7-time world champion triathlete killed by vehicle
03-10-17, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by canklecat
If I'd taken the lane, the vehicles behind me would have passed anyway, veering farther into the oncoming traffic and almost certainly into a head-on collision, which might have taken me with them.
03-18-17, 07:12 AM
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I didn't see anyone bring this up so I will; what if she'd been on a motorcycle? What if she'd been in a smaller car?
03-18-17, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by JoeyBike
Won't hurt much. I read a story about a sky diver who survived a chute not opening. Said hitting the ground felt like hitting a giant marshmallow. Pain didn't have time to travel to the brain and back.
03-18-17, 03:04 PM
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Looking at that one web site's article that 100 yard stretch of road is a death trap for cyclists. She was riding up a narrow road with a slight blind hill with a passing lane for the other side. My guess is the pickup driver initiated the pass before his side of the hill and she appeared "out of nowhere". Not sure running lights would have helped her here.
Tragic. The State should re-line that stretch of road with double yellow lines considering it's a blind hill.
Tragic. The State should re-line that stretch of road with double yellow lines considering it's a blind hill.
04-14-17, 10:56 AM
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How come I'm NOT surprised. Probation only.
Probation for driver that killed Michigan triathlete angers cyclists
Probation for driver that killed Michigan triathlete angers cyclists
04-14-17, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by bobwysiwyg
Just heard this, seems light but I must admit I have not seen any details as to how this occurred. I can imagine how it occurred but that's all.
If you go west on Google you'll see an S bend that goes over railroad tracks, then the road crests a hill. The pickup pulled out to pass the instant he crested the hill and hit the passing zone, apparently without due caution, and hit the gas pedal. The impact spot is just over a 2nd rise that apparently isn't high enough to warrant a "no passing zone" according to DOT.
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04-14-17, 12:59 PM
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Well, honestly, I think the sentencing is as good as you're ever going to get. Bearing in mind that the guy wasn't impaired, has no history of reckless driving, etc, expecting jail time is just wishful thinking.
At least the guy lost his license. That's the best I generally hope for. What drives me spare is when someone kills someone else and they get no time and don't even have their license suspended.
At least the guy lost his license. That's the best I generally hope for. What drives me spare is when someone kills someone else and they get no time and don't even have their license suspended.
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