2 Cyclists Killed; One Dragged, One On MUP
07-10-13, 08:08 AM
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On the 4th of July my wife and I headed to Mackinaw City for festivities. Going through a village we saw multiple EMT squads at work where the bike path crossed a street in this lazy village (Oden, Mi). A 58yr old man rode through the posted stop sign and was hit by a car. DOA.
The next morning I'm watching local news to hear of a young lady in Traverse City was riding through a residential area and hit from behind by a pickup, dragged for a block and left to die in an alley before neighbors heard the commotion. She died at the hospital. Police said the lady was riding on the right with flow and in parking area out of traffic, everything a good rider would do.
Rough holiday. They havent found the driver as of last night.
The next morning I'm watching local news to hear of a young lady in Traverse City was riding through a residential area and hit from behind by a pickup, dragged for a block and left to die in an alley before neighbors heard the commotion. She died at the hospital. Police said the lady was riding on the right with flow and in parking area out of traffic, everything a good rider would do.
Rough holiday. They havent found the driver as of last night.
I cross about a half dozen extremely dangerous rural intersections on my commute home (I take a different route in). All of them are killers--55 MPH limit roads--and none of them give a clear view of cars which may be coming from either direction unless I slow to a crawl. One is on such an extreme angle with a blind curve, no less, that a full stop is really the only safe choice. I used to chance it. But, I've had enough close calls that I now ride extra cautiously.
Two things. One is that close calls are really your best warning system. The memory bank stores the near miss deep inside the brain and no longer do you find yourself taking a risk at that particular location or any that are similar to it. The trick is surviving the close call. Two is adding a simple warning system on the trail, a flashing light letting you know a car is coming.
07-10-13, 11:15 AM
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No update on the lady biker case. They are having fundraisers for reward money leading to the arrest.
The bike path death was likely due to the path being ridden without the man knowing it wasnt open yet. There are no stop signs to warn bikers of road crossings and likely he didnt have a clue to watch for cars.
The bike path death was likely due to the path being ridden without the man knowing it wasnt open yet. There are no stop signs to warn bikers of road crossings and likely he didnt have a clue to watch for cars.
07-10-13, 12:03 PM
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WHAT!?!? No stopsigns at road crossings there? The MUPs in Madison County IL have those little bicycle-sized stopsigns at every intersection with a road. I got to see more of them than I wished, when I got myself all turned around in Edwardsville, and ended up heading toward Hamel by accident... Those little plastic stopsigns can't be that expensive to install.
07-10-13, 12:19 PM
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Ah, you mean "not officially open for business" rather than "closed from dusk to dawn, and on holidays" When you said often frequently, I misheard you say orphan a person who has lost his parents! [/pirates of penzance]
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WHAT!?!? No stopsigns at road crossings there? The MUPs in Madison County IL have those little bicycle-sized stopsigns at every intersection with a road. I got to see more of them than I wished, when I got myself all turned around in Edwardsville, and ended up heading toward Hamel by accident... Those little plastic stopsigns can't be that expensive to install.
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