On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 4:39:29 p.m. UTC-4, Leroy N. Soetoro wrote:
> <https://sfstandard.com/sports/ethan-boyes-bicyclist-hit-by-car-death-san-
> francisco/>
>
> San Francisco resident Ethan Boyes, renowned as a USA Cycling Masters
> Champion and the holder of the national record in the "flying start" 500-
> meter time trial, was confirmed by the San Francisco Chronicle as the
> victim of a fatal accident in the Presidio on Tuesday.
>
> Nextdoor user Stephanie Wald said in a post that she “witnessed a horrific
> accident” in which “a speeding car heading north [on Arguello Boulevard]
> careened into the opposite lane and hit a cyclist” who “slammed headfirst
> into the windshield.”
>
>
> United States Park Police confirmed that that officers responded to a
> crash between a car and a bicyclist on Arguello Boulevard south of
> Washington Boulevard at approximately 4 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon.
>
> “The cyclist, an adult male, was transported to the hospital with life-
> threatening injuries and later pronounced deceased,” the statement said.
> “The driver of the vehicle was also transported to the hospital for
> treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The crash remains under
> investigation by the United States Park Police.”
>
> The statement did not say if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash.
>
> A Treacherous Intersection
> Transportation activists had been petitioning for protected bike lanes on
> Arguello before Tuesday’s fatal crash.
>
> "Arguello is desperately in need of protected bike lanes," said
> sustainable transportation advocate Luke Bornheimer, who said he strongly
> supports the petition. "Arguello is a critical route for anyone who uses
> sustainable transportation, such as bikes."
>
> Bornheimer said that Arguello is used frequently by cyclists in the
> Richmond trying to access other areas in the city because it connects the
> Presidio to the car-free JFK Promenade in Golden Gate Park.
>
> "This death, while tragic, I think highlights the need for protected bike
> lanes," he said. "We know that the way to prevent people from being killed
> is to build protected bike lanes to separate bikes from car traffic, which
> will encourage more people to get on bikes."
>
> In 2022, one bicyclist was killed riding in San Francisco while four were
> killed in both 2015 and 2016.
>
> Boyes set his time trial record on Sept. 24, 2018, in Aguascalientes,
> Mexico. In a “flying start” time trial, the racer is already at full speed
> when they reach the starting line, rather than beginning from a standing
> start.
>
> “Thank you for being a wonderful human and racer,” read a post by the
> Hellyer Velodrome in San Jose, one of many posted on Boyes' Instagram
> account. “You were such a presence at Hellyer, and you will be missed.
> Our thoughts go out to you and your loved ones.”

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Would have been a lot better if you'd left off the Political El Toro Poo Poo.

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