Pick one of the following Bicycling Deaths–search for information beyond the links I give. Be prepared to talk about:
1. How did it happen? What could have prevented it? Was there fault involved?
2. How was it reported? (What language was used? Did the language normalize the event? What words were used to describe it?)
3. How was it memorialized?
4. Did anything change afterwards?
Be prepared to talk about your case in class! You are free to find and research another case, but again, but prepared to talk about it in class. (It would be interested to look at cases of people of other races, ethnicities or ages and see if they get different public responses.)
Anita Kurmann (Boston, August 7, 2015)
Reporting in Boston Globe
The Death of Anita Kurmann, (video–extremely disturbing)
What Happens When you Kill a Bicyclist, Boston Magazine, May 2018
Peter Furth, “Change the Safety Culture: Prosecute the Truck Driver Who Killed Anita Kurmann,” January 28, 2018
Perspective of a Trucker (from Reddit)
This Intersection Three Years Later on Google Maps
Post your findings on this Padlet
Survey–Should the Truck Driver have been prosecuted?
Sarah Langenkamp, Bethesda, MD, August 25, 2022
Washington Post Article
GofundMe
Matt Simpson, Durham July 10, 2022
Bike Durham
CBS 17 News Story
8 Year Old Child in Texas, Sept. 26, 2022
Cycling Magazine
Dan Kois, “Why is a Neighborhood Street ‘Unsafe for Pedestrians or People Riding Bikes,'” Slate September 29, 2022
Report on Bike Deaths in Houston
Obianuju Osuegbu, Georgia, August 2020
“Drugged Out Driver Kills Cyclist with Impunity,” Bruce Hagen, bikelaw
Death of Johnny Gadreau
Columbus-Blue-Jackets-star-Johnny-Gaudreau-brother-killed-after-being-struck-by-vehicle, Philadelphia Inquirer, August 30, 2024
Salem, a NJ Cycling Destination, Grapples with Safety Issues, Philadelphia Inqurier, September 6, 2024
Death of Barbara Friedes in Philadelphia
After a Horrific Crash Kills a Cyclist… Philadelphia Inquirer, July 18, 2024
Bail Set at Clost to $1Million for Driver Charged, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 25, 2024
Philadelphia Proposes Concrete Separation for Bike Lanes, Philadelphia Inquirer, October 10, 2024
Magnus White
The WhiteLine