Proliferation Of Kansas City Bike Lanes Aren't Helping To Keep Cyclists Safe

Kansas City enjoys more bike lanes than ever BUT it seems that we've also had an uptick in drivers crashing into cyclists. 

Clearly the solution isn't to double down on a strategy that doesn't work. 

What's worse is that a small group of local activists has politicized "bike supremacy" into a divisive issue that attacks motorists rather than seeking to keep EVERYONE safe on local streets. 

It gets worse . . . 

12th & Oak insiders know that a great deal of bike lane deals are not so cleverly disguised kickback schemes that are an ethical nightmare for anybody watching closely.

 Again . . .

Sadly . . . All of this politics doesn't benefit people on the street who still suffer increasingly dangerous conditions that aren't helped by useless cowtown politicos. 

Here's the latest local tragedy . . .

"Police said a bicyclist was traveling south on View Hill Drive, north of Longview Road around 6 a.m. when a vehicle that was also traveling the same direction struck the bicyclist and left the scene without stopping."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Bicyclist dies in hit-and-run crash in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run collision that occurred Saturday morning. Police said a bicyclist was traveling south on View Hill Drive, north of Longview Road around 6 a.m. when a vehicle that was also traveling the same direction struck the bicyclist and left the scene without stopping.