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<blockquote data-quote="Boehlertaught" data-source="post: 1945229" data-attributes="member: 14520"><p>For whatever reason/s it&#039;s too bad the gentleman was killed.&nbsp; I guess two accidents with bikes/cars happend Wednesday.&nbsp; A young lady hit a car that turned left in front of her, on the access road behind the Sand Spring Walmart.&nbsp; Scared the crap out of the grandma heading to watch a soccer game of a grand child.&nbsp; But the cyclist got multiple lacerations (including an almost cut off nose), a broken arm and a seriously screwed up bike.&nbsp; The area on 101st street is pretty bad as are most of the two lane and three lane roads in that area.&nbsp; I ride out there too but it scares the spit out of me all the time.&nbsp; Folks in cars either don&#039;t care or are not paying attention for whatever life reasons they have...and I try to ride on the white line all the time.&nbsp; The reason seasoned bike riders stay on the street is that it is somewhat dangerouse to ride on the river trail when the trail is busy.&nbsp; Particularly at the speeds they ride at...&nbsp; 22MPH was mentioned but a lot of these folks can ride 25-30MPH.&nbsp; As a result, I&#039;ve started riding on the trail leaving NE State parking lot at the Creek Turnpike.&nbsp; There&#039;s usually little foot or bike traffic and the ride is really hilly so the workout is good.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Boehlertaught, post: 1945229, member: 14520"] For whatever reason/s it's too bad the gentleman was killed. I guess two accidents with bikes/cars happend Wednesday. A young lady hit a car that turned left in front of her, on the access road behind the Sand Spring Walmart. Scared the crap out of the grandma heading to watch a soccer game of a grand child. But the cyclist got multiple lacerations (including an almost cut off nose), a broken arm and a seriously screwed up bike. The area on 101st street is pretty bad as are most of the two lane and three lane roads in that area. I ride out there too but it scares the spit out of me all the time. Folks in cars either don't care or are not paying attention for whatever life reasons they have...and I try to ride on the white line all the time. The reason seasoned bike riders stay on the street is that it is somewhat dangerouse to ride on the river trail when the trail is busy. Particularly at the speeds they ride at... 22MPH was mentioned but a lot of these folks can ride 25-30MPH. As a result, I've started riding on the trail leaving NE State parking lot at the Creek Turnpike. There's usually little foot or bike traffic and the ride is really hilly so the workout is good. [/QUOTE]

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