Wow. Multiple blunders and some lawbreaking on both sides, but I still have to say that operating a motor vehicle is a serious responsibility, which is why a license is required to do so. My mouth just dropped open when I read the condition (or lack or condition) of the driver.
We can speculate about who should have done what, or who did what, and I am sure the comments section of the paper will fill with that, but this is just a huge tragedy. One comment that we are unlikely to see is this one: It's too bad that people who really shouldn't be driving - because of immaturity, health problems, lack of responsibility, sleep deprivation, anger, poor reflexes, poor eyesight, or any other reason - feel they have no other choice but to drive because of our lack of decent alternatives in so many areas of our country. Ditto that someone has to ride on a fairly busy road at night (coming home from his job, with no lights, I am guessing he has no car) because there are no safe alternatives. Cty Hwy H appears to have something resembling paved shoulders. That means the driver might have also veered from her lane. "A long blink?" Possibly falling asleep? Robbie Webber On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Tom Held <[email protected]> wrote: > ** ** ** > > Here’s the latest we have on the fatality in Pleasant Prairie > http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/lifestyle/127247618.html**** > > ** ** > > Based on the criminal complaint – the cyclist had reflectors but no lights > on the bike. There is no mention of a helmet. **** > > ** ** > > Tom**** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Hans Noeldner > *Sent:* Monday, August 08, 2011 1:10 PM > *To:* **[email protected]** > *Subject:* [**Bikies**] riding at night**** > > ** ** > > Any word whether the bicyclist in Pleasant Prairie had headlights, > reflective vest/clothing, etc. I bicycle a lot at night and I am astounded > at the number of bicyclists I see in the ****Madison**** area who have no > headlight, no taillight, no reflective clothing, no helmet. I don’t say > this to excuse motorists, but we bicyclists need to take responsibility > too. Motorists often tell me I’m lit up like a Christmas tree. With very > few exceptions I wear a reflective safety vest at night. They are > inexpensive, relatively comfortable, and one is visible in headlights a > half-mile away. Every bicyclist who ventures into auto traffic at night > should wear one.**** > > ** ** > > What we need is mandatory TRAFFIC education and licensing, starting with > how to be a responsible pedestrian, then a responsible bicyclist, and then – > and ONLY then – a responsible motorist. Moreover, we need regular > retesting. I am astonished at the number of motorists who seem to genuinely > believe that bicyclists don’t belong on the road. Who trained them? Who > issued a license to them? Who retested them? The ignorance out there is > inexcusable.**** > > ** ** > > Has any organization prepared model legislation for this? Is there an > American Bicyclist Exchange Council?**** > > ** ** > > Hans Noeldner** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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