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

[Tim Brooks]

There's a landscaping truck up the hill from the accident scene right 
now--they have set up 4-5 orange cones up to about 70 feet above 
them.  This seems reasonable to me.

At 05:19 AM 11/4/2007, Gene Carman wrote:
>Well here is a question to be asked...  where do service vehicles 
>park?  Beyond landscapers I see other service vehicles parked in BL 
>quite often...  SDGE, phone company, cable company, even police 
>while the latter are doing some sort of computer work or have a 
>speed trap set up.  The fact is various  motorists use bike lanes 
>for parking all the time.
>
>Should these vehicles be required to park in the wider "automotive" 
>lane?  That would certainly give motorists a taste of the situation 
>that cyclists often face.
>
>At 03:02 AM 11/4/2007, JonIsaacs at aol.com wrote:
>>In a message dated 11/3/07 8:20:38 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
>>hollenbeck2001 at yahoo.com writes:
>>
>>>So if a tree fell in the bike lane and a rider crashed into it, 
>>>who would be liable?
>>>And would anyone hear it? ;-)
>>
>>
>>-------
>>
>>Hello to all:
>>
>>My personal attitude is that this is not a laughing matter.   We 
>>are discussing a tragic situation that resulted in someone dying, a 
>>young life is gone and a family is most certainly grieving.
>>
>>People have pointed out that the cyclist could have avoided this 
>>fate had he been more aware and understood that the bike lane is 
>>not often not the safest place to ride.  I agree with that.
>>
>>However, the fact remains that apparently there was truck parked 
>>illegally in the bicycle lane and that truck was an unnecessary 
>>hazard.  I see this on a regular basis and I make an effort to 
>>address the issue, either with the driver or if that fails, with 
>>someone at the local police station.   As we have seen in other 
>>threads, if given some effort, cars and trucks parked in the bike 
>>lane will be ticketed by the city.  And too, a camera can do 
>>wonders, the right photos to the right person can achieve immediate action.
>>
>>If I had ridden in the area on a regular basis and had seen trucks 
>>regularly parked in the bike lane, I would be asking myself if 
>>maybe further vigilance on my part might have avoided this 
>>tragedy.  I believe education gives riders their single most 
>>important safety tool but that does not prevent me or you from 
>>asking that laws be obeyed and Bike Lanes be respected.
>>
>>When those laws are ignored and as a direct result someone is 
>>injured, I think it is reasonable to hold the violator 
>>accountable.  For better or for worse, that is the theory behind 
>>our justice system.
>>
>>Jon Isaacs
>>
>>
>>
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