This morning's Dominion Post reported that a pick-up truck struck a 10-year old cyclist riding the Deckers Creek Trail when the cyclist was crossing Green Bag Rd.  Can you tell us the direction that the cyclist was heading and the direction that the truck was heading when the truck hit the cyclist?  We have pointed out in the past that crossings of paths with roadways are dangerous and that one in particular is blind for the cyclist heading upstream.  The article said that the cyclist failed to stop but if he was headed upstream, he would have had to proceed out onto the roadway before he could see if a motor vehicle was coming from his left.

As you know, the Bicycle Board has provided several recommendations for improving that crossing including realigning the intersection, installing cyclist activated crossing controls, installing a speed table and improving the signage.  You may also be aware that the Bicycle Board has suggested that the pending replacement of Southern States by Walgreens presents an opportunity to implement some of the these recommendations.  

Here's a link to the article in the Dominion Post:

Frank D. Gmeindl
Chairman, Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board
LCI #1703
491 WilsonAvenue
Morgantown, WV 26501
304-376-0446
Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles