I just found out a good friend's sister was killed training for a Triathelon. She was biking in the morning and hit by an SUV. One of our Oregon swimmers was similarly killed earlier this year. Every time I read about a Triathlete it seems somewhere in the story they had to spend a year recovering from when they were hit by a car. Is this as common as it seems? I don't know what we can do,but it seems we should do something.
Originally posted by lefty
Road biking is simply dangerous. Blaming the cyclist is like blaming the wind for a trapeze accident.
You road bike long enough, you WILL get injured.
I do not agree with this at all. The route I take to the gym every morning at 5:30 am is also popular with cyclists. I am a big believer in sharing the road and I go out of my way to be courteous and treat cyclist as regular traffic. But, well over half the cyclists either wear zero reflective clothing or have lights that are half burnt out. I have seen on numerous occasions a group of riders blow through stop lights. I have had cyclists repeatedly go around me while I'm stopped for a left turn on red.
Originally posted by lefty
Road biking is simply dangerous. Blaming the cyclist is like blaming the wind for a trapeze accident.
You road bike long enough, you WILL get injured.
I do not agree with this at all. The route I take to the gym every morning at 5:30 am is also popular with cyclists. I am a big believer in sharing the road and I go out of my way to be courteous and treat cyclist as regular traffic. But, well over half the cyclists either wear zero reflective clothing or have lights that are half burnt out. I have seen on numerous occasions a group of riders blow through stop lights. I have had cyclists repeatedly go around me while I'm stopped for a left turn on red.
