Crash on the Holmes Run Trail north of the Duke Street underpass at about 5:45pm

[Sunyata]

After the precedent that was set in Roanoke last year, pedestrians can be held liable for accidents like these. I hope the woman on the bike is okay, but if not, I hope she got their contact information. They may owe her some money for dental bills.

(I am also making the assumption that the woman on the bike was riding safely and at a reasonable speed.)

[bobco85]

Where exactly did it occur? I know that just north of the Duke St underpass is a T intersection where people continuing on the trail would have to make a 90 degree turn. Going straight would lead to the Duke St sidewalk which gets a moderate amount of pedestrian traffic. Also, at that time of day with such nice weather, that section of the Holmes Run Trail gets a lot of pedestrian traffic, so the potential for ped-bike conflict is greatly increased (it doesn’t rise to the levels of the MVT, though).

FYI this is the area being described: https://goo.gl/maps/9i2fJeU1Rry

I hope she’s okay. Thank you for stopping to help everyone out.

[scorchedearth]

@bobco85 140337 wrote:

Where exactly did it occur? I know that just north of the Duke St underpass is a T intersection where people continuing on the trail would have to make a 90 degree turn. Going straight would lead to the Duke St sidewalk which gets a moderate amount of pedestrian traffic. Also, at that time of day with such nice weather, that section of the Holmes Run Trail gets a lot of pedestrian traffic, so the potential for ped-bike conflict is greatly increased (it doesn’t rise to the levels of the MVT, though).

FYI this is the area being described: https://goo.gl/maps/9i2fJeU1Rry

I hope she’s okay. Thank you for stopping to help everyone out.

When you exit from the Duke Street underpass and continue on the trail towards the Beatley Bridge, you come across a bench on the right hand side of the trail. That’s where I encountered the couple and young woman shortly after the incident.

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