Washington D.C. Metblogs » The District http://dc.metblogs.com Sun, 10 Oct 2010 21:31:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 What a first day for biking! http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/07/09/what-a-first-day-for-biking/ http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/07/09/what-a-first-day-for-biking/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:19:45 +0000 ajw93 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/07/09/what-a-first-day-for-biking/ Yesterday I rolled out my new electric bike for a new regimen of (fair-weather) bike commuting, and thoroughly enjoyed it.  But, what a day to choose.  It turned out that a young cyclist was struck and killed by a garbage truck in a tragic, but textbook, “right-hook” collision.  According to the Post, no charges have yet been filed, but the driver and cyclist were both identified in the paper’s coverage.  The Washington Area Bicyclist Association is having a memorial today, and hopefully the MPD will be following up as well. 
D.C. Assistant Police Chief Patrick Burke said that he used to commute to work on his bike along the street where Swanson was killed. With rising gas prices, he said he expects to see more cyclists and pedestrians in the streets.”It’s imperative that drivers are cognizant of this and that we all share the road,” Burke said.         

I’m thankful that most of my commute is trail-based – nary a garbage truck in sight.

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