sad event/why I would not advise moving to south fl!

[kermit]

I have chosen to spend alot more time on the trainer than the street. Here in Miami the only way I ride is to take the bike to Key Biscayne ( an island with state parks) which is more bike friendly than anywhere. Most of the triathlons are hosted there. It's really ashame that we have such beautiful weather and can't enjoy it without dodging cars. I can't tell you how many guys I've met that have been hit. A rear view mirror slam or a car door opens. When it comes to cyclists, drivers here are rude and inconsiderate, everybody is in a hurry. I'm a native and I hate to call this place home. Not what it was 40 years ago. Sorry for the family of the cyclist. I hope they sue the pants off the driver.

[GLC1968]

I spent 7 years in the Tampa area, and it's no sweet treat there, either. I would bike on campus, but once outside the central area, it was terrifying. My parents live in the most densely populated county in the state of FL - driving a car was dangerous, I couldn't even bring myself to get on a bike.

It's no wonder they are in a constant state of panic at the thought of me biking on roads that cars drive on... As much as I try to explain that both NC and OR are totally different, I don't think they are buying it! How can they when what they see daily is nightmare-ish?

[Biciclista]

you might consider contacting the paper and asking them to moderate the comments a little better - remind them that the families of the deceased might be reading that cr@p.

[Trek420]

you might consider contacting the paper and asking them to moderate the comments a little better - remind them that the families of the deceased might be reading that cr@p.

Whether it's the newspaper or the *&^% morons who write that &^%$ they don't seem to realize that a human being, a member or their community, someone's beloved family member has died.

It's beyond human decency.

Sorry for the ranting tone but when my cousin's fiance was killed I remember rushing to call my Mom who at 86 gets her news online to warn her "don't read the Press Democrat! "

Here in one of the most bike friendly places on earth they had:

picture of her body draped in her cycling jacket
an article that was needlessly graphic. Dude, do your creative writing at the Junior College where you obviously study.
the nastiest mean spirited idiotic hostile spewing about cyclists

Ok, off soapbox now. But not before I say "I hope they sue the pants off the driver and make him ride the mean streets of Florida".

[Zen]

I wish newspapers would just stop allowing comments at the end of stories.
No matter where you are, it's the same group of idiots critiquing each and every story day after day.

My local newspaper also seems to get their 'talent' from high school journalists.