Comments on: Daily News to Deceased Cyclists: “Your Fault.”

By: galvo

galvo — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:51:48 +0000

on the mentioned video site the topic of where should a no-dooring graphic could be displayed.
i am for a no dooring graphic on the yellow cabs, it doesnt need to be large, the size of a vehicle license plate, and since we are talking about license plates, they should be quadruple the current size. Trucks should have larger plates than cars. rental trucks and big box trucks should have the plate stenciled on the rear door

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:26:11 +0000

How long before these idiots start writing about "suicide by bike?"

I guess we can take solace in the fact that the bus driver was actually cited for something.

Condolences to Mr. Scorcia's family and friends.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:00:37 +0000

Tonight's Prairie Home Companion included a tribute to David Smith -- he was the recording engineer at Town Hall.

Garrison Keillor gave a short eulogy and told how he died -- he was riding his bike from his home in the Village when "a door opened suddenly in front of him," and he bounced off the door into the path of a truck. Then the Boys of the Lough played a sad song.

Streetsbloggers would probably have put more emphasis on the circumstances of his death, but the tribute was moving nonetheless.

By: Andy B from Jersey

Andy B from Jersey — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:45:20 +0000

As part of my job I look for articles in the NJ press about bike and ped issues. The same bias is commonplace in the press on this side of the Hudson as well. In an article from one of the Bergen County papers about a 74yo woman who was killed in a Paramus mall parking lot they say "Police Chief Richard J. Cary added the area is not a marked pedestrian walkway."

Now this is not a direct quote from the police chief so I don't want to burn him too much but COME ON!!! Where the hell are there marked pedestrian walkways in a parking lot anyway!

Yeah! You'll find them alright but not in this bike/ped backwards part of the country. Try California or another one of those enlightened states out west. Better yet go to Europe and see how the do parking lots in Germany.

By: Angus Grieve-Smith

Angus Grieve-Smith — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:23:51 +0000

Elderly cyclists? If the News thinks that elderly people are that prone to error, I'd much rather have them on bikes than behind the wheel.

By: ln

ln — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:18:38 +0000

Thanks for finally opening a discussion on Franco's death.

Franco's family is also upset that the news reports seemed to blame him for the accident. This man drove a cab in the city for years, he knew about traffic and was a safe rider.

He continued to travel NYC streets after his retirement just because he loved to ride.

The bus driver didn't care enough to take one quick look to see if the path was clear before turning to pickup passengers at a no-standing zone. Many would like to know what violations the driver was cited for.

Please visit his ghost bike at 40th and Bwy, leave a flower, candle or prayer. Or visit it virtually here:

http://www.ghostbikes.org/new-york-city/franco-scorcia

By: Larry Littlefield

Larry Littlefield — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:14:24 +0000

Want to analyze press bias? Note to those with a regional (including the suburbs) Public Use Microdata Sample from the 2000 census and a program to run it on. Cross press occupations (journalist, editor) and income by means of transportation to work, vehicles available and place of residence.