17-Year-Old Cyclist Dies in Staten Island
Same story….a different child. See here
Someone else’s son.
Someone else’s brother.
Someone else’s friend.
Alex owned the green bike in the photo above.
Tonight his mother mourns because she is without him. Can you imagine anyone having a worse day?
How many more kids will we allow to die?
Our Bay Ridge politicians overrode our community board to appease their base…when they should have called for covered bike lanes. See here
Here’s their buddy, Bill de Blasio saying that “he has a plan to make streets safer.”
SMH. That’s just what the teen cyclist’s mother needs to see today as she is making funeral plans for her son.
Why do all of them lack the vision for the future? Here’s Brannan pointing the finger at the driver. It may be the driver’s fault – that part hasn’t come out yet. Brannan’s pointing because he has an article that works with that narrative.
Sometimes it’s the road or just an error in judgment by either vehicle operator. Finger-pointing doesn’t bring anyone back from the dead.
When will we elect visionaries, who aren’t full of themselves and will rely on the expertise of real street experts?
Paint on the street isn’t going to stop a 3,000 pound car from colliding into a cyclist.
RIP Alex Cordero.
Hugs,
marlene
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