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More than 100 cyclists heaped flowers on a “ghost bike” memorial at the intersection of East Yesler Way and 12th Avenue South on Saturday afternoon to memorialize a Seattle teacher who was struck and killed while biking near the intersection.

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[–] CombatWombat@feddit.online 2 points 1 week ago

Cyclists pay for car infrastructure with tax money, and for bike infrastructure with blood:

“Most of our arterial drivers drive well over the speed limit, and speed is the most dangerous thing we face here,” Jacobson said.

“We know with great specificity what our most dangerous streets are and what the most dangerous intersections are,” Jacobson said. “We know that this intersection in particular is a danger to cyclists and children walking to school.”