{"id":187179580,"date":"2010-12-07T10:19:40","date_gmt":"2010-12-07T10:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=187179580"},"modified":"2010-12-07T10:19:40","modified_gmt":"2010-12-07T10:19:40","slug":"chestertown-bicyclist-killed-on-route-213","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=187179580","title":{"rendered":"Chestertown bicyclist killed on Route 213"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHESTERTOWN — A Chestertown man died Thursday after being struck by three cars on Augustine Herman Highway, according to police.
\nMaryland State Police said 49-year-old Randy Thomas Littleton was riding his bicycle along the highway near Round Top Road when he turned directly into the path of a 2010 Subaru Forester driven by 58-year-old Barbara Siaman Efland of Church Hill.
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\n[B’ Spokes: This sounds highly suspicious to me. Route 213 is straight, flat and has nice wide shoulders and at the T intersection of Round Top Rd there is a left turn run around lane, not exactly the most bike friendly design there is. So is the cyclists being punished simply for the "need" for cars to go straight and fast? Maybe the motorists had a hard time understanding why a cyclist would leave this nice wide shoulder and have the audacity to make a left turn like a car and failed to exercise due care. Maybe the driver was distracted? These are all speculations but I thought our 3′ safe passing law was to help guard against the excuse "but the cyclist swerved" did the police fail to examine this point due to the poor summaries issued by the State? I have lots of questions about this tragedy and by the State Police past record, I am doubtful we will see justice here.]
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CHESTERTOWN — A Chestertown man died Thursday after being struck by three cars on Augustine Herman Highway, according to police. Maryland State Police said 49-year-old Randy Thomas Littleton was riding his bicycle along the highway near Round Top Road when he turned directly into the path of a 2010 Subaru Forester driven by 58-year-old Barbara … <\/p>\n

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