11-11-2016, 11:57 AM
Blame now seems easy to lay at the feet of the cyclist as, not only were they in contravention to law, they crashed into the side of the truck. The cyclist was clearly going too fast to stop within the environment they had placed themselves, which is a failure of judgement akin to not leaving sufficient stopping distance in front of your car on a throughway.
Unfortunately this will reinforce "Those crazy cyclists" narratives and draw energy away from examinations of the structural and systemic failings that resulted in the issue in the first place (The cyclist didn't want to be on the road. Cars don't want cyclists on the roads. Causal link? Education failing on all parties at any rate.)
This is one of the reasons I sometimes choose road segments over trail segments: outreach. Show people that cyclists exist and belong.
Unfortunately this will reinforce "Those crazy cyclists" narratives and draw energy away from examinations of the structural and systemic failings that resulted in the issue in the first place (The cyclist didn't want to be on the road. Cars don't want cyclists on the roads. Causal link? Education failing on all parties at any rate.)
This is one of the reasons I sometimes choose road segments over trail segments: outreach. Show people that cyclists exist and belong.