• Moderators, please send me a PM if you are unable to access mod permissions. Thanks, Habsy.

Around The League - 2024-25 Regular Season

Apparently the guy who hit them was shitfaced. He was weaving in and out of traffic. A truck in the right hand lane pulled over to the left lane in front of the drunk guy to go around the 2 Goudreau's and this clown decided he was going to pass the truck on the right side. He swerved into the right hand lane and ran right into them.

But "wasting my tax dollars on those fucking bike lanes" amirite?
 
They were hit by this guy passing on the right. Reminds me of the time I almost got hit by a streaking pickup truck last year while cycling.
 
ESPN story says they were "pedalcyclists'. That is just semantics of course but they might have been riding a multi rider pedalcycle.

I'm sure more details will come eventually, but the point is that at least the ESPN report, citing the police info, describes something a bit different than they were riding around on individual mountain bicycles or racing bicycles. Certainly the police report indicates that the driver that killed them was a reckless idiot.
 
Krustchev said:
I've never been a fan of 'cycling at night. It's near-impossible to see cyclists from a car when it's dark.
Click to expand...
Yeah, you can do things like wear brighter clothing and have the lights on, but there's always a risk at night, especially keeping in mind there's always the possibility of a drunken idiot behind the wheel. That said, I'm charging the USB lights right now.
 
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou said:
Apparently the guy who hit them was shitfaced. He was weaving in and out of traffic. A truck in the right hand lane pulled over to the left lane in front of the drunk guy to go around the 2 Goudreau's and this clown decided he was going to pass the truck on the right side. He swerved into the right hand lane and ran right into them.

But "wasting my tax dollars on those fucking bike lanes" amirite?
Click to expand...
Always have to make it political eh? I've seen drunk drivers driving and killing people in the bike lane as well.
 
This one is taking me awhile to process. Just unfathomable and angering really. The day safe self driving cars are true reality will be a good day for these sorts of unnecessary tragedies.
 
Hoiles said:
They were hit by this guy passing on the right. Reminds me of the time I almost got hit by a streaking pickup truck last year while cycling.
Click to expand...
Buddy of mine is paralyzed from cycling with friends , too many dumb fucks on the road killing or injuring innocent people
 
GEEMAN said:
Buddy of mine is paralyzed from cycling with friends , too many dumb fucks on the road killing or injuring innocent people
Click to expand...
My close call was on a weekend afternoon in midtown. Even during the day, better to just stick with the paths in the park or along the river when possible and not have to deal with the cars.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top