DC Cyclist Killed this AM

[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

[Zen]

How do you mean dangerous?
It's not exactly the 'hood, far from it

[ny biker]

How do you mean dangerous?
It's not exactly the 'hood, far from it

Traffic-wise. I was referring to the traffic circle itself, which like most of the circles in DC is nuts for anyone whether they're driving a car or walking or biking. I go out of my way to avoid them.

I've since learned that this particular collision happened outside the traffic circle at a nearby intersection. However it was at R and 20th Sts which is basically a 3-street intersection because it's very near where Connecticut Ave hits R St. And from what I'm reading it's a really bad place for a large vehicle like a garbage truck to try to make a right turn.

If only Pierre L'Enfant had stopped with a grid layout for DC's streets, it would have been much better. The traffic circles and diagonal avenues make things ugly.