We're all kidding right? We're blaming the street and cars for a cyclist going the wrong way on a six lane road? Who in their right mind thinks biking on the wrong way of a busy road is safe? If this was me, my parents would literally say, "Dumbass, that's your own fault". Which is the right thing anyone with and ounce of common sense would say.
He could have dumped over to Harrison, a block away, and saved his own life. That street has close to zero traffic. But if you're lazy enough to take a huge risk and bike on Colorado Blvd the wrong goddamn way, you deserve to get hit.
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Since Erickson was hit while biking against traffic, in violation of the law, the common knee-jerk reaction has been to blame him for his own death. But the medical examiner’s report reinforces the notion that Erickson was acting rationally, given the constraints imposed by the street design.
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This is just as bad as saying James Holmes did what he did because he didn't know any better.
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Blaming Erickson for his own death exemplifies an outdated mentality that puts the onus for safety on the most vulnerable people on the street. Policy makers who are committed to reducing traffic fatalities don’t look at it that way. Instead of pinning the blame on Erickson, they would seek to understand how his death could have been prevented, given what we know about streets and human behavior.
What if Colorado Boulevard wasn’t designed for high motor vehicle speeds? What if there was dedicated space for cycling, so people on bikes could actually avoid dangerous traffic? Would Erickson be alive today?
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No he wouldn't be alive today because he was still going the wrong way. A cyclist going the right way, in a bike lane, could have hit him, knocked him into traffic and gotten him creamed by an earth crushing evil car. He didn't have a clear mind, he just thinks like everyone else in this cult mind, that the road should be designed for him and his like, not cars.
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