Former Astronaut Dies After Cycling Accident

[sundial]

When I see a cyclist riding on a busy highway, I almost cringe. So many drivers are distracted and it only takes a second for a life to be completely changed.

[channlluv]

I saw three riders today on the streets near my school. Two men and a woman all riding and chatting -- it was a great day for it -- and then as I was leaving the school parking lot, I saw them again, only this time the woman was lagging behind because she was focused on dialing her phone. It took her a few seconds and both hands off the handlebars to do it, and then she rode on down the road one-handed while holding the phone to her ear. I'm glad it was the middle of the day and traffic - cars and kids crossing at the crosswalk between the schools - was minimal.

Roxy

[OakLeaf]

A week ago Wednesday I saw a boy riding in the grass and not actually in the road at all, on a road that I avoid on the bici as much as possible (I was in my car at the time). It's a narrow, high-traffic country road. I don't remember exactly what he was doing, but I remember thinking it was very unsafe.

The next day, a boy was killed on that road when he reportedly hit a patch of gravel and veered into the path of a truck. The age and location match the boy I saw.