It certainly sounds like a right-hook to me.


We had a tragedy last weekend in the San Diego County back country, when the driver of a pickup truck crossed the centerline of a narrow two-lane road to pass another vehicle and struck a cyclist head-on. The initial California Highway Patrol report made it sound as though it was an accident, and that the motorist "did nothing wrong." Yeah -- right! :<

From the San Diego Union-Tribune:
"Mr. Wichary, whose latest athletic passion was long-distance cycling, died in a biking accident Saturday while pedaling up state Route 78 in Santa Ysabel. He was 41.

Authorities said he lost control of the cycle and swerved in front of a pickup." [I have never seen an athletic, experienced club cyclist such as Hans simply "swerve" in front of a motor vehicle.]

The three other cyclists riding with Hans gave an entirely different account of the incident -- they braked and swerved to the right as they saw the oncoming pickup truck bearing down on them on THEIR side of the road. Prominent members of the San Diego cycling community (including some clown named John E., whoever he is) are demanding a full and equitable investigation of the incident; it's the least we can do for Hans's parents, wife, and two daughters, and for all road users.