[SDCBC] 10news.com Teenager Killed In Carmel Valley Bike Crash

[Darryl MacKenzie]

My girl friend came across this accident while walking this morning shortly
after it happened, before the cyclist was transported from the scene. She
tells me that the truck was definitely parked in the bike lane. 

 

She said she thought the vehicle was parked in an odd location in that there
were no residences or businesses near the spot where the vehicle was parked.
But, the vehicle was stopped in the traffic lane for bicycle traffic. 

 

Darryl MacKenzie

San Diego Cyclo-Vets Ride Co-Ordinator

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Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 6:02 PM
To: tah at san.rr.com; sdcbc at bikesandiego.org
Subject: Re: [SDCBC] 10news.com Teenager Killed In Carmel Valley Bike Crash

 

All,

 

>From the looks of the geometry of the roadway, I would expect it to be no 

parking in the bike lane.  I would be surprised if this section is not 

posted.  Landscapers, in my experience,  are regular violators of the no 

parking zone.

 

Bill Matella

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Tom Harvey" <tah at san.rr.com>

To: <sdcbc at bikesandiego.org>

Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 4:45 PM

Subject: [SDCBC] 10news.com Teenager Killed In Carmel Valley Bike Crash

 

 

> from http://www.10news.com/news/14472148/detail.html

> 

>> Teenager Killed In Carmel Valley Bike Crash

>> 

>> SAN DIEGO -- A teenage boy was fatally injured Wednesday when the

>> bicycle he was riding crashed into a parked landscaping truck near his

>> Carmel Valley home.

>> 

>> Nigel Clarke, 15, was heading to the north on Carmel Country Road about

>> 8:40 a.m. when he rounded a curve at high speed and crashed into the

>> unoccupied vehicle near State Route 56, according to San Diego police

>> and the county medical examiner's office.

>> 

>> Though he was wearing a helmet, the teen suffered severe head injuries

>> and was pronounced dead at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla about 30

>> minutes later, authorities said.

> 

> there are seven pictures of the accident scene at the 10news.com web

> site, which is up the hill to the south of the 56 freeway.  the curve is

> not very sharp.  it appears that aren't any "no parking in bike lane"

> signs on that section of carmel country road, and it is legal to park in

> a bike lane in california unless specifically prohibited.

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