Originally Posted by
Don in Austin
The pedestrians are a mixed bag. Some were jaywalking across the interstate and similar.
Well, they're *all* a mixed bag.
I don't think any of the cyclists contributed to their deaths through their own negligence.
Debatable.
Justin Patrick Murphy didn't have lights at night if the police press release is to be trusted. (Though they didn't explicitly mention a front light or rear reflector, so it's not clear.)
Ricky Darnell Perkins was off his bike and kneeling down in the middle of the road for some reason according to the report.
I'm not saying the cyclists were to blame, but if these things are true, these two at least contributed somewhat to their deaths.
Note: I fixed the URL for the list of all deaths. It's a sobering list, especially when having the names right there reminds you that all these people aren't just statistics -- they're people, with families, friends, etc. Nobody I knew personally, but some were friends of friends.