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345 Comments for "Distance runner, former coach dies after being struck by car while cycling "

1. Sad -hopefully he will make it. But apparently something new is happening here - for once the driver was arreasted. Ok, alcohol related-caused accidents are apparently worse for police then those due to not paying attention - even though the outcome is the same.

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   sharpie Sep 19, 2011 3:55 PM

2. While driving this weekend I saw several signs referring to construction workers. "hit a worker $10,000 fine, 12 years in jail". Why can we not protect cyclists the same way? Clearly there are many cyclists who fail to follow the laws of the road, and they should be enforced better. But the too frequent distracted driver smashing into a cyclist is inexcusable.

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   Sep 19, 2011 4:08 PM

3. I'm very sorry to hear this. My thoughts are with his family.
   
   But I've been saying for years that bicycling on a county road should be against the law. It's so dangerous I can't believe this sort of tragedy doesn't happen more often. As cyclists, we have to assume every car driver is texting and not paying attention. All it takes is a driver looking down, swerving 3 feet to the right and boom, someone is killed.

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   wigwam Sep 19, 2011 4:29 PM

4. Can't outrun karma.

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   bugzy Sep 19, 2011 4:32 PM

5. FYI - He didn't make it.

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   luvtheovals Sep 19, 2011 5:13 PM

6. wigwam Absurd to think biking on country roads should be outlawed. Maybe stiffer penalties for drunken driving and texting while driving might be more effective.

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   lost in waukesha Sep 19, 2011 5:47 PM

7. Why does the story claim to have 10 comments posted and yet I am only able to read or view 5 of them?

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   CombatBlogger Sep 19, 2011 5:50 PM

8. I think JS deletes comments if they are found to be abusive or offensive. I can imagine some people may be tempted to make such comments based on what I have seen on these comment boards, which is really unfortunate. I feel very sad for this family and my thoughts will be with them this week.

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   callmecrazy Sep 19, 2011 7:01 PM

9. What a shame. Another cycling fatality on the roads.
   
   While the facts are not all in yet, this should serve as a reminder to both cyclists and drivers that the sun is VERY low at dawn and dusk at this time of year. At 7:30 pm when the accident occurred the sun would have been at a very low angle. Both the cyclist and the car were headed west, directly into the sun.
   
   Having the sun in a driver's eyes is not an excuse. However, it should lead us all to be more careful both in choosing our riding routes and also in how we drive.
   
   Condolences to the families.

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   BDWIRunner Sep 19, 2011 7:09 PM

10. While the driver should not have been drinking. When are people going to learn how dangerous it is, light or not, to be out riding a bicycle at night. Especially in the twilight hours, bikes are really really hard to see. My condolences go out to his family, but come on, is a bike ride worth risking your life.

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    theshaft Sep 19, 2011 7:30 PM

11. That is kind of lame. Just because drivers are so terribly incapable in this country (there is a couple times higher risk of beeing killed per mile on a bicylce here compared to many other countries) people should not ride their bike?

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    sharpie Sep 19, 2011 9:28 PM

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