[SDCBC] KPBS radio bicycling issues, Apr 16th 9AM

[Jim Baross, Jr.]

Tom Fudge, the host for the weekday 9AM to 11AM (Mon - Thur) program 
"These Days" (89.5 on FM) will be commemorating the one year 
anniversary of his nearly fatal bike-car crash with - I'm told - some 
discussion of Bike Lanes, traffic safety, etc. at the 9AM portion of 
the program on Wednesday April 16th.

I suggested to him some professionals re: Bike Lane 
installation/operation... including Roger Geller, Bike guy in 
Portland, Oregon... as well as some local folks though I failed to 
give him Brad Jacobsen's phone number. If asked again I'd get him 
Brad's number.
Might be an interesting discussion... likely available later via 
podcast (http://www.kpbs.org/radio/these_days), but

Please consider setting aside some time to listen and maybe call-in 
with comments/questions.

Tom's crash occurred at the intersection of Montezuma Rd and 
Collwood. He was east-bound on his way to work up Montezuma from the 
Normal Heights area. He had been a regular bicycle commuter, but I'm 
told that he has since given up bicycling in car traffic.

I don't know exactly where he was struck, whether:
in the straight-through bike lane between the RTOL and straight through lanes,
in the side of the road bike lane approaching the RTOL,
somewhere between the end of the shoulder-side bike lane and the 
straight-through bike lane,
in the shoulder of the RTOL,
or somewhere else.

In any case to often bicycling in presence of bike lanes at an 
intersection ain't easy.

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Tom once recorded and later broadcast a Bike to Work Day ride as
stoker for me on the back of one of my tandems. He has had both Kathy
and I as on-air interviews several times. He has been a regular
visitor to Adams Ave bike shop. His commute is from Normal Heights
area to SDSU... I've never known his route.

At 05:37 PM 4/16/2007, Thomas Reynolds wrote:
 >I also commute through there.  I was going downhill into Mission
 >Valley this morning when I saw the police on the other side of the
 >road.  I didn't know what happened until I got to work.
 >
 >I ride uphill in the evening on my commute home.  There is no good
 >way to negotiate that area.  The best solution I have come up with
 >is to wait for a long break in traffic.  This usually amounts to me
 >stopping on the right side of the road for a minute or so, after
 >moving well past the beginning of the right turn lane.
 >
 >I've been commuting on Montezuma since 2001 and that's the best I've
 >come up with.  I would name that one of the two or three most
 >dangerous spot for a cyclist in San Diego.
 >
 >I also listen to Tom Fudge when I can.  I didn't know he was a cyclist.
 >
 >Tom