Maryland Police: Fallen Cyclist Shouldn\u2019t Have Been on the Road
\nfrom Streetsblog by Angie Schmitt <\/p>\n
Following Cyclist\u2019s Hit-and-Run Death, Police Officers Blame the Victim: Alex Canales Hernandez, 25, was killed this week while cycling on Maryland\u2019s Ritchie Highway \u2014 the same deadly highway that took the lives of two pedestrians in a single day in 2005. The police response? Cyclists probably shouldn\u2019t be on Ritchie Highway.<\/p>\n
Network blog Wash Cycle reports that police spokesman Justin Mulcahy said, \u201cCertain stretches of roads should really be just for vehicles.\u201d This stretch of road has claimed the lives of three people. Wash Cycle asks: How long will it take for local officials to recognize the problem? \u201cMulcahy seems to be blaming these cyclists for the crashes, instead of traffic engineers for failing to build complete streets. If the roads are only safe for driving, and some people can\u2019t drive \u2013 then those people are just going to get hurt.\u201d *********************************************************************************************************<\/p>\n Man fatally hit by car outside Maryland court building *********************************************************************************************************<\/p>\n Leading Danger Zone for Injuries and Deaths *********************************************************************************************************<\/p>\n And from 2009 *********************************************************************************************************<\/p>\n So we join Washcycle and ask : How long will it take for local officials to recognize the problem? Maryland Police: Fallen Cyclist Shouldn\u2019t Have Been on the Road from Streetsblog by Angie Schmitt Following Cyclist\u2019s Hit-and-Run Death, Police Officers Blame the Victim: Alex Canales Hernandez, 25, was killed this week while cycling on Maryland\u2019s Ritchie Highway \u2014 the same deadly highway that took the lives of two pedestrians in a single day in … <\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/streetsblog.net\/2011\/07\/26\/maryland-police-fallen-cyclist-shouldnt-have-been-on-the-road\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\nTsk, tsk, State Road, State building and no sidewalk, what a waste.
\nhttps:\/\/www.baltimorespokes.org\/article.php?story=20100605165625319<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThe report noted that 56% of pedestrian fatalities occur on roads that weren\u2019t designed with pedestrian safety in mind. The report says arterial roads usually have multiple lanes, high speed limits, and few (if any) crossing signals or crosswalks. Other arterial loads linked to Baltimore pedestrian accidents include Ritchie Highway…
\nhttps:\/\/www.baltimorespokes.org\/article.php?story=20091226123052575<\/a><\/p>\n
\nTragedy in AA County now a national example of whats wrong with our streets
\nTragic Example: A 14 year-old girl was killed at 5:45 pm Friday while trying to cross Ritchie Highway (Route 2) on her bicycle in Pasadena, in Anne Arundel County. Police said that that the intersection isn’t "designed, marked or engineered as a pedestrian crossing." What goes unmentioned is that there is no marked crossing anywhere nearby. The closest traffic signal, at Eastwest Boulevard, has no crosswalks or sidewalks.
\nhttps:\/\/www.baltimorespokes.org\/article.php?story=20090220071020383<\/a><\/p>\n
\nAgain I’ll note Maryland’s 4th HIGHEST pedestrian fatality rate (there is a reason for this and it is NOT pedestrian error):
\nhttps:\/\/www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov\/States\/StatesPedestrians.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"