BREAKING NEWS>>>>>>>>>Biker Might Live!
Bicyclist hit by car listed in fair condition
A Roanoke bicyclist who was struck by a car Monday night was recovering Tuesday at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Anthony Alan Battuello, 44, of Roanoke was riding a bike north on Williamson Road near Fleming Avenue just before 9 p.m. when he was struck by a Saturn Ion turning north onto Williamson Road from Fleming Avenue, police spokeswoman Aisha Johnson said. The driver of the car, Aries Osorio Bowman, 48, of Roanoke was charged with disregarding a stop sign.
Battuello was in fair condition Tuesday, hospital spokesman Eric Earnhart said.
Read more here http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/266898
This is exactly the reason you need to stay off the roads!
Tired of Sharing the Road 
last week some rich biatch on the UWS decided to sue a small child (!) on a bike and her parent for killing an older women accidentally on the sidewalk. it’s easy to rail against that too — but before you retreat into unthinking righteousness, before you inject more anger into it… try something new: THINKas cyclists, we have a voice and should exercise it. protest, advocacy, direct action, and more. we can push for public education and reform. we also have control over our own choices. whether we wear helmets. which traffic rules we ignore. whether we use lights, reflectors, etc. whether we slow down in pedestrian-congested areas. whether we taken the brooklyn bridge or the manhattan (do you seriously think that a whole new group of tourists will have ‘learned’ to stay out of the bike lane from your hollering at their fat cousins the day before?). no these choices don’t change the playing field. we can’t control our safety or freedom to commute through these means alone. but please consider what choices you do have before throwing more oil on the fire.
NYC Cycler
November 12, 2010 at 4:14 pm
NYC, just because a biker has a bike does not mean that they have to ride. If auto traffic forces them to the side walk, and then foot traffic forces them to walk then so be it. There is a time and place to ride. Just because one might have a concealed handgun permit, he or she does not have a right to fire it just to see if it works. Safety outside of major downtown conjested areas on roads are found on the shoulder of the road and not in a complete lane of traffic in my opinon.
turner
November 13, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Let the chips fall where they may. The guy should have known better.
don
November 12, 2010 at 3:19 pm
I don’t think the time of day is a factor. The car is at fault here.
mark d
November 12, 2010 at 2:40 pm
The driver of the car had a accident that could have cost a life. At the same time, what type of side reflectors, head and tail lights could the rider have to insure safety on a road at 9:00 pm? Who saw who first? The car must have braked since he didn’t run over the guy. The biker probably saw the impac coming but could not accelerate fast enough to avoid being hit.Again friends, take it to the shoulder.
turner
November 12, 2010 at 4:08 pm
gee turner, you’re not to twisted in your point of view…
but yes, the reality is – bikers are great – every biker is one less car or filled up bus. but damn i can’t count how many times my dogs & I had to avoid a biker on the sidewalk (especially after dark). and in the quest for honesty – how many bikers stop at a red light, how many pause at a stop sign, I won’t chastise the bikers who weave in and out of traffic – they will be their own worst enemy. bikers have to lose the mentality that rules don’t apply to them.
BRBN Rides
November 13, 2010 at 9:21 am
It appears to me that the driver was at fault in this accident. How does this strengthen your case?
ted
November 11, 2010 at 7:54 pm
Ted, as one cyclist to another. You should change your name to stupid. 9:00 pm car-bicycle, on road;this is exactly why the shoulder would have been the lifeline that the bike needed.
turner
November 11, 2010 at 10:19 pm