http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article7...

Source: Lexington Herald Leader. Article by Michael McKay 4-18-'16

Kentucky is still having bad cycling safety issues. It lags behind other states when it comes to bike safety laws. Cycling is poorly prioritized in the state. Kentucky ranks 49th in Bicycle-friendly states by the League of American Bicyclists in 2015. Another cyclist died Sunday afternoon perhaps due to these issues and the way the cycling community is treated in Kentucky.

"The death of a Lexington, Kentucky cardiologist, Dr. David Cassidy, 62, in a bicycle crash Sunday afternoon rocked the city's tight-knit cycling community and renewed interest in a recently defeated bike safety law."

"At about 4:15 p.m. Sunday Allison Bishop, 24, of Paris Kentucky, was traveling southbound in her 2013 BMW X3 when she used the left lane to pass a vehicle in the right lane, according to Kentucky State Police. As she merged back into the right lane, she 'failed to see' Cassidy on his bike, police said. Dr. Cassidy was struck by the front right side of the BMW. He died at the scene."

"Allison Bishop has not been charged, according to Kentucky State Police. "

"Mike Kennedy, dubbed the unofficial leader of David's cycling group - the Zombies, said he doesn't know what the group will do. David would want us all to continue riding. He said he will ride because 'you can't live your life in fear'.The doctor had been training for a special 100-mile ride. He died doing what he loved."

A ghost bike is planned in David's honor.