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Guest opinion: More can be done to protect bicyclists from fatal collisions

Original post made on Apr 24, 2023

On April 10, bicyclist Lester Legarda was fatally struck by a driver on a Cañada Road, a rural road popular among walkers, hikers, equestrians, and bicyclists. Lowering the speed would help prevent future tragedies.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Sunday, April 23, 2023, 7:41 AM

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Posted by Your Money
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Apr 24, 2023 at 12:41 pm

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What a tragedy and a terrible lose to his family and community. I’ve biked that road hundreds of times preparing for more vigorous rides before the advent of so many distractions in our cars

Here is Ray Mueller’s email. rmueller@smcgov.org

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Posted by Scott
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Apr 24, 2023 at 7:53 pm

Scott is a registered user.

Thanks you for your editorial and for a concrete suggestion as to what we can do to improve safety.


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