Sad Story

[silver]

Nonsmoker, I haven't yet read the article and will wait til I think that I have time to process it.

I know what you are going through.

On October 1, 2006, I was riding with a man who was hit and killed in VERY similar circumstances. My life has been permanently altered.

Coming to this board and reaching out to the folks here was part of the process that helped me.

I don't have time right now to go into everything, I'm trying to be concise.

First I encourage you to write, for yourself, everything that you remember about the day and seeing the cyclists.

click on the share the road link and then on the link for the memorial article that I wrote.

http://www.etsterling.com/

Secondly, I encourage you to follow the legal process and show up to every hearing for the young woman. I'm not encouraging you to vilify her, but, even though she will grieve too, she needs to have consequences. She needs to be ticketed, lose her license for a period, be on probation, etc. find out what the law is in your area.

Then I encourage you to begin or join a Share the Road campaign in your area. You can have a Share the Road sign installed at the site of the tragedy.

Go to the Yield to Life site http://www.yieldtolife.org/ to read about tips for both cyclists and motorists. Maybe even contact your local paper and see if they will do something to write up about these issues.

Don't call it an accident. It was a wreck, someone (the driver) is at fault or a tragedy.

Organize or join a Ride of Silence in the area. The date is May 21, 2008.

http://www.rideofsilence.org/main.php


And this was the short version.

Nonsmoker, I really do understand.