Cyclist killed on Anse-à-l’Orme Road
A cyclist was killed Tuesday on Anse-à-l’Orme Road when a driver seemingly failed to take a curve properly and ran her down.
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dominic 10:54 on 2021-05-19 Permalink
The curves on that road are pretty mild. Its notorious for West Islanders who want to test out how fast their cars can go. Long straight-aways and very little traffic makes for a sometimes dangerous road.
PO 16:41 on 2021-05-19 Permalink
Infuriating and sad. They were on opposite sides of the road, and the full length of that road has very generous shoulders that are dedicated as bike lines.
Blork 17:48 on 2021-05-19 Permalink
So weird, and such bad luck. Given the nature of that road, the chances of someone drifting out of their lane and off the road at exactly the spot where a cyclist is coming the other way is like hitting a moving needle in a haystack.
@dominic, it’s true that the road can be dangerous for the reason you say, but in this case the driver was a young woman driving a rinky-dink hatchback. Not really the profile of a racer. More likely a mechanical failure, or maybe driver distraction.