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In reply to the discussion: Progressive journalist Eric Boehlert dies in bike accident - great loss [View all]Effete Snob
(8,387 posts)102. Are you familiar with railroad crossings on a bike?
What happened was most likely NOT him riding into the path of a train.
It's been wet this week in the area. Railroad crossings, and the approaches to them, can be tricky on a bike.
If you slip on a wet road from the white paint (which is very slippery when wet) in the vicinity of a rail crossing, you can fall off of your bike.
If you fall off of your bike, you will hit the road. The road is hard. It can injure and it can knock you out.
If you have fallen off of your bike, hit the road, and become injured, knocked out or disoriented at a railroad crossing, then you may not be able to get out of the way of a train which comes along after you have fallen.
If you are approaching a rail crossing on a bike, and the crossbar comes down in front of you, and it is wet and you do not stop in time, what do you think might happen?
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Progressive journalist Eric Boehlert dies in bike accident - great loss [View all]
cilla4progress
Apr 2022
OP
Then my next question is, what compelled him to go for a bicycle ride at 9:40 PM at night in rain?
ffr
Apr 2022
#110
I'm not going to follow your distraction with the car, but you just justified the absurdity, as you
ffr
Apr 2022
#113
He is a member of the Montclair Social Club, which is near the intersection in question
Effete Snob
Apr 2022
#127
I agree with your assessment of the location on N. Fullerton Ave. The train was enroute from Hoboken
Liberal In Texas
Apr 2022
#119
That's crazy!! I don't listen much anymore. But I don't think she had her that
Carlitos Brigante
Apr 2022
#72
This silence will echo. May it plant many seeds among those who admire Eric. n/t
TygrBright
Apr 2022
#36
OMG-Devastating. I feel like I did when Wellstone died. Terrible loss.and Fucker Tucker lives.
Pepsidog
Apr 2022
#47