This intersection always makes me nervous; whenever I go that way, I wonder if I'm going to get hit by a right-turning vehicle on Eastwood Drive -- and that's what happened to someone else on Friday.
Nothing excuses the truck-driver's actions, of course, but I have to ask if the design of the path -- and the intersection in particular -- is part of the problem. I really like that path, but I know there's a traffic engineering principle that it's not a good idea to put a two-way separated bike path next to a busy street. This path is a fait accompli, and a nice one at that; but is there a way to modify the Division Street intersection to make this sort of incident less likely? Meiers, Steve wrote: > This is a media release from the MPD > > RELEASE DETAILS FOR CASE# 2007-51178: Accident - Hit & Run > Case Date:05/11/07 Case Time: 2:30 PM > Release Date:05/11/07 Release Time:10:13 PM > Released By: Sgt. Bernie Gonzalez > Address Eastwood Dr. @ Division St. > Arrested person/suspect Delivery truck, large, white > Victim/Injuries 26 yr old male bicyclist, minor injury, no hospital > transport > Details Delivery truck was traveling on Eastwood Dr. Bicyclist was also > traveling same direction as truck. Truck did not yield, and made a right > turn in front of bicyclist, onto Division. Bicyclist attempted to stop, > but fell off bike and under truck tire. Truck tire rolled over head of > bicyclist, however victim sustained only minor injuries, most likely due > to bicycle helmet he was wearing. Anyone with information is asked to > contact Madison Police. > > Steve Meiers > Safety educator > (608) 267-1102 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
