Former Outside editor Andrew Tilin died Saturday after being struck by a vehicle during a club ride in Austin, Texas.
He was 52, with a partner and two kids.
You can read the magazine’s report here. The Austin Statesman also has a report.
Sounds like bad weather was at least a contributing factor. Let’s be careful out there, folks. It might not help, but it can’t hurt. And my condolences to Andrew’s friends and family.
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Well that sucks. Geez, changing a flat on the side of the road and getting taken out by some motorist’s stupidity? For me just one more bit of evidence that when your number’s up, it’s up, no matter whether you’re home sitting on the can or out riding your bike.
RIP Tilin.
It’s one of those fucked-up stories nobody wants to hear, like the tale of how Steve Tilford met his end. It leaves you stunned, thinking, “You have to be shitting me. A million ways to die and this is what happens?”
Be vigilant, defensive, and careful out there.
Remember this dude? He has yet to stand trial for loading up on booze and drugs and then more or less wiping out an entire group ride nearly two years ago.
This guy copped a plea and got 10 and 1/2 years for hitting the group out of Santa Fe in 2016. Some things you can prevent by careful riding and route selection, and some you can’t. It’s not enough to keep me off the road, YET. But the older I get, the more precious the remaining time becomes. Might end up just being a mountain biker dude. But even then you have to ride a little road to get to the trailhead.
Damn ! Another really sad story. But something to learn from. Based on the reported details, Andrew was struck by a second vehicle after the out-of-control first vehicle hit it. As a lesson to all of use, if the second vehicle had stopped and was giving aid, it should have been well clear / parked many feet behind the hazard (the bicyclist repairing a flat). In many instances of roadside accidents, the vehicle was too close to the people who either needed aid or were out of there vehicle giving aid. We have all seen this on the highway / freeway when a car has a flat and a good samaritan pulls up closely behind the disabled car, turns on their vehicles’ hazard lights and aids the motorist with the flat tire. The second vehicle at the rear becomes an added very dangerous hazard. If any of us are in this condition, we need to make sure that the second vehicle is parked at least 100 feet behind the disabled vehicle or cyclist / pedestrian needing aid. If possible, a third person can be a lookout watching the road behind the hazard. I personally was involved in just such a situation where a vehicle was disabled. Because we had a lookout, when the out-of-control vehicle came toward us. all of use were able to dive up and over a snowbank to avoid any injury. Fortunately the drivers of both vehicles did not sustain any injuries. Moral of the story: Keep an eye out on the road behind because 3000+ pound vehicles will kill in a heartbeat..
“Keep an eye out on the road behind because 3000+ pound vehicles will kill in a heartbeat..” is an interesting point. Makes me wonder how many (if any) incidents like these could actually be prevented rather than just imagined?. We’ve all heard the “That maniac was going to run me off the road!” from folks with rear-view mirrors. My experience over 3 decades of driving a support van behind cyclists suggests this is a myth. I’ve watched riders be passed by various vehicles on a straight stretch of road and been amazed by quotes like the one above. They are always from those with rear-view mirrors while those without don’t seem bothered, despite being passed by the same vehicle on the same road with the same distance between them and the car/truck.
If I could switch subjects for just a minute, this guy in Florida just did an O’Grady. Good on ’em!
Sorry, here’s the link.
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/17/586825434/after-parkland-shooting-a-florida-gun-owner-gives-up-his-ar-57
I never bought one. I think they are neat guns but never figured I would use one enough to make it worth shelling out all those dead presidents. If I want to blow close to a grand, I’ll buy a new frame and hang some Chorus on it.
That said, Ben Dickman and Pat can turn in their ARs or Mini-30 and it won’t make a damn bit of difference as they are not the problem. The fact that in the Gunshine State (and elsewhere), an 18 year old with an immature brain and a chip on his shoulder can walk out of a gun shop with a weapon designed to control a battlefield is the problem.
Jesus. Its too easy to get killed out there, whether by an AR or an SUV. We seem to lead the First World in both categories. Lucky us.
Pretty much sums it up. Well said, sir.
Horrible. This is so sad.
…the Clouds, are gathering”…
As much as I love riding my bicycle on the road (since1962) I spend most of my time on ZWIFT, no f*cking cars or crazy drivers.