Cyclist-hit-by-car-during-SOMA-Triathlon-Race

The sound wasn't working for me, but I have to admit, I had to laugh a bit when the clip showed her (looks like a her?) being loaded into the ambulance and she's messing with her watch/garmin.  Always worried about our data I guess?  Sucks for her race though.  Anyone know what direction she was going?  I assume the car missed the turn and cut into the course?

Ok, pretend all those she's are he's in my above post (in reference to John).  I remember that corner being pretty well staffed during Nathan's so I would expect the same for SOMA, the driver just kind of slip by them or something?  I'm guessing she was driving S on Priest and tried to make a U-turn to go N on Priest?  If I recall there was no W-bound traffic on Rio Salado at all, so it wouldn't make sense to be making a u-turn there.  And all the other corners *should* be far enough away from race traffic. 

Hard to say what can be done:

1- AZ drivers can not be bothered to flick that very heavy turn signal in their car (or the majority of turn signal lamps are burnt out in this state), so hoping one of them was bright enough to follow general safe driving practices is out the window.

2- Most officers that work construction sites or races have already put in a 40 or more hour work week and are just trying to make the time and a half to pay their bills - no energy or intrest in proving anything more than a uniform as detriment like a fake video camera at Walmart.

3- Race ristrictions are already very heavy in Tempe due in part to the light rail and in part to a struggling city budget.  This has already caused dramatic increases in fees that are passed to participants - money is a dirty little thing that provides gleem not safety and I am sure the city of Tempe is more worried about the buck than the biker.

I say we all practice hard at un-clipping quickly and removing a shoe so we can scratch the crap out of vehicles at a moments notice.  If a few more drivers had their favorite Mercedes, Volvo, H2, or BMW marked the hell up - perhaps some drivers would give the bikers the 3' required by law.

I am now going to dance in sunshine and drink from clouds in my little section of la-la land where the bunnies are beautiful and we all just get along!