Originally Posted by viper_04649
I rode though, must have been minutes after the accident happened. I stopped to see why the police had tapped off my everyday route from class to my apartment, and then i saw the mangled bike and a messenger bag at least 25' from the bike. I was almost got sick. The worst part is that several of my friends called me to make sure i was ok.
Condolences to his family and friends. This campus has had so much tragedy in just one week.
That's really not the worst part, it's possibly the best part. The fact that everyone's friends and family are concerned by this is good. These people will probably be more careful around cyclists in the future, and maybe even encourage other people to as well. Thinking of that person on a bike as an actual person, be it a friend or son or daughter or whatever, as opposed to an annoyance is a step in the right direction.
None of this makes it any less horrible though.