“At the centre of this scandal is the shifting of blame,” says Wenn at the start of the climactic Episode 6. In his initial emergency call, Daniel Andrews admitted whoever was driving was at fault. Andrews said “We’ve turned right into Ribby Street, and a kid’s come flying through on the bike path, and we’ve hit him.”
Wenn continues: “But by the end of that day, Daniel Andrews had changed his story, and the police appeared to be playing along.
Ever since, the couple has been trying to convince us all that Ryan ran into the side of their car, even though there was no damage to the side of the SUV.”
According to the never-before-seen emails and paperwork that Scott and his team has uncovered, only one aspect of the crash has ever been looked at, and that is why police failed to conduct a breath test on the day.
Every single other failure and irregularity has been ignored.
“They never looked at the circumstances of the crash.
They never looked at what wasn’t done following the crash, and in the weeks and days that obviously followed.
And even the breath testing matter wasn’t actually investigated by IBAC.
You see, IBAC decided not to look at the breath testing issue themselves.
Instead, IBAC outsourced the investigation back to Victoria Police.
So it wasn’t an independent investigation.
The police were investigating the police.
A senior police officer simply spoke with those two young coppers, Sage and Ward, who you’ll remember, both blamed each other.
And that was the end of the matter.
We have spoken to a high-ranking police officer who was one of the people involved in the subsequent investigation, and he’s told us that it was just the PBT, just the preliminary breath test.
So, after six episodes, what do we know.
We know that all the evidence shows the SUV cut the corner at speed on the wrong side of the road, hitting Ryan head-on.
We know Daniel Andrews admitted the SUV hit Ryan and then changed his story some time later that day.
We learned that the couple waited an estimated six and a half minutes before calling for an ambulance for Ryan, and that Daniel Andrews had left the scene by the time he made that call.
We know Daniel Andrews drove the SUV away from the crash scene before it could be properly inspected by police, even though it had a smashed windscreen and a flat tyre.
We’ve learned that police never breath-tested Catherine or Daniel Andrews after the crash, and that all up, Victoria Police committed 35 serious procedural errors that day and in the days that followed.
We’ve learned that the only statements ever taken by police about the crash were from Catherine and Daniel Andrews, and that key witnesses, who contradict what the Andrews say, have never been asked for statements by Victoria Police.
And we’ve learned that Victoria’s anti-corruption body, IBAC, never did their own investigation into the crash, and that IBAC outsourced its analysis of the breath-testing issue back to Victoria Police.
It’s no wonder Ryan Muehlman, the bike boy, wants the investigation reopened.
Like Ryan and his family, Scott is hoping newly appointed Chief Commissioner Mike Bush, who is originally from New Zealand, will finally apply the law properly in the state of Victoria, Australia.
Garry Stannus is Right – The Bike Boy Podcast Misleads on the Physics and Position of the Andrews Crash
The recent Bike Boy podcast has generated significant attention by alleging that Daniel and Catherine Andrews’ SUV cut the corner at speed on the wrong side of the road and struck 15-year-old Ryan Meuleman head-on. While the podcast raises legitimate questions about procedural failures, delays in calling for help, and the handling of the investigation, Garry Stannus’s detailed analysis grounded in the available measurements, road geometry, and vehicle dimensions shows that these specific claims do not hold up.
Road Geometry and Vehicle Position: Not the “Wrong Side”
Ridley Street in Blairgowrie is a narrow road, approximately 3.8 metres wide at the point of impact — essentially a single-lane carriageway where opposing vehicles must often pull partly onto the shoulder to pass. According to the expert report by the late Dr Ray Shuey (which the podcast relies on heavily), the point of impact was about 1.5 metres onto the bitumen from the cyclist’s entry point. The Andrews’ Ford Territory SUV has a body width of 1.898 metres.
