Off the Kuff: “The death is the 12th roadway fatality in Houston involving a cyclist. With five months of the year to go, that is already more than the number of cyclist deaths last year and more than every year of the past decade except 2019 – when deaths in the city spiked to 16.
Cyclists for months have been sounding the alarm, saying too many places in the city remain a danger zone for riders. Drivers too often are aggressive, inattentive and encouraged by highway and road designs to mash the accelerator, they said.
Between Jan. 1 and July 31, 2022, Houston logged eight cyclist fatalities. Based on that rate, 2023 is on on pace for 19 deaths across Houston, as the city, county, state and nation makes a priority of reducing roadway deaths.
“We’re on pace to double last year’s death toll,” Cutrufo said. “What is the next mayor going to do to ensure this doesn’t happen again?””