Comments on: Fatality in Grandview

By: r. willis

r. willis — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:54:17 +0000

what I want to know is
why has the name of the motorist not been made public yet

By: r. willis

r. willis — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:53:03 +0000

gimme a freakin break, mike
all the motorist has to do is look out the front window
if you can’t look out the front window
you should not be doing the high limit
no shoulder will ever be sufficiently free of debris
to make it preferable to the outside traffic lane
you put in a bike lane here, and
(a) you will not have room for two through lanes in each direction or
(b) you will have to lower the limit (maybe a good thing) and
(c) in any event, some motorist who cannot be bothered
to look out the front window
will still be picking off cyclists

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:51:09 +0000

It was only a matter of time before an accident like this happened. If the City/County is going to encourage people to ride along a busy road with a high speed limit, they need to either create a bike lane or maintain the shoulder in good enough condition that bikers can ride on it.

By: RecumBum

RecumBum — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:15:24 +0000

Gaunt Memorial Ride…

On Wednesday evening I attended a memorial ride for Larry and Sierra Gaunt, who were killed on August 6th when struck from behind by pickup truck struck on Raytown Road near Longview Lake in South Kansas City.
According to the Kansas City Star:
Police …

By: Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:14:30 +0000

True, its the Prosecutors Office that does the prosecuting but in order to be prosecuted you must be charged with wrongdoing and thats what the police are responsible for doing since its their office that does the investigating of the accident. Here it is well over a week and still no charges, no mentioning of the drivers name. Thats why I think most people are putting the blame on the Police for keeping this so hush-hush.

By: Dean

Dean — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:24:52 +0000

The Police don’t prosecute anyone - the Prosecutors Office does - or does not as the case may be.
The Police investigate the accident and present the case to the Jackson County Prosecutors office - that’s where you need to complain to.
The Police in this part of the State - at least in Missouri - are very cognizant of the rights and responsibilites of ALL drivers/riders.
Like I said - if you want to blame someone for something getting done or not getting done regarding the prosecution of someone then at least complain about/to the right people…..in this case the Prosecutors office

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:55:44 +0000

This is ridiculous! When will the police start prosecuting drivers that KILL bikers?! I hate to be dramatic, but what the hell? It seems like if it was another driver that was killed, or a pedestrian, there would be a whole lot more done. The police in this part of the state (and perhaps people in general) don’t expect drivers to abide by the law when it comes to respecting bikers.

As much as I hate the law suit happy culture, perhaps the family could get a wrongful death judgment in civil court. I don’t know… I’m just pissed.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:19:03 +0000

Questioning? If you kill someone with a vehicle is that not vehicular manslaughter? Is it somehow OK to kill someone who’s riding a bicycle? If only OJ had known that!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 01:13:28 +0000

There will be a vigil for the cyclists on Saturday Morning, leaving from Brookside, from the parking lot behind Bella Napoli/Roasterie at 8AM heading out to the collision site.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:39:47 +0000

You seriously have to think about how this tragedy can ever happen, this is a very open stretch of road, that is used very frequently by cyclists and there are Share The Road signs around Longview Lake including Raytown Road.