Woman on bike dies after collision

I didn't see this here yet. Sad

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-woman-on-bike...

It seems the driver of the truck, no matter who was at fault, should not have been on the road.

It baffles me how people often have such blatant disregard for rules, regulations, and laws. I also wonder how many drivers out there should not legally be driving.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on July 17, 2012 at 2:24pm

The family's wishes should be respected. If they want privacy, they should have it.

h' said:

Contacted the family for what, exactly? What would the likelihood be of having "hundreds of cyclists" show up for a funeral service on the far south side? Or even a handful? From the articles available it seems the family wants "justice" but do they see their family member's death as being related to the cause of bicycle advocacy?

Typically one would let a family mourn and bury their loved one before reaching out.

Julie Hochstadter said:

well, has someone contacted the family?

h' said:

I'm sure you realize that that would also be something one would want to clear with the family.

Some families of victims have been fairly clear that they did not want 'public' attention, including the family of Jackie Michon and initially Blanca Ocasio's mother. Jepson Livingston's mother had some poignant words in the Everyblock brouhaha about removing his ghost bike: "My son did not choose to die a public death."

Serge Lubomudrov said:

. . . But imagine what a powerful display of solidarity and compassion would be if several hundred (thousand?) cyclists attended the funeral?