http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/11/29/cyclist-hit-dragged-down-boren Comments On: Cyclist Hit, Dragged Down Boren by Dominic Holden en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:30:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Mister G]]> Fri, 30 Nov 2012 04:43:04 -0800 The Stranger Posted by TransPhobiHolism]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:21:47 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Fnarf]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:26:56 -0800 The Stranger @22 HAHA "you reap what you sew". Fucker doesn't even know what that means.

I guess in the long run it's just a moo point. You know, a cows opinion.
Posted by Rotten666]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:49:02 -0800 The Stranger
I hope you get tenure, because one truly does reap what one sews(sic).
Posted by JAT]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:31:09 -0800 The Stranger
Now if cyclists in Seattle weren't arrogant, loud mouth, insurance-less, I-own-the-road types of buttholes, more people might be inclined to give a shit. But hey, ... you reap what you sew.
Posted by JoeAnonymous1]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:04:15 -0800 The Stranger Posted by dwightmoodyforgetsthings]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:31:34 -0800 The Stranger
They cruise downhill at high speeds, but once they approach the intersection @ Boren Ave, they are traveling too fast to realize the oncoming cars (which have right of way) heading right for them and cant break in time.

What this intersection needs are two massive jumbotron TVs that let you see around the corner for incoming traffic, that way the cyclist can bomb through the red light without any fear of being injured.
Posted by Kinison]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:30:13 -0800 The Stranger Posted by giffy]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:15:02 -0800 The Stranger
But wouldn't total number of injuries still go up? Especially in the short term?

@16,

I don't know what it is specifically about that intersection, but drivers there act like assholes, even more than usual. I'm going by my experience of crossing that intersection several times a week for the five years I lived on the Hill. I'd almost been hit many times by left- and right-turning drivers. I also saw more than one impatient driver cut into the *oncoming* lane to pass a slow or left-turning vehicle.

Putting Pike on a road diet might cut down on some of the asshole behavior. Turn the left lane into a dedicated left-turn-only lane and don't allow right turns on red. It'll slow down traffic overall, but slower traffic leads to fewer deaths.
Posted by keshmeshi]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:07:13 -0800 The Stranger
One of those articulated dump trucks popped the curb on a high speed turn a few months ago and took out a ladies shopping cart by QFC while she waiting for the light. What a "Holy Shit" moment. We were both just stunned. The driver had no idea and kept barreling down Broadway out of sight.
Posted by tkc]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:59:50 -0800 The Stranger
Crossing against the signal? Right hook? We don't have enough facts to know who cause the crash but I do know for sure that the road itself didn't cause the crash.
Posted by JAT]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:47:31 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Sargon Bighorn]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:39:54 -0800 The Stranger Posted by emma's bee]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:32:56 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Marple]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:31:53 -0800 The Stranger Posted by DOUG.]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:28:56 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:27:50 -0800 The Stranger Posted by tiktok]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:25:21 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Max Solomon]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:19:06 -0800 The Stranger Posted by emor]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:16:14 -0800 The Stranger
Is there anything that can be done with that area? It's a goddamn cluster fuck for cars, bikes, and people with steep hills, blind corners, and a ton of traffic. The streets seem to narrow for grade separated bike lane, but is there anything that would help?

And while someone will probably get the blame at the end, unless either the truck driver or the cyclist was a total asshole the real blame probably rests on our infrastructure.
Posted by giffy]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:13:03 -0800 The Stranger
Best wishes to the bicyclist (and the truck driver).
Posted by floater]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:09:51 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:09:27 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Vitriolforbreakfast]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:08:41 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Theodore Gorath]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:58:57 -0800 The Stranger