Simple arithmetic demonstrates the position:
Distance from western edge to impact point: 1.5 m
Plus vehicle width: +1.898 m
Total occupied: 3.398 m
Road width: 3.8 m
Space remaining on the left (eastern) side of the vehicle: 0.402 m (402 mm)
This places the SUV keeping to the left of the available carriageway, consistent with Victoria’s road rules requiring drivers to keep as near as practicable to the far left side of the road. It was not on the incorrect side in any meaningful way. On such a narrow street, this positioning is normal and lawful.
Stannus’s analysis, using Google Street View and the Shuey report’s own diagrams, confirms the vehicle was not “cutting the corner” illegally or driving on the wrong side. The podcast’s dramatic phrasing exaggerates the geometry.
Not a Head-On Collision
The damage to the SUV shattered windscreen and front end impact is consistent with the cyclist being propelled onto the bonnet and over the vehicle, but not with a direct head-on strike while the car was travelling at high speed on the wrong side. The podcast’s repeated claim of a “head-on” hit mischaracterises the angle and dynamics. Ryan Meuleman was riding from a bike path and entered the roadway; the collision involved forward momentum from the car meeting the cyclist’s path, not a classic oncoming head-on smash.
Photos of the damaged Ford Territory show clear front and windscreen impact, aligning with the Andrews’ account of the cyclist striking their vehicle at an angle (often described as T-bone-like in their statements), rather than the car ploughing straight into him from the wrong lane.
Why This Matters
Garry Stannus is not defending the Andrews or denying Ryan’s serious injuries. He is insisting on accuracy. Exaggerated claims about “wrong side of the road” and “head-on” undermine the credibility of legitimate criticisms — such as:
The failure to breath-test either adult promptly.
The delay in calling an ambulance.
The narrow police investigation that relied heavily on the Andrews’ statements.
The fact that key witnesses were not fully interviewed.
These procedural shortcomings deserve scrutiny, regardless of the exact crash dynamics. But turning a narrow-road turning collision into a narrative of reckless wrong-side speeding distorts the evidence and does a disservice to truth-seeking.
Justice Requires Precision, Not Sensationalism
The Bike Boy podcast has done valuable work in highlighting Ryan Meuleman’s suffering and pushing for accountability over police and political handling of the matter. However, as Garry Stannus has carefully documented, the core physical claim “SUV cut the corner at speed on the wrong side of the road, hitting Ryan head-on” is not supported by the road width, vehicle dimensions, or point-of-impact data.
Ryan deserves a fair hearing and proper investigation. So does the truth. Garry Stannus’s evidence-based corrections strengthen, rather than weaken, the call for genuine accountability. Sensational language may make for compelling listening, but in matters of justice, facts and measurements must prevail over narrative convenience.
Andrew. Hows that for a can of contradictory worms? Thanks Garry..
As a matter of interest (to me-anyways).
If I kill another motorist when in command of my rust bucket Porsche and indisputably drivin on the wrong side of the Midland Hwy – will I walk away free.?
With close to a million dollar of continued pay and other entitlements ?
Or will my friend- the Judge – just take one look at my low socio -political standing (skim milk) – hand me a five year holiday in Risdon and bankruptcy
to boot ? One could not help but notice the statue of Lady Justice at the maw of the Hobart Criminal Court.
Fistful of dollars and a vindictive smirk.!
And a blindfold already…
This – in my opinion – is a poor addition to the material available on the road accident involving Ryan Meuleman and the Andrews. It add nothing new but is misleading, with its:
“We know that all the evidence shows the SUV cut the corner at speed on the wrong side of the road, hitting Ryan head-on.”
My research indicates that the Andrews’ car was not ‘on the wrong side of the road’ when it collided with Ryan Meuleman on a bicycle, neither did it hit Ryan ‘head-on’.
For fuller information, please read:
-a detailed comment of mine [https://pursuedemocracy.com/2025/06/18/dan-andrews-car-cycle-crash-damning-expert-report/#comment-61064]
-an earlier comment of mine, containing helpful links [https://pursuedemocracy.com/2024/11/02/daniel-andrews-000-from-car-accident-involving-wife-and-ryan-meuleman-revealed/]
Thank you,
Garry Stannus.