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>I haven’t ridden on the road since.

It's laughable how proud some cyclists become when they think a painted stripe will somehow protect them from cellphoned sharks.

Obviously US bicycling infrastructure is laughably dangerous, and nobody deserves full-blame for exercising their legal rights upon roadways -- but e.g: biking up Lookout Mountain's shoulderless 2-lane highway is. stupid.ly common. These are tourist roadways winding through a mountainrange – are you cyclist's suicidal, or just hubric? Nobody knows where they are, and your dumb_ass is in the blindcurve going 2mph.

Your legal right #RIP

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Indeed.

I sometimes lament that I wish I could ride in a group again, but it’s such a hurdle to get over mentally for me.

It is a lot of fun having camaraderie with similarly skilled riders hammering it out in the big ring for two hours, but just never have been able to get back to that place where I’m comfortable enough to do it.

Edit: oh, rereading your comment… my friend was not at fault in her crash. She was a careful rider just out for a spin and happened to cross paths with the wrong idiot who was distracted and veered onto the shoulder. I was expressing sadness that that is all it took to end her life.

>that is all it took to end her life.

#RIP – life is too precious to text-and-drive

Indeed.

Even as a pedestrian, I hate crossing a small road using crosswalks at a 4 way stop.

More than once, I’ve been nearly run over — even by vehicles that came to a complete stop.

Others were too distracted and plowed nonstop going 40+mph through the 4way stop.

I actually prefer to cross in the middle of the road on my own terms.

People do advocate for separated bike paths and concrete barriers between bike lanes and car lanes.

What an odd thing to say to someone lamenting the passing of their friend. Maybe you should try some cardio.

Perhaps we could move away from victim blaming, the same way we've moved away from blaming assaulted women for dressing a certain way.

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