More news stories: http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime_and_courts/alert-action-credited-to-bus-driver-as-bicyclist-escapes-serious/article_6213e53d-c39c-5706-916f-f17e3f97644f.html
http://www.channel3000.com/news/bicyclist-injured-in-collision-with-metro-bus/-/1648/20760026/-/ixcwh/-/index.html Hard to say at this time, but sounds like the bicyclist was not paying attention in this case. Lathrop and Regent is a T intersection, and the Madison.com article say she was "riding against traffic," which I assume means she was headed west on the south side of the street. Maybe coming off the SW Path and trying to go north on Lathrop? I know people in my area, or people attending meetings on the University Ave Corridor Transportation Study have complained that they don't feel there is a good way to move north-south through the neighborhood via bike. As someone comfortable riding with traffic, I've never found it to be a problem, but then again, I'm not trying to do it at peak hour. One of the first things I discovered when I moved into my house is that there is a BIG hill between me and Monroe St (the SW Path hadn't been built.) There aren't many ways to move N-S because of the RR ROW (now the path) and the cemeteries. The few streets that do go through tend to get pretty crowded, and only Allen isn't a significant grade on a commuter bike. I'm guessing the bicyclist was trying to take one of the quieter streets to get to University Ave or campus. Robbie Webber Transportation Policy Analyst State Smart Transportation Initiative www.ssti.us 608-263-9984 (o) 608-225-0002 (c) [email protected] On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 1:58 PM, Martin Lund <[email protected]>wrote: > http://www.cityofmadison.com/incidentReports/incidentDetail.cfm?id=14472 > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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