I did not ride with my group Sat. morning and one of my friends was killed. Group of 10 cyclist riding in a bike lane and a lady said she just didn't see them. Our group leader wrote the following and I'll post a link from Fox 4.
"I never saw them" this is what you hear every time a cyclist, runner or pedestrian gets hit by a car.
The driver that killed Chuck was no different. There was no other traffic in her line at the time, no other distractions outside of her own brain. She turned directly into a group of 10 people on bicycles that was directly in her field of view. Can you explain to me why she didn't see them. This is negligence. When we are driving, running, cycling or doing anything on the roads, you have one job, only one job and it is purely to pay attention to the road in front of you. Pound for pound, any cyclist, runner or pedestrian who gets hit by a car will lose this fight every time 100%. Ultimately, everybody loses and gets to figure out how to live with the tragedy. Chuck's family and friends lives are changed forever. The driver, her daughter and the drivers family will have to learn how to live with this tragedy forever. They will have to live with the tragedy of killing another human being because she was not paying attention or her bad judgement thought she could beat them crossing the street. Literally senseless, the drivers need to cross that street was greater than her need to drive with care and responsibly.
Kiss and hug your loved ones often, be responsible and strive to be better
Slow down, pay attention to the road in front of you and regardless of what you are operating, use care in operating on our road ways.​
"I never saw them" this is what you hear every time a cyclist, runner or pedestrian gets hit by a car.
The driver that killed Chuck was no different. There was no other traffic in her line at the time, no other distractions outside of her own brain. She turned directly into a group of 10 people on bicycles that was directly in her field of view. Can you explain to me why she didn't see them. This is negligence. When we are driving, running, cycling or doing anything on the roads, you have one job, only one job and it is purely to pay attention to the road in front of you. Pound for pound, any cyclist, runner or pedestrian who gets hit by a car will lose this fight every time 100%. Ultimately, everybody loses and gets to figure out how to live with the tragedy. Chuck's family and friends lives are changed forever. The driver, her daughter and the drivers family will have to learn how to live with this tragedy forever. They will have to live with the tragedy of killing another human being because she was not paying attention or her bad judgement thought she could beat them crossing the street. Literally senseless, the drivers need to cross that street was greater than her need to drive with care and responsibly.
Kiss and hug your loved ones often, be responsible and strive to be better
Slow down, pay attention to the road in front of you and regardless of what you are operating, use care in operating on our road ways.​
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