We are heartbroken for the person killed yesterday by the driver of a semi-truck on S Michigan St, and family and friends. Sorry for the truck driver, too.
Reports of circumstances and cause are conflicting. The investigation is not complete. The news reports, blog comments and police blotter are all likely to be incorrect. No matter the cause, we grieve this loss.
In Georgetown and SODO, people must use the same streets whether they are biking or driving heavy trucks. Most unfortunately, this fatal crash is not the first. This is why we need the Mayor and Council to fund and SDOT to build safe bike routes through Georgetown and SODO with decent paving, and separation of bike riders from heavy trucks on arterials, and traffic calming and street edge definition on minor streets. Drivers of large trucks have huge blind spots. Intersections on arterials with heavy truck traffic need to be designed and marked for safety of cyclists and pedestrians and turning movements of trucks. The Freight Master Plan and Bicycle Master Plan show what to do [FMP appendix C] and how to do it. Now, just do it.
UPDATE: Some folks in Georgetown invite all to join them in a
Safe Bike Routes Through Georgetown NOW Slow Ride FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2021 at 4 pm
info on Facebook Events pagehttps://www.facebook.com/events/809974059604145
Photo of ghost bike by Henry Hargreaves, Brooklyn NY, c 2011, used with permission.