Crash kills bicyclist in South Austin
by CBS Austin
keyetv.com
AUSTIN, Texas — A male bicyclist in his 30s was pronounced dead after a vehicle struck his bicycle Saturday morning in South Austin, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.
The collision happened in the 5200 block of West U.S. Highway 290.
All eastbound frontage road lanes of …
Male 30s cyclist killed at 5100 block of 290 service road 11/5/16
MichaelBluejay
bicycleaustin.info
It was 5:30am (dark). He had proper lights, but there was fog. The driver stayed on the scene and wasn’t charged.
http://www.twcnews.com/tx/austin/news/2 … y-290.html
It’s frustrating to me that, in southwest Austin, the only east/west through roads north of William Cannon (71/290 and SW Parkway) have long stretches without shoulders or even sidewalks. Even William Cannon all you get is a sidewalk for most of it. It’s so unsafe to ride a …
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