Nothing to say :(

**OakLeaf** · 06-23-2010, 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by tulip

Deborajean - I had not heard about the RAAM accident. It's not a race I follow, and it hasn't been on any of my usual news outlets. The RAAM is a pretty specialized and niche event, even among cyclists, and frankly there's only so much time that I can devote to digging up news stories. Please don't be disappointed that people don't respond to something they don't know about.

+1. It wasn't posted in this thread or in the general threads. I didn't "dig up" this story, it was in my local news.

**Deborajen** · 06-23-2010, 09:52 AM

Thanks Tulip and Oakleaf. I posted about this on the RAAM thread in the Cycling-Related discussion, which was getting a lot of views at the time.

**tulip** · 06-23-2010, 10:00 AM

I stopped looking at that thread before you posted because I just didn't find it very interesting. I don't think it's interesting unless you know someone in the race and/or it goes near where you live. I actually do know a support crewmember, but I still don't find it interesting. I just prefer to enjoy riding my bike to experience the world around me (and for touring trips), and not make it a torture event for proving oneself, is all. But each to her own, right?

**TsPoet** · 06-23-2010, 10:04 AM

Maybe I'm reading too much into the article, but it seems to suggest that the victims history might be important - like the teen hit him because of some drug relationship?

**PamNY** · 06-23-2010, 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by TsPoet

Maybe I'm reading too much into the article, but it seems to suggest that the victims history might be important - like the teen hit him because of some drug relationship?

Intent is suggested in this follow-up story.

Regardless of why it happened, it's a tragedy.

**artifactos** · 06-24-2010, 09:11 AM

Wow, I'm surprised I didn't hear about this story before reading it here. Middletown is about 10 miles from me.

**Resi** · 06-25-2010, 07:28 AM

This is very sad...and I understand there are just no words...but people have to be punished for this kind of actions...
I am a believer in better education, how to deal with cyclists and pedestrians. Here in Texas, the drivers edu booklet has two pages...LOL NOOOO this is absolutely not enough, I don't know about the other States...
I also think cyclists have to be educated...I see a lot of bad stuff, understand that drivers get upset...I do sometimes too

There is a course which we all can take, and if there is more interest get certified as a cycling instructor and spread the seed...I am on it...

http://www.bikeleague.org/cogs/progr...se_detail/3606

Let's get educated and educate... let's do it

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