Yeah, when I went back to look up another map about an hour later, I
realized that was probably the case.

Oh well.

Robbie Webber





On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 1:06 PM, Rob Beuthling <[email protected]>wrote:

> If you move north in street view to the westbound ramp intersection, you'll
> see that it is a scooter, not a bike.
>
> On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Robbie Webber 
> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> It's deja vu all over again.
>>
>> Last time it was just north of the Beltline, and the driver tried to drive
>> off, dragging the bicyclist under her car. Fortunately, the driver of a
>> Roto-Rooter truck blocked her so the injured woman could be helped. But the
>> driver then sped off again.
>> http://host.madison.com/article_d12b706e-8bac-11e0-a2eb-001cc4c002e0.html
>>
>>
>> This time the hit-and-run was just south of the Beltline, but also on
>> Whitney Way.
>>
>> http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/crime_and_courts/article_fc5ade74-98d5-11e0-9774-001cc4c002e0.html
>>
>> Sounds to me like there is a need for some safety improvements, or maybe
>> another route option in this area. The Beltline crossings in this area are
>> pretty far apart for a bicyclist or pedestrian. It is roughly a mile to the
>> Grand Canyon underpass to the west, and about 3/4 mile to the Hammersley
>> overpass to the east (and that is as the crow flies, not as the bicyclist is
>> able to use on-ground connections.)
>>
>> With two crashes within one month, is that enough to get hazard mitigation
>> funding? There is a nice cul-de-sac at Forward Dr south of the Beltline, and
>> another one on Schroeder Ct., just west of Whitney. Maybe we can get a
>> crossing there? The Odana Golf Course makes it a bit tough to find a
>> crossing between Whitney and Hammersley, but maybe we can find a way.
>>
>> And just by coincidence, when I went in to Google Maps streetview just
>> north of the Beltline on northbound Whitney Way, THERE IS A BICYCLIST IN THE
>> SHOT!
>> http://bit.ly/jfnb2p
>>
>>
>> Robbie Webber
>>
>>
>>
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