Schoolbus hits and kills cyclist
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Schoolbus hits and kills cyclist
https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20625954/
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A school bus struck a bicyclist near Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis this morning, killing the rider, witnesses said.
The accident occurred about 10 a.m. The bicyclist's body was covered with a sheet and remained in the street for nearly 2 hours, as did his bicycle, while police from several jurisdictions investigated.
Traffic in the densely traveled area crawled around the scene until it was cleared shortly after noon.
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Authorities were having difficulty Thursday afternoon identifying the victim and made a plea to the public for help. The Hennepin County medical examiner's office described the bicyclist as a while male, 20 to 40 years old, 5-foot-10 and about 200 pounds, with dark brown medium-length hair and brown eyes.
He was riding a blue Giant Cypress bicycle and was wearing jean shorts, a black T-shirt that read "LBJ Wolves whatever it takes," socks and shoes.
Anyone with information about the victim is asked to call the medical examiner's office at 612-215-6300.
The bus was turning left from West Calhoun Parkway onto westbound Lake Street, when it struck the bicyclist while he rode in the crosswalk heading south, witnesses said.
The bus was operated by Laidlaw Education Services of Brooklyn Park. Route signs on it indicated it was serving the Minneapolis School District.
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A school bus struck a bicyclist near Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis this morning, killing the rider, witnesses said.
The accident occurred about 10 a.m. The bicyclist's body was covered with a sheet and remained in the street for nearly 2 hours, as did his bicycle, while police from several jurisdictions investigated.
Traffic in the densely traveled area crawled around the scene until it was cleared shortly after noon.
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Authorities were having difficulty Thursday afternoon identifying the victim and made a plea to the public for help. The Hennepin County medical examiner's office described the bicyclist as a while male, 20 to 40 years old, 5-foot-10 and about 200 pounds, with dark brown medium-length hair and brown eyes.
He was riding a blue Giant Cypress bicycle and was wearing jean shorts, a black T-shirt that read "LBJ Wolves whatever it takes," socks and shoes.
Anyone with information about the victim is asked to call the medical examiner's office at 612-215-6300.
The bus was turning left from West Calhoun Parkway onto westbound Lake Street, when it struck the bicyclist while he rode in the crosswalk heading south, witnesses said.
The bus was operated by Laidlaw Education Services of Brooklyn Park. Route signs on it indicated it was serving the Minneapolis School District.
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My condolences to John Doe's family and loved ones.
To the rest of us this is a good reminder about what makes us vulnerable out there. The first rule on "how to avoid the left cross" at bicyclesafe.com is:
1. Don't ride on the sidewalk. When you come off the sidewalk to cross the street, you're invisible to turning motorists.
https://www.bicyclesafe.com/
To the rest of us this is a good reminder about what makes us vulnerable out there. The first rule on "how to avoid the left cross" at bicyclesafe.com is:
1. Don't ride on the sidewalk. When you come off the sidewalk to cross the street, you're invisible to turning motorists.
https://www.bicyclesafe.com/
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There you go again...
This tragic accident has nothing to do with a sidewalk. I would suggest that before taking any media accounts at face value, and using them to "teach" people, that you educate yourself a bit about the actual facts surrounding the accident.
#1. There is no sidewalk on that side of the street.
#2. There is no crosswalk on that side of the street.
Spoon feeding begins:
This tragic accident has nothing to do with a sidewalk. I would suggest that before taking any media accounts at face value, and using them to "teach" people, that you educate yourself a bit about the actual facts surrounding the accident.
#1. There is no sidewalk on that side of the street.
#2. There is no crosswalk on that side of the street.
Spoon feeding begins:
“The Laidlaw school bus was northbound on Calhoun Parkway at Lake Street, stopped at a red light,” said police Sgt. Tammy Diedrich. “The light turned green, and he pulled into the intersection to make a left turn. The bike rider was southbound on Dean Parkway, and he was going to cross Lake Street on Calhoun Parkway.”
The bicyclist and bus collided in the intersection, and the bicyclist died at the scene, she said.
The bicyclist and bus collided in the intersection, and the bicyclist died at the scene, she said.
"The bus was turning left from West Calhoun Parkway onto westbound Lake Street, when it struck the bicyclist while he rode in the crosswalk heading south, witnesses said."
I don't think it was unreasonable to assume a cyclist in the crosswalk came off the sidewalk.
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To wear bright clothing is another good tip, but most people on this forum already know that, and there is little to no controversy about it, so I don't think it's as valuable to point it out.
