http://blog.cascade.org/2011/10/viadoom/ Creating a better community through bicycling, throughout Seattle, King County and Washington state. Sat, 18 May 2013 16:21:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://blog.cascade.org/2011/10/viadoom/comment-page-1/#comment-29153 Kris R Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:14:50 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=8814#comment-29153 The changes are really helpful and many thanks to WSDOT and Seattle PD for following up on this, but at the end of the day irrespective of what is done and what is not done, cyclists are responsible for their own safety. If it doesn't look safe and you don't have any escape route to safety, consider an alternative option to the route you would normally take. Hopefully the enforcement will be enough to stop us from mourning yet another cyclist getting hit in what's already been a pretty bad year. The changes are really helpful and many thanks to WSDOT and Seattle PD for following up on this, but at the end of the day irrespective of what is done and what is not done, cyclists are responsible for their own safety. If it doesn’t look safe and you don’t have any escape route to safety, consider an alternative option to the route you would normally take. Hopefully the enforcement will be enough to stop us from mourning yet another cyclist getting hit in what’s already been a pretty bad year.

]]> http://blog.cascade.org/2011/10/viadoom/comment-page-1/#comment-29152 Al Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:42:31 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=8814#comment-29152 The changes will be extremely helpful - this is rather quick action on the part of WSDOT in this area. A thank you goes out to them! The changes will be extremely helpful – this is rather quick action on the part of WSDOT in this area. A thank you goes out to them!

]]> http://blog.cascade.org/2011/10/viadoom/comment-page-1/#comment-29148 Tom F Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:47:36 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=8814#comment-29148 To give credit where due, that video is by Tom from Bikejuju: http://www.bikejuju.com/2011/a-truck-bike-accident-waiting-to-happen/ To give credit where due, that video is by Tom from Bikejuju: http://www.bikejuju.com/2011/a-truck-bike-accident-waiting-to-happen/

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