In order to be killed, the automobile must be in speed to cause the impact. i was once hit by a garbage truck in Cambridge a long time ago. It was due to the speed delay between bike and truck when the traffic light went green. There was no bike path those days.
On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 6:51 PM Jennifer Goodman <jgood...@antioch.edu> wrote: > It was a tufts medical professor who died in Newton. My friend saw the > accident. A UPS truck hit him. > > It’s awful, and no one feels okay about it. I don’t think the drivers are > horrible drivers; it’s just very hard to manage narrow roads with no > shoulder and severe curves, with cyclists. No one wants to hit a cyclist. > It’s not a perfectly safe thing to do, riding a bike on the roads around > here, sadly, and as a conscientious driver, I hate a day when all the > cyclists are out - I pray my way through Lincoln and Concord. I wish they > had dedicated bike lanes. How awful for the drivers also; that UPS driver > who killed the Tufts professor must be incredibly distraught right now. I > have compassion for the whole situation. > > On Aug 31, 2023, at 9:04 AM, Bijoy Misra <misra.bi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > There was news that a Brandeis professor died in a bike collision in > Newton two days ago. > Bijoy Misra > > On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 8:59 AM jsug--- via Lincoln < > lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote: > >> Hi There, >> >> If you are the cyclist who was nearly hit by the school van on Lincoln >> Road this morning just before 8 am, and you were hoping to report this, I >> wanted to let you know I would be happy to provide witness statement if >> needed. >> >> Best, >> Julianne >> j...@aol.com >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > >
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