by Louie Krauss, Baltimore Brew<\/p>\n
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Along with McCusker\u2019s friends and customers, several bicycle advocates showed up to pay their respects to a fellow cyclist and to promote safer driving and the construction of more bike-friendly roads.<\/p>\n
Chris Merriam, of BikeMore, spoke about the problems that streets solely intended for cars pose for bike riders and pedestrians.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that road he was on,\u201d Merriam. \u201cIt\u2019s designed to be almost like an interstate. The lights are timed so cars can easily get to 60 mph.\u201d<\/p>\n
Elswyth Strassberger, another Baltimore cycling advocate, said the many pedestrian deaths on the Coastal Highway are evidence of how dangerous it is.<\/p>\n
This year a 22-year-old man and a 15-year-old girl died in vehicle-pedestrian accidents.<\/p>\n
Merriam called on government planners to do more to safeguard cyclists and pedestrians.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a connection between this man dying and the design of the roads,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not just, \u2018Oh, we wish cars were more respectful of bicyclists.\u2019 There is something we can do about it.\u201d
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