Sad day on the bike for a pack of racing cyclists
A group of cyclist were racing when a car plowed into the the group head on. The crash was caught on video.
Makes you appreciate life!
Check out this link for details: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24943229/
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Posted on: June 3rd, 2008 By: Tyler Ford In: Cycling News, Road Rash / Crashes
June 4th, 2008 at 1:15 am
wow, this looks so sad
June 4th, 2008 at 8:32 am
I know a guy that complains about cyclist on the road, this shows the problem is not cyclist. The problem is idiots and drunks behind the wheel of cars.
June 5th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
I can’t believe they managed to get that picture. You hate to see it, but hopefully it will give drivers an idea of how easy it is to kill cyclists in a bike vs car collision…
June 5th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
That is a truely sad sight. I guess some drivers would say that they shouldn’t have been on the road.
Please riders I know that we should keep our focus on the road, but ALWAYS keep a weary eye on the cars around you whether they are approaching you from the front or back.
Stay Safe!
Ride On!
-Super Dave
June 6th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Beyond sad, it’s heartbreaking and hideous. Cars are lethal machines.
We aren’t safe out there; we’ll always lose in any accident.
That this happened in a race just makes it more horrible because even
in an organized event like this, you aren’t safe from the incompetents in motor vehicles. Be extra careful out there, whether riding or racing!
-Karen Burwell
June 9th, 2008 at 8:54 am
Wow. That is a horrific picture. It is sad that with the decades of anti drunk driving messages that have been put out, it is still going on.
June 9th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Again the dangers of road/crit/tt racing on open roads is shown in a horrific example-last year a racer was killed in IL at a road race in Peoria–open road racing can be dangerous-but in this case drunk driving and the open road is catastrophic-it is unfortunate that the penalties for drunk driving have not been increased to the point where violators are taken off the road permanently
June 15th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
That guy should be SHOT, STABBED, and HUNG… it still wouldn’t be enough punishment. I bet the LOSER didn’t have a job either!