My thoughts and prayers go to the victim. And the same to the man who struck the cyclist. While he may not have been able to see the cyclist, he should have stopped.
Though, my parents always told me that it was safer to ride against traffic. That way you could see who (i.e. an auto) was coming at you.
I've gotten nearly run over my cyclists when walking my dog. They come speeding through my apartment complex, completely taking up the entire street. Then yell/curse at me to get off the road!
Well, I guess you know what I'm talking about. The problem here is that the entire city is like that. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of intelligent "bikers" here, but way too many "spandex-pedalers" who think the entire earth was built for them and them only.
I can't begin to tell you how many "bike trails" are built every year for the spandex crowd and what the cost is. The recent tax hike on cigs passed by the weenies in Durango is partly for more "bike trails"......time for me to seriously start looking for a different location.
FMCDH(BITS)