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17-year-old U.S. national team racer Magnus White killed by driver in Colorado - Canadian Cycling Magazine (cyclingmagazine.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by Showroom7561@lemmy.ca to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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White is not the only high-level cyclist to die in Colorado in recent years. In 2020, Clif Pro Team racer Ben Sonntag was killed by a driver while on a training ride outside Durango. That driver was sentenced to serve jail time in late 2021. In 2021, U.S. masters champion Gwen Inglis was killed by a driver outside Lakewood, Colorado.

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

For sure, which is why I made it a point to say "I fully support cyclists using the sidewalk when the roads aren’t safe enough."

I'd never consider using a sidewalk if it's a stroad, since there are too many exit and entry points for cars to kill you at. In that case, roads are still the lesser of the two evils.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

That's an excellent and illustrative example. I think most people who are not confident cyclists and have not checked the scientific research would have taken your original comment as encouragement to use the sidewalk on stroads.