White is not the only high-level cyclist to die in Colorado in recent years. In 2020, Clif Pro Team racer Ben Sonntag was killed by a driver while on a training ride outside Durango. That driver was sentenced to serve jail time in late 2021. In 2021, U.S. masters champion Gwen Inglis was killed by a driver outside Lakewood, Colorado.

  • Radium@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I can’t drive my car safely on a road with obstacles so the obstacles that have a right to use the road shouldn’t otherwise I’ll kill them and it’s their fault because they accepted the risk of being near my murderous intent

    Is an incredibly stupid take on why all obstacles should be removed. Maybe learn how not to hit things that are in the road? Do you hit a motorcyclist? Do you hit other cars? It’s that you are too entitled to slow the fuck down for one minute to safely navigate around an obstacle even when it means taking a human life.

    We have the right to ride down the middle of the god damn road in Colorado. The road is not infrastructure intended ONLY for cars, that is just the way impatient people in cars view roads.

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      1 year ago

      No one is arguing about your right to cycle down the road. No one is arguing about how it should be a safe activity.

      All I am saying is that people driving cars are dangerous. I wish people were safer. The reality is they aren’t.

      Why do you throw caution to the wind when you know people are dangerous and irresponsible?

      We should have the expectation that people driving vehicles do so safely. We should have the expectation that people driving vehicles will do so responsibly around cyclists. Expectation is not reality unfortunately. No matter what your expectations are there will still be assholes driving vehicles. No matter what your expectations are it’s still a massive risk to cycle along busy roads. That’s a reality any cyclist needs to accept no matter what their expectations are. But you’d rather lash out at me.

      You sound angry but you’re angry with the wrong person.