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[b]Anne Arundel cyclist killed at blind spot in road[/b]

[quote][b][i]Where was the illegal act by the driver in this accident? The cyclist was in a shaded part of the road at the crest of the hill that was a blind spot. The driver was not speeding nor drunk. This was wrong place, wrong time and here the cyclists always loses[/i].[/b][/quote]

[i]As the popular athlete and Annapolis High School track coach neared the shaded top of that hill on her bicycle Wednesday evening, she was hit from behind by a Honda van whose driver was eager to get around the lone cyclist.[/i]

She was approaching the top of the hill. She would have been visible to a car behind her.   And she was hit from behind, by someone trying to pass where it was not possible to pass safely in the opposite lane.   The driver could have waited to pass until both the van and the cyclist were past the crest of the hill, and it was possible to pass safely in the opposite lane. The driver did not, because killing someone was not as big a deal as waiting to pass.

Douchebaggery is not an adequate word for what the driver of the van did.  That is why I do not ride in the country side when I have a choice. And it is why I do not care about the complaints of rural drivers.    When you take killing people seriously, I will listen. [/quote]

And yet no charges.[/quote]

yeah, since the victim died, it is hard to get evidence beyond a reasonable doubt - though it is also true police and DAs tend to go easy on drivers in these situations.  Another reason we need more people biking - that means more cops who bike, and more DAs and judges who bike.

It is also why when I do ride in a place like that, I want it to be with a group - witnesses. And with helmet cams.

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