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I’ve taken shelter under a school’s front overhang and the Delecarlia Tunnel on the CCT.

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@pfunkallstar 23378 wrote:

Great info …but that website looks like a love child between GeoCities and Netscape 3.0.

With a light hint of Tripod.

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I feel like I would rather use a trailer. If the bike falls down, the trailer stays up. I would be worried about having the kid on a front or back seat. If I crash, I don’t want the kid being plastered along the pavement when the bike hits the ground. I would think the trailer would stay upright. Even if it tips over, it will be much less violent than smashing into the ground from a falling bike.

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The way certain idiots operate their bikes or their sneakers on the northern part of the CCT, I honestly feel safer on K Street with no bike lanes.

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@Bilsko 23278 wrote:

…am I missing something?

Yes. All of the rest of the tail from Delecarlia to downtown Bethesda, which is the busiest, highest traffic section of MUP anywhere around… both bikes and peds. But the peds greatly out number the bikes. And this is where the jerks operate at their worst.

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I doubt the person who started this thread will ever even come back. So responding to him/her is probably not accomplishing much. However, I ride the CCT several times a week for my commute and it is exactly as this person described. These guys are reckless and act as if the trail is theirs and everyone else is just clutter.

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@Rootchopper 23201 wrote:

One of my favorite comedians, Ron White, has a line that is worth remembering. “It’s not that the wind is blowing, it’s what the wind is blowing.”

[puff of cigar…] “If you get hit by volllllllvo….”

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@jnva 23063 wrote:

I conceded defeat in this discussion a couple pages ago, but it’s hard to stop replying when I am personally attacked. Don’t mean to troll, sorry.

If you don’t want people to “personally attack you”, then you probably should think before you post irrational and absurd proclamations.

I based my statements on this accident on the official statements of police and witnesses. You base yours on… some load of total BS that you made up in your mind.

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Probably coincidental. I’ve never seen or heard of trees coming down due to heat. Heavy rain and/or strong wind, or the weight of snow and ice. That’s about it. If anything it would prevent it since branches are more flexible when warm. They snap easier when cold.

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@jnva 22984 wrote:

It’s official! Arlington County has been designated a Walk Friendly Community by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center. Walk Friendly Communities is a national recognition program developed to encourage towns and cities across the United States to establish or recommit to a high priority for supporting safer walking environments. The WFC program recognizes communities that are working to improve a wide range of conditions related to walking, including safety, mobility, access and comfort.[/quote]
Which has absolutely nothing to do with this discussion. In fact it’s the opposite. A pedestrian leaped into the path of moving cyclist at the last second and was killed. The pedestrian committed the dangerous act that caused her death. Some feel-good status does not change that. Peds still have a responsibility to themselves and others. You don’t seem to get that, or care.

@jnva 22984 wrote:

It’s not all about biking. This is a cycling forum, so what was I thinking posting an anti-cycling opinion? Must be crazy. It’s not all about simply obeying the rules. An 80 year old woman dies, oh well she wasn’t obeying the rules. A toddler gets run over – he shouldn’t have been there. This is what I am hearing from a lot of folks here. I hope that if I hit and kill someone on the trail that you all will stand up for me in the same way!

That might be what YOU are hearing. But that is not what anyone is saying. You’re making that up, for your own personal agenda, and putting words in everyone’s mouth. In other words, you’re a liar. If you are going to take a position on something, you might try not blatantly lying about it. Nobody said anything like that. Nobody every would say anything like that.

But despite you being a liar, if you did hit someone by no fault of your own, yes we would all support you, just on principle.

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There is clearly no connection between their rolling of two stop signs 4 minutes prior to the accident, and the crack head mowing them down in the shoulder. Given this moron’s criminal history and litany of other felony charges, I doubt this will even make it to a court room for a defense attorney to to unsuccessfully bring up. He’s going to jail for the probation violations to begin with, period, even without the hit and run. And he’ll end up taking plea bargain on all these new charges, adding more jail time to what he’s already got by default. Case closed.

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@jnva 22857 wrote:

My opinion is that on a MUP, if a pedestrian is hit and killed by a cyclist, it’s not the pedestrians fault. Sorry if that is not the opinion of others on this forum but that’s how I feel. Calling a pass is great and all but you also need to be in control of your vehicle in case something jumps out in front of you, especially if it’s a person, and especially if you see that person ahead of you in time to make multiple calls and bell rings.

And your opinion is absurd, impossible, and irrational. Apparently your suggestion then is to simply stay home on the couch all day.

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Ringing a bell when you’re only a second or two away is just as useless and rude as as saying “on your left” while you’re passing someone. Too little, too late. I always try to give 2 to 3 dings as my distance closes. It gives reaction time. And for those intuitive folks that can put 2 + 2 together, the three rings get louder and louder indicating I am getting closer and closer. I can’t expect everyone to make that connection, but I’m sure some people find it useful.

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Anything that is an usual situation is going to garner unusual media attention. It’s not surprising the media is all over this, but not all over all the other peds struck by reckless idiots in cars.

Knowingly riding faster than his ability to control the bike. Knowingly running through a traffic signal. Knowingly running through a crosswalk full of people. No attempt made at anytime to slow down, stop, or take evasive actions. Arrogant statements made by the moron after the incident admitting to all of this. This sounds like manslaughter handed to the DA on a golden platter.

California Penal Code 192(b) PC defines “involuntary manslaughter” as an unlawful killing that takes place

1. during the commission of an unlawful act (not amounting to a felony), or
2. during the commission of a lawful act which involves a high risk of death or great bodily harm that is committed without due caution or circumspection

Maybe rotting in jail is extreme. It’s not like he’s going to go around killing people left and right like other criminals. If the minimum sentence is some lengthy probation and restitution, I think that would be realistic.

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Because you’re still not getting the difference. This guy saw the pedestrians “in his way” and made the conscious decision to simply mow them down. That is not an accident. That is intentional. And if someone in a car decided to willfully mow someone down, they would be charged the same.

You’re talking about a driver accidentally hitting a ped. Ok, there are a lot of circumstances to consider because every accident is different.

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