Debate Continues Following the Bicycle – Car Accident on 360/Capitol of Texas Highway Last Week

Heated debate continues on the Web following the accident last Sunday on route 360 in Austin.  On Thursday the city saw a rally / demonstration – here is the video courtesy of the Austin American Statesman:

I was surprised at some of the commentary in the Statesman (the Austin local newspaper) where there were folks who made statements to the effect of “…bicyclist do not abide the laws hence they get hurt when taking risks and not following traffic rules….”  Very odd.

Well, the reality is that in my days of biking around town I have not seen a bicycle breaking traffic laws so if some are — then those are very small percentage.

All in all, incidents like the one last Sunday are very sad and should be avoidable.  They require raising awareness across the population and making sure we all pay attention to each other.

 

 

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