DC Cyclist Killed this AM

[Zen]

WTOP's info was time stamped noon but still no update.
That was way over by Dupont Circle, surely she wouldn't ride that far in DC traffic...I hope.

[ny biker]

The Washington Post's latest is from 1:36. They have identified the cyclist but don't have any more information. She was Alice Swanson, a DC resident.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=topnews

Someone on another listserv said she appeared to be in a crosswalk when the accident happened. I don't know where he got that from.

[Zen]

I just hear that on channel 4 news, she was in the crosswalk.
It is hard for those drivers to see. This could just as well have been a pedestrian as a cyclist.

[tulip]

I was hit in the crosswalk in Georgetown, but not by a trash truck. It was by a silly woman in a small car (thankfully) yapping on her cell phone and running a red light.

I'm so sorry for this incident. Ain't fair.

[madscot13]

oh I'm fine and safe. And incidentally I walked to work today.

the area where that bicyclist was hit, Dupont Circle, is pretty dangerous to bike in. At least in my opinion.

[ny biker]

oh I'm fine and safe. And incidentally I walked to work today.

the area where that bicyclist was hit, Dupont Circle, is pretty dangerous to bike in. At least in my opinion.

Dupont Circle is dangerous period.

[madscot13]

Dupont Circle is dangerous period.

good point