Comments on: Tragedy on Summit Update http://www.rideboldly.org/2009/04/02/tragedy-on-summit-update/ Bikes, bicycling, and road safety. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:15:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: John Faughnan http://www.rideboldly.org/2009/04/02/tragedy-on-summit-update/comment-page-1/#comment-327 John Faughnan Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:47:39 +0000 http://www.rideboldly.org/?p=256#comment-327 I'm guessing that the law allows charges based on actions, not outcomes. So the behavior was a misdemeanor, but one that resulted in a terrible event. The real blame falls on the city. The accident zone is very badly designed, common driver errors can have terrible consequences. In other words, the systemic risk is high. Justice in this case would require suing city hall. I’m guessing that the law allows charges based on actions, not outcomes. So the behavior was a misdemeanor, but one that resulted in a terrible event.

The real blame falls on the city. The accident zone is very badly designed, common driver errors can have terrible consequences.

In other words, the systemic risk is high.

Justice in this case would require suing city hall.

]]> By: MrB http://www.rideboldly.org/2009/04/02/tragedy-on-summit-update/comment-page-1/#comment-325 MrB Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:16:36 +0000 http://www.rideboldly.org/?p=256#comment-325 I'm glad that some enforcement, although I agree, fairly weak enforcement, was done. We've ridden past that intersection many many times, and after this accident, observed how it was engineered (very poorly - the "cross street" was in almost a straight line with Summit), and felt great sorrow for the fellow bicyclist that was hit and fatally injured, and incredible anger towards the driver of the motor vehicle, that there was no possible way that he stopped because of the speed at which the cyclist was hit. Anyways, it's been bugging me since first reading about it. Glad to see enforcement. Glad to see intersection redesign. I’m glad that some enforcement, although I agree, fairly weak enforcement, was done. We’ve ridden past that intersection many many times, and after this accident, observed how it was engineered (very poorly – the “cross street” was in almost a straight line with Summit), and felt great sorrow for the fellow bicyclist that was hit and fatally injured, and incredible anger towards the driver of the motor vehicle, that there was no possible way that he stopped because of the speed at which the cyclist was hit. Anyways, it’s been bugging me since first reading about it. Glad to see enforcement. Glad to see intersection redesign.

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