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

[Bill Matella]

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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