Whether the crosswalk the cyclist was riding in was marked or not is immaterial. How do you know there is no sidewalk and no crosswalk?
Whether the crosswalk the cyclist was riding in was marked or not is immaterial. How do you know there is no sidewalk and no crosswalk?
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It's still unclear whether the man was hit while in the "crosswalk" or in the middle of the intersection.
There is an actual bicycle path entry on the southeast corner of the intersection. This is the path that goes around the lake. Sometimes, just sometimes, cyclists heading south do the diagonal crossover. Not saying anything, just saying.
Incidently this lake has separate bike and pedestrian paths, although most pedestrians don't care.
There is an actual bicycle path entry on the southeast corner of the intersection. This is the path that goes around the lake. Sometimes, just sometimes, cyclists heading south do the diagonal crossover. Not saying anything, just saying.
Incidently this lake has separate bike and pedestrian paths, although most pedestrians don't care.
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According to the police who did the accident investigation it happened in the intersection. They also note that the cyclist was Southbound on Dean Parkway, not the bike path which is separated from the roadway.
The original post/news story included an "eyewitness account" that claimed it happened in the crosswalk. The updated police information is some 30 hours +/- more recent.
A bus northbound on Calhoun Parkway and turning left on Lake Street does not cross a crosswalk...
The original post/news story included an "eyewitness account" that claimed it happened in the crosswalk. The updated police information is some 30 hours +/- more recent.
A bus northbound on Calhoun Parkway and turning left on Lake Street does not cross a crosswalk...
This little known but indispensable tool is known as the V.C. Serge "Helmethead" Incontrovertible Tennents of vehichular forensics. The two rules are:
Rule #1 - It's always the cyclists' fault.
Rule #2 - If the facts indicate that it wasn't the cyclists' fault then conveniently ignore the facts and apply rule #1
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Hey Pete where do you get such cool pics?
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[quote=Pete Fagerlin;5229538]According to the police who did the accident investigation it happened in the intersection. They also note that the cyclist was Southbound on Dean Parkway, not the bike path which is separated from the roadway.
The original post/news story included an "eyewitness account" that claimed it happened in the crosswalk. The updated police information is some 30 hours +/- more recent.
A bus northbound on Calhoun Parkway and turning left on Lake Street does not cross a crosswalk...
there is a cross walk right there.....
The original post/news story included an "eyewitness account" that claimed it happened in the crosswalk. The updated police information is some 30 hours +/- more recent.
A bus northbound on Calhoun Parkway and turning left on Lake Street does not cross a crosswalk...
there is a cross walk right there.....
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no need to be a hipster about it. Since I'm not from that area i dont know how those streets run (north south whatever.)
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The cyclist may have been attempting the diagonal cross. He might have gone south and then tried to make his way onto the bike path by cutting across thereby making it look like the bus hit him in the east-west sidewalk.
Pete, I must be search impaired because I can't find a view like the one you have. Is this some kind of secret?
Pete, I must be search impaired because I can't find a view like the one you have. Is this some kind of secret?
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My condolences to John Doe's family and loved ones.
To the rest of us this is a good reminder about what makes us vulnerable out there. The first rule on "how to avoid the left cross" at bicyclesafe.com is:
1. Don't ride on the sidewalk. When you come off the sidewalk to cross the street, you're invisible to turning motorists.
https://www.bicyclesafe.com/
To the rest of us this is a good reminder about what makes us vulnerable out there. The first rule on "how to avoid the left cross" at bicyclesafe.com is:
1. Don't ride on the sidewalk. When you come off the sidewalk to cross the street, you're invisible to turning motorists.
https://www.bicyclesafe.com/
I'm most likely going to get smacked by a mod for this. But HH get the hell out of this topic with your crap and stay out of these topics. Who gives a damn where he was riding quit using things like this for your own agenda.
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In the true spirit of this forum, Pete answers with "The internet" so he can appear superior. Since I don't need to feel superior I'll tell you his secret ... local.live.com. After you find the location click on "Birds Eye View". There, I answered a simple question in a civil tone. It was so easy.
Regarding the accident: Dean Parkway becomes W. Calhoun Pkwy at the intersection of W. Lake St. I speculate that Mr. Doe may have come off the eastbound bikeway just north of the intersection, looked over his left shoulder so he could blend with southbound traffic on W. Calhoun/Dean Pkwy and rode directly in front of the bus. I feel it is unlikely he was southbound on Dean Pkwy as the police report indicates because it is difficult not to see a big yellow bus turning in front of you. Also, if you look closely at the picture there does appear there may be a crosswalk on W. Lake St. on the west side of Dean/Calhoun Pkwy, hence the witness description. We'll never know will we?
