RIP Bruce.
Sad to hear of a death of any cyclist, even one working dilligently to reduce ridership in his community with his commitment to autocentric road designs and the wide lanes "still cause and can increase intersection conflicts" infrastructure he has helped push on unwitting bicyclists.
My condolences to the family and friends of the victim, but I wonder a few things about the accident -
was Bruce using a mirror? was he rightfully claiming the lane to make the left or was he feeling pressured by motorists behind him? Did he not want to stop in the middle of the road to let oncoming traffic pass before making the left?
the tenets of vehicular cycling obviously failed him. a tragedy of compounding circumstances.
RIP Bruce.
Last edited by Bekologist; 07-12-09 at 08:28 AM.