I read “East Windsor man killed in bike accident” (Times of Trenton, February 17), regarding the cycling accident on Dutch Neck Road on Tuesday, February 16, with sadness, anger, and disgust.
I would like to make a few points: 1. Regardless of whether there is a shoulder or bike lane, cyclists have just as much right to be on any road as a car does; 2. the mention in the article of a “blacktop sidewalk” just past the accident scene is irrelevant, and the implication that perhaps the victim should have been riding on it is ludicrous; and 3. charges against the driver were “pending investigation” — anything short of vehicular homicide would have been the second crime committed in this case (“Motorist charged in cyclist’s death,” February 18).
The newspaper is a powerful medium through which to report the news. I ask The Times to please refrain from making the victim in this tragic accident the one responsible for its occurrence.
Eileen Murphy
West Windsor
