It's terribly sad. This is added to the awful accident suffered by Amy Gluck in Michigan earlier this year. Luckily Amy survived but remains hospitalized.

These things underscore the risks we face, and the need to be as careful as possible. Even then there are still tragedies like this.

Sympathies to this young lady's family and friends. Very sad.

Very sad situation. My thoughts go to her family and friends.

I heard about this last night (she was a friend of a friend).  I find it particularly scary that it seems like there was no one technically at fault (for doing something wrong), but the accident still occurred

I have developed a pretty bad fear of riding on streets with cars parked on the shoulder....incidents like this only reaffirm that it's not an irrational fear. 

Condolences to her family and friends.

that's tragic and sad for her family especially having so recently lost a family member.

I do all of my training on the trainer - due to an irrational fear of the road which turns out to be actually rational after all.  Road riding when the road is closed or in a park just to get handling skills under control.

wow.  I bike there all the time.  It could have just as well been me.  God's comfort to her family.

Sad situation.

I read the article, and it seems like part of the problem is that this poor woman may have been squeezed between parked cars and the bus.  

It's really difficult for a lot of people to properly gauge a rider's speed compared to their own; they think bicycles are going 10-12 mph and we're going 20+.   So we close on parked cars a lot sooner, and people don't move over to give us room.  And a bus can't move over all that far because it already fills the lane.

There are few good options in this case.  You can just stop and let traffic by or just ride in the lane itself all the time and never move to the right; it's "weaving' in and out of the shoulder around parked cars that surprises drivers.  I just try to avoid streets like this, but it's not always possible.

there is a 3 foot rule here in virginia, and cars pass me with a 3 foot clearing about half of the time.  having the rule doesn't mean it's observed, unfortunately.

No, the governor veto'd it.

I've ridden this route a lot.  There is a wide shoulder but there are often cars parked on it.  Sometimes there is a seam, or gap between the shoulder and the road, where the pavement has degraded.  What I "heard" was that she had to get around a set of parked cars and her tire got caught in the seam, and she fell into the traffic lane.  No idea if it is accurate,

Also seems to be in front of Cher's house.  A few weeks ago she tweeted how she hated "FKN" cyclists etc., a bit of a rant.  And it was noted in some threads that her house was known for always having lots of cars parked in front on the shoulder (workers, etc.)

Really?   If they do then I think a lot of drivers interpret it as try to pass a cyclist INSIDE of 3 feet. 

It really is crazy/sad/incredibly dangerous/etc etc how close so many vehicles pass a rider even when there is no other traffic - all they have to do is slide over a few feet.  I just think there's too many drivers that think "I'll show that cyclist".  I really don't get it.

very sad news.... my sympathies go out to her family and friends. It re-affirms my aversion to cycling in the city. Almost 100 percent of my bike training is indoors. I would love to ride outside more often but don't have the nerve. I know I would improve more if I did ride outdoors however I found off road to be good fro developing handling skills and used to ride downhill which was also great for handling confidence and cornering.

Be safe