10-06-2003, 08:34 AM
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kmssavage@earthlink.net (Karen M.) wrote in message news:<4bfcf85b.0310051737.50ccdbc6@posting.google. com>...
> Horace wrote:
> > An area high school girl was killed around sunset Thursday. Her dad is in
> > critical condition. Neither had lights, according to the report. Two
> > vehicles were involved.
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> > http://www.fayettevillenc.com/story....&Story=5914573
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> Can you get the Raliegh Clear Channel radio station from Fayetteville?
> --Karen M.
I do not believe that Clear Channel's broadcasts could have anything
to do with this incident. I believe the open questions about this
crash, which happened in darkness, are as follows:
1. Was the cyclist using a rear reflector? That is the minimum legal
requirement under NC law. Dark clothing is not unlawful, and use of a
headlamp is irrelevant to an overtaking collision.
2. If there was a rear reflector, was it bright enough to perform its
function reliably for the distances requried for a driver to take
action, or was its design fatally flawed by being too dim, too small,
or too easily misaligned?
3. Was the overtaking motorist traveling too fast for the sight
distance conditions at that particular curve, regardless of the posted
limit?
The answers to these questions could shift the blame among the
motorist, the cyclist, the bicycle manufacturer, the CPSC, etc.
-Steve Goodridge
http://humantransport.org/bicycledriving/
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