Regarding the accident: Dean Parkway becomes W. Calhoun Pkwy at the intersection of W. Lake St. I speculate that Mr. Doe may have come off the eastbound bikeway just north of the intersection, looked over his left shoulder so he could blend with southbound traffic on W. Calhoun/Dean Pkwy and rode directly in front of the bus. I feel it is unlikely he was southbound on Dean Pkwy as the police report indicates because it is difficult not to see a big yellow bus turning in front of you. Also, if you look closely at the picture there does appear there may be a crosswalk on W. Lake St. on the west side of Dean/Calhoun Pkwy, hence the witness description. We'll never know will we?
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In the true spirit of this forum, Pete answers with "The internet" so he can appear superior. Since I don't need to feel superior I'll tell you his secret ... local.live.com. After you find the location click on "Birds Eye View". There, I answered a simple question in a civil tone. It was so easy.
Imagine the inferiority complex Peter must have to be compelled to not share the source of the aerial photos he has been posting on this forum for months. Pathetic.
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Please restore some civility and mutual respect to this forum. All of us care passionately about our own safety and that of other cyclists. I disagree with HH on several specifics, but I also understand his viewpoint and acknowledge that he has some valid ideas for increasing our visibility to today's distracted, visually overwhelmed motorists.
In this particular tragedy we simply do not have enough information to estimate the relative culpabilities of the cyclist and the bus driver. The most important unanswered question is the cyclist's exact trajectory. My second question is whether north-south pedestrian crossing is banned along the west side of the intersection. If it is, north-to-west-turning motorists (up and to the left in the Google Earth photo) are not looking toward the implied crosswalk area and are likely to miss a bicyclist crossing there. In a situation such as this, it is doubly incumbent on us to left-bias our position into the main traffic flow and away from the curb and (missing) crosswalk, per HH's standard advice. My third question is whether the bus driver had a green arrow signifying a protected left turn, in which case the cyclist was clearly in the wrong. Perhaps someone who knows the intersection well can help us out here.
In this particular tragedy we simply do not have enough information to estimate the relative culpabilities of the cyclist and the bus driver. The most important unanswered question is the cyclist's exact trajectory. My second question is whether north-south pedestrian crossing is banned along the west side of the intersection. If it is, north-to-west-turning motorists (up and to the left in the Google Earth photo) are not looking toward the implied crosswalk area and are likely to miss a bicyclist crossing there. In a situation such as this, it is doubly incumbent on us to left-bias our position into the main traffic flow and away from the curb and (missing) crosswalk, per HH's standard advice. My third question is whether the bus driver had a green arrow signifying a protected left turn, in which case the cyclist was clearly in the wrong. Perhaps someone who knows the intersection well can help us out here.
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They identified the man from his iPod.
https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20651697
Here's his website
https://www.raiseyourchildrenmywaydamnit.com/
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Here's his website
https://www.raiseyourchildrenmywaydamnit.com/
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Assumption coupled with projection.
Only in YOUR dreams.
Serge, are you really that internet challenged? Simply Googling "aerial photos" or satellite photos" or "aerial view" or "satellite view" links you right to many sources of aerial imagery.
Now he decides to be helpful.
Here's a relevant link that describes the struggles that you apparently face while trying to use the internet:
https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1787713,00.asp
Oops, being nice didn't last long. That's the Peter we know and love .. well, the Peter we know.
Rather than rely on a bunch of e-speculation I'll rely on the conclusion of the folks that were on the scene, the ones who are trained in accident reconstruction, and the ones who spent several hours at the scene doing an accident reconstruction. That would be the police:
NOW you decide the police are ALWAYS right.
I don't see a crosswalk there.
No big surprise there.
Only in YOUR dreams.
Serge, are you really that internet challenged? Simply Googling "aerial photos" or satellite photos" or "aerial view" or "satellite view" links you right to many sources of aerial imagery.
Now he decides to be helpful.
Here's a relevant link that describes the struggles that you apparently face while trying to use the internet:
https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1787713,00.asp
Oops, being nice didn't last long. That's the Peter we know and love .. well, the Peter we know.
Rather than rely on a bunch of e-speculation I'll rely on the conclusion of the folks that were on the scene, the ones who are trained in accident reconstruction, and the ones who spent several hours at the scene doing an accident reconstruction. That would be the police:
NOW you decide the police are ALWAYS right.
