Originally Posted by John C. Ratliff
ppc, If you are interested in the death of Kristine Ann Okins, a 25-year-old Portland, Oregon bike messenger, here's the thread:
Okay, I read the thread, two things jumped at me:
- Nobody really knows what happened, and everybody conjectures about how the accident might have happened
- The gal wasn't wearing a helmet and was listening to a CD player
It's funny because this thread was partly started because I said somewhere that people who ride fast in the city should be acutely aware of their environment, and the example you pull is of a gal who died riding courier-style with a CD player? :-) 'nuff said...