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re: EBR Councilman Buddy Amoroso struck, killed while riding bicycle in St. Francisville
Posted on 6/30/18 at 6:41 pm to lsunurse
Posted on 6/30/18 at 6:41 pm to lsunurse
You're fighting a losing battle, these people think they own the road and that everyone needs to get the hell out of their way.
I see it every single day.
I see it every single day.
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Posted on 6/30/18 at 6:42 pm to TigerstuckinMS
quote:literally or poetically?
he was already on the road to Angola
Posted on 6/30/18 at 6:49 pm to Smart Post
quote:
these people think they own the road and that everyone needs to get the hell out of their way
I don't know if they own the road or not but between a car and a bicycle the bicycle loses everytime. With today's distracted driver you're taking your life in your hands everytime you get on the road.
Posted on 6/30/18 at 6:51 pm to bencoleman
More than likely distracted driving...probably texting or at least looking down at his phone.
Probably didn't see them till he hit them.
Very sad.
Probably didn't see them till he hit them.
Very sad.
Posted on 6/30/18 at 6:54 pm to bencoleman
It seems like a dumb thing to me to take a principled stand on. You're putting your life on the line to ride a bike. Is it really that important?
In being honest, they drive me nuts. I'm sure 90% of them are fine, but when you come across a group that won't get the hell out of the way, it drives you nuts. When I rode bikes as a kid, you knew to get the hell out of the way when a car is coming. No idea where this idea took hold of sharing the road. It sounds good in theory, but doesn't work in reality.
Shame someone lost their life over this.
In being honest, they drive me nuts. I'm sure 90% of them are fine, but when you come across a group that won't get the hell out of the way, it drives you nuts. When I rode bikes as a kid, you knew to get the hell out of the way when a car is coming. No idea where this idea took hold of sharing the road. It sounds good in theory, but doesn't work in reality.
Shame someone lost their life over this.
Posted on 6/30/18 at 6:55 pm to bencoleman
Getting in your car and driving to work is dangerous. Playing football is dangerous. Going hunting is dangerous. The list goes on.
The fact is that people who want/like to bike long distances have very few options around BR. The roads in St Francisville and plaquemine are the safest available for bicyclists going 15-25 mph.
My wife does triathlons and has to train somewhere. We have an indoor option but you can’t simulate heat and hills and the road itself. The people blaming the cyclists are fricking morons.
The fact is that people who want/like to bike long distances have very few options around BR. The roads in St Francisville and plaquemine are the safest available for bicyclists going 15-25 mph.
My wife does triathlons and has to train somewhere. We have an indoor option but you can’t simulate heat and hills and the road itself. The people blaming the cyclists are fricking morons.
This post was edited on 6/30/18 at 6:56 pm
Posted on 6/30/18 at 6:57 pm to Kafka
quote:
literally or poetically?
Definitely literally, but almost certainly poetically.
Posted on 6/30/18 at 7:04 pm to SPEEDY
I knew Buddy really well through business. We lost a really good man. What a terrible thing to happen. I can’t believe it.
Posted on 6/30/18 at 7:07 pm to SPEEDY
Lots of stupidity in this thread. I have driven this road a lot and can tell you it is not a safe place to bike at all. I am sorry someone lost their life but unless the kid was drunk he isn't doing time. There are about two places on the whole route I feel confident passing a car and I still won't do it most of the time. This just isn't a bike route at all. Prayers for the councilman's family.
Posted on 6/30/18 at 7:08 pm to jlntiger
quote:
Lots of stupidity in this thread
Well, yeah. OT. That's a given.
Posted on 6/30/18 at 7:12 pm to Upperdecker
quote:He didn't flee the scene, evidenced by the photos on various media sites. If he did it on purpose, why would he be stupid enough to stop?
I wouldn’t be surprised if he hit them on purpose. Most people would break after hitting one biker, he bulldozed through two in a row
Posted on 6/30/18 at 7:19 pm to ell_13
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The people blaming the cyclists are fricking morons
This right here is bullshite. Everybody has to take some responsibility for this.
Posted on 6/30/18 at 7:19 pm to SPEEDY
If for some reason golf courses merge with 2-10 ton machines traveling at high speeds with unimaginable scenarios interacting with other machines and scenarios of the like, I will walk away from the hobby immediately, even if by law we “share the course.”
Posted on 6/30/18 at 7:21 pm to jlntiger
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I have driven this road a lot and can tell you it is not a safe place to bike at all. I am sorry someone lost their life but unless the kid was drunk he isn't doing time. There are about two places on the whole route I feel confident passing a car and I still won't do it most of the time. This just isn't a bike route at all
Unfortunately true.
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Prayers for the councilman's family.
Absolutely. He sounded like a great man.
Posted on 6/30/18 at 7:23 pm to bencoleman
frick you, man. It’s not the cyclist’s fault for getting run over here. Just like it’s not a motorist’s fault when they’re sitting in stopped traffic before the I10 bridge and an 18 wheeler comes barreling in. It’s 100% on the person not paying attention or speeding and so on. This isn’t a “well he shouldn’t have been there” situation.
Posted on 6/30/18 at 7:27 pm to bencoleman
quote:
The people blaming the cyclists are fricking morons
There is a dangerously high level of stupidity and arrogance with cyclists, but that doesn’t appear to have anything to do with this accident.
A motorist wasn’t paying attention an barreled into the cyclist.
Posted on 6/30/18 at 7:37 pm to member12
I didn't know all of the facts of the case had come out already. Damn that's good police work and reporting!
Posted on 6/30/18 at 7:43 pm to ell_13
There are a lot of people on this thread who have never driven this road . Maybe you have driven it one or two times. You don't know it , as I said earlier this sucks someone lost their life. That being said I would never ride a bike on this road without the police shutting it down from vechilar traffic. Way to many blind spots. This kid is going to get off if he has a half way decent attorney
Posted on 6/30/18 at 7:46 pm to jlntiger
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This post was edited on 2/10/25 at 1:41 pm
Posted on 6/30/18 at 7:51 pm to lsunurse
Louisiana 2nd to Florida in cyclists deaths per capita...the state you live in is 4th
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