Obviously this young person’s tragic death is more important than people giving me a hard time about what kind of car I drive, but my point is, if she had been hit by a Prius, she still would have died, and the writer explicitly put that the vehicle was an SUV as if that had something to do with the quality of the driver. I know good SUV Drivers, I know bad ones. I know good sedan drivers, I know bad ones. Also, the comment about how the driver drove recklessly trying to pass cyclists is just another example of why bicycles should not be on the roads. I see them out there all the time, riding out in front of cars as if they were invincible. And then the driver – SUV, pickup truck, sedan, hybrid, wagon ,WHATEVER gets in trouble for hitting the moron who can’t ride their bike on a trail where it’s safe to ride a bike. Streets are for cars.

I’m actually a cyclist myself, but I ride bike trails. Beyond that, I would like to be the peace maker here and not give any more ammunition for anger and just offer my sincere condolences to the family of the departed. Thank you.

@MJ: may i point out that she was riding for charity and as JK mentions, this was not her first time on a cross-country trip … she was not just goofing off in the middle of the road like the “morons” you mention. i am also her friend and i know for a fact that she understood the dangers of road biking but was willing to face the risks to do what she believed was right for others. Sorry if you disagree, but what she was doing was a completely selfless and honorable thing.

@SB. The “morons” I was referring to are the people who assume that all SUV drivers are bad drivers. I am an SUV driver and I drive very cautiously. My comments about bikes being on the roads was not an attack against the deceased personally, but rather a statement about the general safety hazard that bicycles on main roads poses. I admire anyone who does anything for charity, as I do charity things myself, and it sounds like she was a great person. I also am a bicycle rider, but I choose to ride mine on the trails because I feel safer. I did not imply, however, that Ms. Genco was riding her bike recklessly, it sounds like she was a well-trained cyclist and that this was nothing more than a tragic accident. I do not wish to fight with anybody on here any longer, this is getting old. I’m sorry I started all of this trouble by making a point, and I wish I never made my first post. Thank you.

I said I was going to silence the bickering on here, but I have to respond. Bikes do get in the way, causing drivers to drive well below the speed limit to avoid hitting them, sometimes slamming on their brakes to avoid hitting them. It has happened to me many times. Bikes do not belong on the main roads. I never said that I wanted to run them down, quite the opposite. It is very generalizing, ignorant and unwarranted to say that SUV drivers are generally the worst drivers, and I know lots of people who have SUVs and drive cautiously, myself included. Also, I have the right to drive my SUV regardless of what Al Gore thinks.