I hate to take this in a downer direction, but since I'm the OP I'll forgive myself. Seriously, the following just happened in the next town over from me in a 25 MPH zone and it's probably something we've all been careful to avoid. A reminder wouldn't hurt.
Ride safe and enjoy. Heal quick, Charles Morse.
Burlington County Times
Comcast executive killed in bike accident
By TODD MCHALE
Burlington County Times
MOORESTOWN — A Comcast executive was killed in an accident that occurred Thursday afternoon while he was riding his bicycle on East Main Street.
Stanley Wang, 67, of Moorestown, was pronounced dead at JFK Hospital in Cherry Hill, about an hour after the 12:20 p.m. accident in front of a residence in the 400 block of East Main Street.
According to police, Wang was bicycling eastbound on Main Street when he began to pass a parked pickup truck. The driver of the truck opened the door and Wang struck the door. The force of the impact with the door knocked Wang off his bicycle and into the street.
Wang was then struck by a passing Chevrolet Cavalier driven by Kellie Gifford, 19 of Moorestown.
Rescue workers responded to the scene and transported Wang to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:08 p.m.
Wang, who was just two weeks away from retirement, had worked for Comcast since 1981. He served as the company's executive vice president, general counsel and secretary.
D'Arcy Rudnay, senior vice president of corporate communications for Comcast, said the company was saddened by the news of Wang's death.
“It's a very tragic day for the company,” Rudnay said. “He was a wonderful, wonderful man.”
Rudnay said Wang played an integral role in Comcast's growth over the last two decades and was highly involved in the legal matters related to the construction of the company's new headquarters. Recently, he cut back to part-time and planned to retire on June 30.
Wang's wife, Pola, said her husband was an avid bicycle rider.
“In the summer, every morning we would go for a bike ride,” she said, adding that the couple were planning a bicycle trip around France in the coming months.
Wang said her husband was also a devoted family man who had two grown children.
“He loved his family,” Wang said. “He was a very down-to-earth, unpretentious, humble man ...”
The accident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Sgt. Randy Pugh of the police department's Special Operations Unit at (856) 914-3045.
