Why our roads are not good for bikes and pedestrians explained

I posted this a couple years ago but I felt that it needed some more playtime!
Enjoy.

Full Moon Fever?

Lat Friday I had an eerie feeling as I strapped the velcro around my ankles.  Not a good feeling either.  So I said a prayer to keep me safe and headed out.
I am glad I did.
I was buzzed (passed unsafely)  by a driver on the Columbia Bridge.  I was cursed at by another driver on the same 12 second trip across the bridge as well.
Once off the bridge and heading down Columbia toward Lakeside Park, I was buzzed two more times and cursed at two other times as well.  All this within 1 mile of my workplace!
It had been a long time since I was treated so poorly by drivers here in Fort Wayne.
Did the full moon have anything to do with it?
Careful out there

How would this play out in Fort Wayne?

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Oh man, my wife would be so pissed.

Cyclist killed on Clinton

Teen cyclist dies struck on Clinton | The Journal Gazette | Fort Wayne, IN

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imagine this....

Road three lanes wide, 10 cars on the road , me in the right lane. I get honked at and literally forced to the curb. I yell, but just as I do that the lady in the car behind me follows the previous car's lead and does the same thing to me, again! All this as another car rolls down the window to yell at me to get on the sidewalk.
Was it rush hour? No. 340 pm.
So, was I at fault? Is the City at fault? Are the drivers at fault? Yes, Yes, and Yes.
Me for bowing to the pressure and being bullied by a driver. I should never have moved over. TAKE YOUR LANE, DO NOT DEVIATE!
The City and Bicycle Indiana for not funding an Educational campaign for drivers.
The drivers for thinking that they are more important than I am and that the road is there strictly for their use.
Three lanes wide! 10 cars in that space! But not enough room for a bicycle.
I am angriest at myself.

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once again, it's the cyclist's fault

Bicyclist serious after DeKalb crash with SUV | The Journal Gazette | Fort Wayne, IN

So was the cyclist riding on the wrong side of the road and decided to cross the entire road just as a vehicle was approaching? Sounds a little fishy.

Granted I am making this observation from a news release

Let's hope that Mr. Schwark recovers.

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