Originally Posted by dobber
Let's not confuse a "cyclist" with "someone riding on a bike". This one was obvious the latter and has no one to blame but himself, tragic as any death may be.
I still find it amazing that nobody stopped.
Anyone on a bike is a cyclist to me - defining it any way else is just creating an elitist grey line between different grades of cyclists.
I do suspect when all the facts are in (which they may never be) it is likely to be a good part if not all due to the poor judgement and actions of the cyclist. But until all those facts are in it is wrong to say that it is the cyclists fault.
But an indirect contributor may also be that no considerations have ever been made to accomidate cyclists in this area. Maybe this was the ONLY way (either crossing or riding down a stretch of I10) a cyclist could get from pt. A to B.
Al