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re: One Triathlete Dead and Another Critical; Driver Charged (update in OP)
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:29 pm to gmrkr5
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:29 pm to gmrkr5
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is that exactly where the crash happened?
Nobody really knows at this point. It isn't like there are business or houses along the entire way to give an exact location, but my shot is about 2 miles from Hwy 11, the other is on the address given from another media outlet. Both are good indicators of what it is like though.
TONS of room
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Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:31 pm to LSUfan4444
i was looking at that huge pothole on the shoulder...
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:36 pm to LSUfan4444
Those shoulders are full of shite. Dead snakes, dogs, critters, crabs, debris, and all kinds of shite.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:39 pm to TheWiz
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gmrkr5
Stuff like this is pretty common along there.
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Those shoulders are full of shite. Dead snakes, dogs, critters, crabs, debris,
I've seen appliances, furniture, trash bags, crab traps, a motorcycle laying on it's side, torched stolen cars, etc.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:46 pm to cattus
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Sometimes downtown I see bikes parked behind a car at a light that is at the bottom of a hill. Brakes go out or rear ends happen all the time among cars. You're dead if that happens on a bike.
I was about to laugh at you about hills downtown until I saw you we from Seattle.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:47 pm to OceanMan
Per wwltv:
Police said the driver of a Chevy Cruze was traveling in the right lane eastbound on Chef Highway when, for reasons unknown, he rear-ended the two cyclists who were also in that lane.
Police said the driver of a Chevy Cruze was traveling in the right lane eastbound on Chef Highway when, for reasons unknown, he rear-ended the two cyclists who were also in that lane.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:48 pm to LSUfan4444
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Police said the driver of a Chevy Cruze was traveling in the right lane eastbound on Chef Highway when, for reasons unknown, he rear-ended the two cyclists who were also in that lane
we pretty much knew that...was he ticketed or charged or is it still being investigated?
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:48 pm to CAD703X
quote:I get that. All I'm saying is that down here, the most outspoken advocates for cycling tend to be condescending assholes.
not everyone who runs is a republican and not everyone who rides bikes is a democrat.
quote:I'm not criticizing either. I support all cyclists. I just think some of them are dicks.
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.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:51 pm to Topwater Trout
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.was he ticketed or charged or is it still being investigated?
No details yet, but we didn't know the accident happened in the lanes of travel, not on the shoulder.
You know how hard it is to NOT see three cyclists riding in the right lane of traffic.
There is no question the driver violated the state's 3 feet law here.
This post was edited on 4/11/14 at 3:52 pm
Posted on 4/11/14 at 3:54 pm to MSTiger33
I put thousands of miles on my road bikes up until I was in my early thirties. I wouldn't even consider street riding with the age of the smart phone dominating peoples attention. Not that this is absolutely what caused the accident...but still.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 4:08 pm to LSUfan4444
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for reasons unknown, he rear-ended the two cyclists who were also in that lane.
looking down at his phone..texting..glancing up..not seeing a car..looking down at phone again...
Posted on 4/11/14 at 4:23 pm to Salmon
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ever make a right hand turn without checking to your right? 95% of the ime I bet you only look left for oncoming trafic before turning right.
Yes, because it is a road for cars. It's just dumb the way the out these bike lanes in tight spaces with high speed vehicles
Posted on 4/11/14 at 4:24 pm to TheWiz
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He's mocking a dumbass from yesterday.
Yes.
I use my bike for a mode of transportation all the time. But I would never ride down a lane of traffic on a hwy. I like to kayak but you will never catch me kayaking down the Mississippi at the port of New Orleans either.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 4:26 pm to GeeOH
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Yes, because it is a road for cars.
fwiw i could make the same argument with motorcycles except they're traveling at HIGHWAY speeds and a little bump to the bumper and you're pretty much going to die.
cyclists rarely are going faster than 20mph and can hear cars easier than motorcylists since they don't have a full helmet covering their ears and an engine revved up that masks the sounds of cars.
far far more motorcylists killed by cars than cyclists. would you argue the road isn't for motorcyles either?
This post was edited on 4/11/14 at 4:27 pm
Posted on 4/11/14 at 4:34 pm to CAD703X
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fwiw i could make the same argument with motorcycles except they're traveling at HIGHWAY speeds and a little bump to the bumper and you're pretty much going to die.
No offense, but I'm sure you know that's a terrible argument. Motorcycles can travel at the proper speed, have all indicators, and carry insurance.
Eta: And the overwhelming majority of motorcycle deaths are due to the rider doing something stupid coupled with not wearing proper safety gear. You're going to want to try a different argument.
This post was edited on 4/11/14 at 4:35 pm
Posted on 4/11/14 at 4:52 pm to LNCHBOX
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And the overwhelming majority of motorcycle deaths are due to the rider doing something stupid coupled with not wearing proper safety gear.
Woah there.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 5:10 pm to Camp Randall
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Woah there.
It's true. And I say that as someone that just got back from a ride on my R6.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 5:10 pm to blueboy
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I'm not criticizing either. I support all cyclists. I just think some of them are dicks.
Certainly true. However, as I have started riding Mir, it has given me some appreciation of where they are coming from. Too many people in louisiana are ignorant to riding laws and create a dangerous environment. Further, people harbor this attitude that bike riders are assholes just for riding in the street, when it is the law.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 5:11 pm to LNCHBOX
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And the overwhelming majority of motorcycle deaths are due to the rider doing something stupid
wait what?
so cars are more careful around motorcycles?
hey everybody, here comes lunchbox. 10 & 2 on the steering wheel until he passes.
a motorcyclist has no airbag and doesn't have 4 wheels and a metal cage around them to protect themselves from a distracted driver, road debris, etc.
terrible argument because a motorcylist is pretty much going down if he gets into a fender bender going at highway speeds and likely die.
This post was edited on 4/11/14 at 5:12 pm
Posted on 4/11/14 at 5:13 pm to CAD703X
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so cars are more careful around motorcycles?
Where did I say that?
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terrible argument because a motorcylist is pretty much going down if he gets into a fender bender and likely die.
Likely die? No. Exaggerate more though. ETA: And as for you edit, even at high speeds you are unlikely to die unless you aren't wearing any gear. Unless you think everyone that crashes gets run over by a vehicle after.
This post was edited on 4/11/14 at 5:15 pm
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