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Posted on 4/11/14 at 2:56 pm to Salmon
Yeah, that angle makes more sense.
Before, it was hard to tell. From the first pic you can see the fire truck and more of the people in the right lane so I assumed that is where the accident took place.
Before, it was hard to tell. From the first pic you can see the fire truck and more of the people in the right lane so I assumed that is where the accident took place.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 2:56 pm to TigerStripes06
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I was going to start asking around to make sure it wasn't you.
wiz & nomm are roadies, lsufan4444 is a triathlete.
glad y'all are all safe. i came into this thread just to make sure.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 2:58 pm to forksup
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They're like the friendlier version of cyclists.
wut?Posted on 4/11/14 at 2:59 pm to CAD703X
I think he means we don't go ride with the intentions of trying to drop the newbie 
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:01 pm to LSUfan4444
I read on I THINK on Fox New NewOrleans that is w as a group of three riders. Two men, one woman.
Both men were hit, one killed one hurt critically.
I have scoured all tri friends and groups I know and nobody knows who this is yet.
Both men were hit, one killed one hurt critically.
I have scoured all tri friends and groups I know and nobody knows who this is yet.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:02 pm to LSUfan4444
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with the intentions of trying to drop the newbie
touche
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:02 pm to BottomlandBrew
quote:Well, I don't live on that street. Yes, republicans assume that everyone who disagrees with them is a far left liberal, but where they differ is that the R's don't want to silence everyone who disagrees with them. Also, they don't make the kinds of wild presumptions that I hear all the time from liberals.
It's a two way street.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:06 pm to blueboy
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Also, they don't make the kinds of wild presumptions that I hear all the time from liberals.
not everyone who runs is a republican and not everyone who rides bikes is a democrat.
it is true 'cycling' is seen by some as an alternative to BIG OIL and fossil fuels & shite, but i would hardly characterize a group of triatheletes training & doing recon for an event that happens on that same road this coming sunday as being in that group.
This post was edited on 4/11/14 at 3:08 pm
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:08 pm to LSUfan4444
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I have scoured all tri friends and groups I know and nobody knows who this is yet.
i've checked with my tri friends as well... dont know who it is...
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:09 pm to gmrkr5
btw those rumble strips are the worst thing ever invented for cyclists.
you are forced to make a choice of riding on one side or the other.
you cant ride on them long without flatting and rattling your teeth out of your head.
i hope they didn't swerve into the road to avoid debris on the shoulder and into the path of the car.
if those fricking things weren't there and there WAS debris they were avoiding (or a car on the shoulder), they could have ridden the white line and not been forced into the road (if that is what happened).
you are forced to make a choice of riding on one side or the other.
you cant ride on them long without flatting and rattling your teeth out of your head.
i hope they didn't swerve into the road to avoid debris on the shoulder and into the path of the car.
if those fricking things weren't there and there WAS debris they were avoiding (or a car on the shoulder), they could have ridden the white line and not been forced into the road (if that is what happened).
This post was edited on 4/11/14 at 3:12 pm
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:12 pm to LSUfan4444
That's a pretty generous shoulder, I can see why it could be popular with cyclists.
My worst fear when I ride is someone not paying close enough attention and drifting onto the shoulder.
Prayers to the family
My worst fear when I ride is someone not paying close enough attention and drifting onto the shoulder.
Prayers to the family
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:14 pm to TJRibMe
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That's a pretty generous shoulder, I can see why it could be popular with cyclists.
according to 4444, its part of the race course this weekend so they were likely doing recon.
even though it looks wide in that photo, without seeing the whole scene there's no way to know if there was debris on it, a stalled car or if there was a section where the shoulder narrowed forcing them into traffic.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:18 pm to CAD703X
MOST locals ride the road most of the time out there, not the shoulder. The shoulder has tons of debris and trash and isn't a "safe" option.
From time to time, depending on time of day, traffic, where on Chef I am I will jump on the shoulder, but most of the time most people are in the road within a foot or two of the white line.
From time to time, depending on time of day, traffic, where on Chef I am I will jump on the shoulder, but most of the time most people are in the road within a foot or two of the white line.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:19 pm to CAD703X
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A 36-year-old bicyclist died after being hit by a car in eastern New Orleans on Friday morning. Another bicyclist, who was 40 years old, was taken to a hospital in serious condition, said Officer Frank Robertson III, a spokesman for the New Orleans Police Department.
The crash happened around 11:30 a.m. in the 20000 block of Chef Menteur Highway
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:20 pm to LSUfan4444
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The shoulder has tons of debris and trash and isn't a "safe" option.
just googled it. check out the shot above.
you and i know exactly what it means when you are coming up on shite like that i just highlighted.
heaven help you if there's traffic.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:23 pm to CAD703X
is that exactly where the crash happened?
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:25 pm to CAD703X
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The crash, which occurred sometime before noon, happened on Chef Highway about two miles past the U.S. Hwy 11 intersection heading towards the Rigolets
There is TONS of room here. There is no reason this should have happened.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:25 pm to gmrkr5
according to the picayune (see my quote above)
i just plugged into google earth and rotated the camera around.
the other direction looks like the same as the photo of the bicycle & auto but that metal shoulder railing is definitely in the same area.
i just plugged into google earth and rotated the camera around.
the other direction looks like the same as the photo of the bicycle & auto but that metal shoulder railing is definitely in the same area.
This post was edited on 4/11/14 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:27 pm to LSUfan4444
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There is TONS of room here.
look at the top of your photo, above where that road comes out about 3/4 to the right. looks like all kinds of crap on the road and it definitely narrows in that area.
i think thats the same area as in my street view of the shoulder with the metal railing.
This post was edited on 4/11/14 at 3:28 pm
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