Tenn cyclist struck on Old Georgetown Rd (Bethesda), 7/31/2019

[elbows]

As is being reported, the teenager has died. Heartbreaking.

From a witness:
“yeah, so as @HeadwaysMatter pointed out, the witness says the thing that made the kid fall off his bike was a combination of bad driveway curbcuts, a street sign in the middle of the sidewalk, and garbage cans left in the sidewalk. he didn’t just randomly fall off his bike.”

This post shows the trash cans and sign post that obstructed the cyclist.

[n18]

It looks like he went to the left of the sign in the middle of the sidewalk because the right side was blocked by trash(Google StreetView link), and curb cuts in some parts of Maryland are steeper than in VA, so any slight leaning left or right would cause the rider to lose balance from the steep “jump” and fall toward the road. In the few times that I biked in Maryland, these driveway cuts surprised me, and didn’t take me long to recognize how dangerous they are. MD should stop making these steep curb cuts.

My condolences to the family and everyone affected

[wheelswings]

Thanks for the insights, elbows and n18. Horrible and heartbreaking.

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