[SDCBC] bicyclist fatality on SR67 @ Poway Road

[Sachi Wilson]

On 30 Mar 2007, at 5:56 pm, Kathy Keehan wrote:

> The details are not in yet, but there is breaking news that a  
> bicyclist has been hit and killed at SR67 and Poway Road. The  
> Coalition has been working for several years to get the City of  
> Poway and Caltrans to post “no parking on the shoulder” signs or  
> provide a parking lot for Iron Mountain trail users at this  
> location so they do not park on the shoulder of 67. I hope the  
> bicyclist was not hit while riding in the lane to avoid the parked  
> cars on the shoulder. If they were, I hope the victim’s family sues  
> the pants off Caltrans and the City of Poway for dragging their  
> feet on this project.

Damn.  Ugly news.

Not to mention the careless idiot in the car who hit the rider.

Sachi Wilson
*Safety Queen*