Indiana Bike Wreck

Did anyone else see this? It's so sad. Although, I am surpised that they were riding down a 4-lane highway . . .

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/22/pol....ap/index.html

there's a road here in SouthEast Seattle that is a known bike route. It's along the lake, and if you drive this road, you know there's going to be bikes, any time of the day; any time of the year.
A year ago, we were riding our bikes down that road and came upon the scene of an accident. A person was being CUT OUT of his volvo.. It seems that someone fell asleep at the wheel; it was 4pm on a saturday or sunday; and ran into this car at a significant speed -i think the limit on that street is 30 and there are only the two lanes.
The driving while sleeping driver COULD have ran into bikes, instead he chose
a volvo, and the poor volvo guy's leg was broken in multiple places. HIS big concern was his guitar :) a friend walking by took it home for him..
I guess my point is, cars anywhere are dangerous; whether on 4 lane highways or narrow roads with signs all over them that say "BIKE ROUTE"

I live in the country sourrounded by highways so the only place I have to ride are four lane roads with speed limits of 60 +. I ride on the shoulder and as I get to town the shoulder is gone, so if I want to ride, I don't have a choice.
People should just be more alert and careful when driving.
This is so sad!! To think that someone hit them even with a Van following with a big caution sign says to me that someone was really not paying attention at all, or asleep.

In my opinion 4 lane roads are much safer than 2 lane roads. There is plenty of room for drivers to go around you. That way they don't get angry because you are holding them up a whole 5 seconds or try to pass you coming within a foot of you. Plus the article did say it was "in a rural area."

I am so sorry for the families of these people. They died trying to do something good for someone else...

That's awful, I'll keep their families in my prayers. Folks have got to pay attention to their driving. Or someone will get hurt.

OT-This was last yr, but a road rage incident involving a woman w/ 2 kids in her SUV and another couple in a van ended in tragedy. The woman was road raging at another vehicle, she took matters into her own hands, caused a major accident on a huge bridge(the suv could've landed in the water-it was on the railing sideways) that killed her own 2 daughters that day and the man in the van. She was sentenced to prison for involuntary manslaughter/road rage. I understand she was a nurse, she lost her license and more importantly lost her girls. I wonder what she's thinking now, sitting in her jail cell. It just goes to show, you have to be careful out there, whether in a car or on a bike.