Another Fallen Rider

[OakLeaf]

I just don't accept that in that situation "they don't know how fast we're going."

They just passed us. They know how fast they were going before they passed, and they know how much they had to accelerate to get by us.

So saying they didn't know, pardon me but that's BS. It's just like they say "they don't see us," when the truth is that (as I say so often) they don't see school buses, garbage trucks or brick buildings at T-intersections, either. It's just that when the victim is a bicyclist, "I didn't know how fast they were going" or "I didn't see them" is accepted as an excuse by law enforcement and triers of fact.

[Tri Girl]

That's so terribly sad. I'm so sorry for his family...
We can never go into automatic pilot on the bike, and even when we are paying the closest attention; accidents can still happen. It's so sad.

[Reesha]

I think it's a good thing that we can't really zone out. People (including myself) zone out all the time in our cars because it gives us a false sense of security but when I'm on the bike I'm 100% alert at all times.