I don't see a crosswalk there.
No big surprise there.
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If I had known that a simple article would generate so much venom I'd have simply kept it to myself. I ride and run through this intersection a lot so this incident somewhat touches me.
Live.com is fantastic BTW, thanks Pete and thanks for the link.
Live.com is fantastic BTW, thanks Pete and thanks for the link.
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i suppose it's more relevant if you survive but can't communicate. if you're dead, what to do?
i am very sad to learn of this death. my condolences.
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I've been a member of BF for a couple of years now, but this is the first time I've ventured into the safety and advocacy board for a while.
Which leads to the question: Who does Pete Fagerlin think he is? I pulled up a number of his posts and it appears that he's incapable of sharing information or opinion without sounding like a complete prick.
Which leads to the question: Who does Pete Fagerlin think he is? I pulled up a number of his posts and it appears that he's incapable of sharing information or opinion without sounding like a complete prick.
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I checked out the intersection today. There's a crosswalk on the west side of the intersection. Just no lines drawn on the road. Hmm...
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The sympathy and/or empathy for the cyclist and his friends and family sure seems to have vanished quickly.
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According to the police who did the accident investigation it happened in the intersection. They also note that the cyclist was Southbound on Dean Parkway, not the bike path which is separated from the roadway.
The original post/news story included an "eyewitness account" that claimed it happened in the crosswalk. The updated police information is some 30 hours +/- more recent.
A bus northbound on Calhoun Parkway and turning left on Lake Street does not cross a crosswalk...
there is a cross walk right there.....
The original post/news story included an "eyewitness account" that claimed it happened in the crosswalk. The updated police information is some 30 hours +/- more recent.
A bus northbound on Calhoun Parkway and turning left on Lake Street does not cross a crosswalk...
there is a cross walk right there.....
Seriously, this is illustrative. Thanks.
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I've been a member of BF for a couple of years now, but this is the first time I've ventured into the safety and advocacy board for a while.
Which leads to the question: Who does Pete Fagerlin think he is? I pulled up a number of his posts and it appears that he's incapable of sharing information or opinion without sounding like a complete prick.
Which leads to the question: Who does Pete Fagerlin think he is? I pulled up a number of his posts and it appears that he's incapable of sharing information or opinion without sounding like a complete prick.
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More projection Serge. At least you're fairly consistent.
Let me know if you still need help figuring out how to use Google. I can show you where to type in "satellite photo" and point you to the link to live.com. It's the first link on the upper right side of the results page if you want to try to figure it out on your own.
Cheers!
Let me know if you still need help figuring out how to use Google. I can show you where to type in "satellite photo" and point you to the link to live.com. It's the first link on the upper right side of the results page if you want to try to figure it out on your own.
Cheers!
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I lived in the neighborhood- it is green arrow land.
Please restore some civility and mutual respect to this forum. All of us care passionately about our own safety and that of other cyclists. I disagree with HH on several specifics, but I also understand his viewpoint and acknowledge that he has some valid ideas for increasing our visibility to today's distracted, visually overwhelmed motorists.
In this particular tragedy we simply do not have enough information to estimate the relative culpabilities of the cyclist and the bus driver. The most important unanswered question is the cyclist's exact trajectory. My second question is whether north-south pedestrian crossing is banned along the west side of the intersection. If it is, north-to-west-turning motorists (up and to the left in the Google Earth photo) are not looking toward the implied crosswalk area and are likely to miss a bicyclist crossing there. In a situation such as this, it is doubly incumbent on us to left-bias our position into the main traffic flow and away from the curb and (missing) crosswalk, per HH's standard advice. My third question is whether the bus driver had a green arrow signifying a protected left turn, in which case the cyclist was clearly in the wrong. Perhaps someone who knows the intersection well can help us out here.
In this particular tragedy we simply do not have enough information to estimate the relative culpabilities of the cyclist and the bus driver. The most important unanswered question is the cyclist's exact trajectory. My second question is whether north-south pedestrian crossing is banned along the west side of the intersection. If it is, north-to-west-turning motorists (up and to the left in the Google Earth photo) are not looking toward the implied crosswalk area and are likely to miss a bicyclist crossing there. In a situation such as this, it is doubly incumbent on us to left-bias our position into the main traffic flow and away from the curb and (missing) crosswalk, per HH's standard advice. My third question is whether the bus driver had a green arrow signifying a protected left turn, in which case the cyclist was clearly in the wrong. Perhaps someone who knows the intersection well can help us out here.