Fully Loop Claims Another One

Discussion in 'Rider Down' started by Runs with Scissors, Jun 7, 2014.

  1. skyungjae

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    Not the first time someone's been killed by rolling into 50mph+ cross traffic at that spot. Perhaps they should build a horse friendly wooden chicane. Better to hit that than getting t-boned by a car.
     
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    "..had been riding his bicycle northbound and downhill on a bike trail at Morelia Way about noon when he slid into the intersection at Bastanchury Road after attempting to brake. Correa crashed into a car that had been traveling east."


    I was checking out Google maps, and this part doesn't look like an area that is traversed within the actual "loop" trail. From what I remember, you go north on Juanita Cooke then make that sharp left into Hiltscher Park..is there a steep downhill section if you continue on Juanita Cooke toward Bastanchury? (sorry, not to dissect what happened..just more of an FYI to me and all the other noobies)
     
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    Yes, I suppose it would be steep to a newbie and there is no run out room at the bottom. That part of the trail is usually ridden as a short cut back to the courthouse instead of dropping down to the train tracks that pass under Harbor Blvd. The whole intersection is sketchy. Drivers are going 50+, rounding a curve and I've seen plenty of drivers just blow through red lights. I always keep my head on a swivel around there. Prayers for his family.
     
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    Yea, it's not a part of what most would call the loop. If you do not turn onto Hiltcher you'd drop down this to Bastanchury.
     

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