Indiana Bike Wreck

[limewave]

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

[mimitabby]

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"

[DDH]

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.

[li10up]

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...

[wannaduacentury]

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.