Another cyclist goes down
This morning, a young woman on a bike was hit by a car and carted off from the intersection of Broadway and Glisan in Old Town Portland. It's the same intersection at which a Tri-Met bus killed two pedestrians a couple of years ago. It seems the carnage there is multi-modal. We sincerely wish the cyclist a speedy and complete recovery.
Urban cycling is inherently dangerous.
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Comments (4)
One and two wheel cycling is inherently dangerous.
Posted by Abe | May 26, 2012 11:46 AM
She was conscious and breathing so she has those things going for her.
Posted by reader | May 26, 2012 12:10 PM
A huge part of the blame for the increasing danger is the imbecilic traffic design and changes the city is continually coming up with, probably not so much because they've been proven to work somewhere, but because somebody wants to see if it'll work so they can then market the idea.
Posted by Mr. Grumpy | May 27, 2012 8:23 AM
Here's a thought, no more bike lanes or green boxes in traditionally dangerous areas where bikes and cars routinely mingle. Instead, merge bikes into the car lane where appropriate. The Madison speedway up onto the Hawthorne would be perfect for this.
Posted by Sally | May 27, 2012 11:45 PM