I took a look at where this happened. It's part professional interest and part detective work to see if I can guess what each party was doing when the crash occurred. Unfortunately, there is rarely any follow-up - i.e. news reports - on non-fatal crashes, so I often don't get to check my suppositions.
Based on location<https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Lumbermans+Trail+and+Cottage+Grove+Rd,+Madison,+WI&hl=en&ll=43.084083,-89.306928&spn=0.008157,0.016512&sll=43.077289,-89.297347&sspn=0.032757,0.066047&t=h&hnear=Cottage+Grove+Rd+%26+Lumbermans+Trail,+Madison,+Dane,+Wisconsin&z=17>and the scant information in the news story, I'm going to guess: 1. The bicyclist had been on the Cap City Trail (aka Isthmus Path) just prior to the crash. The path ends at Cottage Grove Rd, I think. It's been a couple years since I've been on that section, so maybe it's been extended farther than what is portrayed on Google Maps, but the City map seems to show the same thing. (Although since they are using Google Maps, recent extensions could be missing from both sources.) 2. He wasn't actually on Cottage Grove Rd. He was on the sidewalk. If a bicyclist just left the path and wanted to continue eastbound, many would choose the sidewalk over trying to cross CGR with no light where the path ends. 3. He wasn't actually on the sidewalk at that moment, he was trying to cross CGR to Lumberman Trail. There is a light there - the first one east of the end of the trail - and Luberman provides a connection to another neighborhood path at the end. 4. The bicyclist was headed home to the neighborhood south of CGR. 5. The bicyclist was in the crosswalk when hit. The news report says the driver hit the bicyclist while "driving onto Lumberman," and I'm guessing she didn't look for anyone in the crosswalk before making the turn. And I can't say I'm surprised. It's not a very bike-ped friendly area, so there probably aren't many people using that crosswalk. That's just my guess. And that's all it is - a guess, albeit one that is informed by knowledge of average bicyclist and driver behavior. Now, if the bicyclist was going the other way - headed into town - then there's a completely different scenario, but I'm betting he was coming from town. Oh, and I'm amused that the police report<http://www.cityofmadison.com/police/newsroom/incidentreports/incident.cfm?id=15143>says he was "peddling on Cottage Grove Rd." I'm assuming he wasn't selling anything. Robbie Webber Transportation Policy Analyst State Smart Transportation Initiative www.ssti.us 608-263-9984 (o) 608-225-0002 (c) [email protected] On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 2:31 PM, rick <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://www.channel3000.com/news/bicyclist-collides-with-car/-/1648/24390736/-/ca4iue/-/index.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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