A local, cyclist was killed this morning, and the local newspapers website allows for people to make comments on the article. I'm just sickened by the the hateful comments condemning all cyclists, calling for them to be banned from roads because motorists feel they are "arrogant stop sign runners". Can't these people wait more then an hour before airing their hatred in public. I can't see how people can be so heartless as to blame her for simply using the road while not being in a car. It was a horrific accident that took the life of a human, how can people lose sight of that so quickly?
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11-10-2006, 04:44 PM #1
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Heartless Cyclist Haters
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11-10-2006, 05:10 PM #2
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can you post the link to the article?
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11-10-2006, 05:13 PM #3
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It's in the Santa Rosa Democrat - very graphic write up. And yeah a lot of the responses seemed to lose sight of the fact that we are talking about a person.
I had no idea the people in Sonoma had so much hatred towards cyclists.
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11-10-2006, 05:44 PM #4
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I believe the person they are talking about is my cousins fiance, Kathy.
I just got an e-mail from my Mom this moment. I'm trying to call my Mom but her line's busy.
I am so sad.Last edited by Trek420; 11-10-2006 at 06:10 PM.
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11-10-2006, 06:36 PM #5
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Trek? I am so sorry.
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11-10-2006, 06:43 PM #6
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Trek, I'm sorry to hear this hit close to home. Kathy was a wonderful person. I'd been on a few club rides with her and worked at one of the WCC reststops that she ran. Afterwards she always greeted me like we'd been friends for much longer.
As Veronica stated,the article is pretty graphic, maybe unnecessarily so.
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11-13-2006, 08:38 AM #7
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So very Sorry
Trek: So very sorry for you and your cousin. I can't imagine what that loss must feel like.
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It is shame that people will use such a horrible loss like this to attack cyclists. I think you will find that more people will support the cycling community and the cycling community will come together like you have never seen before. There are always those few who are the bad element; and give a group a bad name. So, have faith, I think you will find much more support than negative effect from your poor relative's death!
Have faith in people's good intentions!
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11-13-2006, 09:58 AM #8
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My condolences to those of you who have been personally impacted by this tragic event. And to the rest of us who have been affected by it simply on a human level.
While I can accept the tragedy of the event itself, I cannot accept the heartless and thoughtless article written by Mary Callahan. I don't even live in the area, but I am considering writing a letter to the paper there. How grossly inappropriate to create such a despicably graphic tale of events. Has she no soul?~Sarah~
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12-06-2006, 12:42 PM #9
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Holy crap, I just read the article. It's written as if we should all find descriptions of exactly how people died and what they looked like afterward in the newspaper every day. Maybe if I was watching Law and Order or CSI or reading a "true crime" novel I'd expect this kind of description, but an article in the paper? It looks like they were going for the dramatic effect, but it's just... not right. Then, in the comments, everyone posts about every rude bicyclist they have ever encountered.
Some people's children!! I tell ya.
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