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Drunk driver plows into bike racers (graphic)
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One man lost his life in this crash.
Holy shit.
What can I say?
Jesse Campos, the driver of the automobile pictured here, decided to get liquored up, get behind the wheel of his car and fell asleep. Unfortunately, he did so at the same time a road race was going on and he careened across the center line and wreaked havoc on a bike race in Mexico.
You can read the full story at MSNBC.
I’m not going to turn preachy on drunk drivers and so forth nor start pointing fingers. I share this with you for one reason only: EVERY FRIGGIN’ TIME YOU MOUNT YOUR BIKE, DO NOT COUNT ON THE SAFETY OF THE PELOTON.
While I only have anecdotal data to support this, nearly every cyclist that has been injured in the Las Vegas valley was riding in a group. I recall my first few group rides as experiences in guts, or more likely cocky stupidity, when the peloton would consume most of a traffic lane and behave as if they owned the road, rather than share it. Kind of like what cars are supposed to with us, right?
My thoughts and prayers go out to the slain cyclist and his family.
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