Comments on: Bicyclist Killed in Davie

By: BethAnne

BethAnne — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:18:14 +0000

Oh my, that is so sad that a cyclist got hit and i believe killed just by doing what he or she loves….. RIP.

By: JM Palacios

JM Palacios — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:55:18 +0000

huh. Just looked at the Herald page again, and my first, lengthier comment got removed. Weird.

By: JM Palacios

JM Palacios — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:52:34 +0000

Actually, maaaty, the Herald’s comment threads are in reverse order. So my comments were the most recent, bumping the first posters to the second page.

By: Mike Lydon

Mike Lydon — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:41:08 +0000

Well put maaaty. You know, I used to take sw 8th street east, to downtown on the commute home, but always disliked the on/off ramp at 8th and I-95. On the approach, I always merge all the way left. This is not the easiest maneuver, switching two lanes to the left between 6:00-7:00pm on calle ocho. But no doubt, I rather do that than get mixed-up with highway, rush hour addled drivers exiting the auto-sewer that is I95.

I eventually gave up and starting taking SW 1st, and now take SW 3rd through a really active, interesting neighborhood. It is so much safer.

It is not surprising this happened, given the design and your comments. However, it is truly tragic. JM, your points on safety and FULL design are well taken.

By: maaaty

maaaty — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:09:17 +0000

Thanks, JM, for posting this and especially for being the first commenter (commentator?) on the Herald’s story. That set the predictable hate-fueled rabble back a little bit — they didn’t really get their grunts in till page 2.

Both papers reported the collision using these words:

“…[the] bicycle … crossed into the path of an oncoming Toyota Scion.”

Since when has a traveling car become like a freight train or an asteroid, blindly following an immutable path? Once again, the media report this as if the vehicle is on an unalterable track, unpiloted, and justified in extinguishing life.