In Memoriam

Dan Montoya , an Albuquerque cyclist, was killed a little over a week ago when a motorist crashed into him head-on.  The elderly driver who killed Dan claimed he "blacked out" just before hitting the cyclist. 
Matt Trujillo  was struck and injured on the same day a few miles away by a teenaged female driver who stopped momentarily after striking him and then sped away.  Police found her at a home about a mile from the scene of the incident.  Matt was hospitalized with extensive brain damage and his family made the difficult decision to have him removed from life support late last night.  TWO fatalities on the same day.... one just took longer to die.   So far as is known, NEITHER DRIVER has been cited, ticketed, or arrested for killing these cyclists.  This, of course, is in keeping with long established tradition in the USA throughout:  The larger, more lethal vehicle seldom if ever is held accountable for killing or maiming someone in a "lesser vehicle".
What almost always happens:  The local cycling community raises an outcry about the lack of enforcement or punishment for vehicular lawbreakers who kill cyclists, motorcyclists, and pedestrians.  This outcry occasionally results in the associated police department issuing a statement that "We are carefully investigating this case, do not worry, if fault can be determined, we will issue appropriate citations and/or arrests...."  After which NOTHING HAPPENS.  Especially if the victim is dead, why, it's just too easy for law enforcement to assume it was his fault anyway for riding a bike where he didn't belong.... in spite of laws here and in most states stating that bicyclists have the same rights to a roadway (Unless otherwise clearly posted, such as many freeways) that motorized vehicles have.  After a bit of time passes, the cycling community calms down and everything goes back to normal....  We had an egregious case a couple years ago where a driver passed a group of cyclists out at Tijeras on old Route 66 (a popular cycling area) and, seeing an oncoming car, pulled too far to the right and killed one cyclist and critically injured his wife who was riding next to him.  There was a large outcry about this one, especially since it appeared the police "took pity" on the female driver -- who turned out to be young and attractive.
Yesterday I didn't post, even though I rode to work, because I left my GPS and radio at home as well as the SPARE radio and GS I normally carry in the trunk in case of problems with either one.  I still had a walkie-talkie in my backpack that I clamped to the handlebar rail and was able to talk a little with some of the ham radio buddies, but no APRS position data was able to be transmitted.  It was a fairly breezy day, but I didn't find it uncomfortable.  I've overheard fellow workers who ride bikes occasionally complaining about horrible windy days that I thought quite pleasant.  I suppose that's one advantage of ignoring the weather forecasts and getting caught in really nasty winds...... it makes it easier to deal with the more ordinary winds and breezes.
My DV005 "sport-cam" seems to have lost its battery life.  I can only record a few minutes of video now before it dies.  More tinkering repair work to fill up the vast emptiness of spare time (sarcasm intended).
Awakening BG:  100                              Post-Ride BG:  45
Morning Stats from the GPS:                 Total Miles:  7:41
Overall average speed      Moving Avg         Max Speed
09.7  Mph                          11.4 mph             23.8 mph
Total Trip time                   Moving Time       Stopped Time
45:59 mins                          39:09 mins            06:50 mins