<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/6f4a343f-e78f-4acf-aa60-27d7112f80e5/037C70CE-0A1F-48A7-A14F-24F8B6B03B9F/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.bicyclelaw.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/12/An-autumn-present-an-autumn-past" href="http://www.bicyclelaw.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/12/An-autumn-present-an-autumn-past" style="font-size: 11px;">www.bicyclelaw.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bicyclelaw.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/12/An-autumn-present-an-autumn-past">Two years ago yesterday, our idyllic Portland autumn was shattered by tragedy; in the aftermath, Portland was transformed</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bicyclelaw.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/12/An-autumn-present-an-autumn-past"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.bicyclelaw.com/img/F8F64817-3EF1-4647-9A35-356ED4E4F254" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bicyclelaw.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/12/An-autumn-present-an-autumn-past">Tracey was on her bike, riding back to school</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bicyclelaw.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/12/An-autumn-present-an-autumn-past">she slowed and came to a stop next to a cement truck. When the light turned green, <A href="http://bikeportland.org/2007/10/11/cyclist-killed-at-w-burnside-and-14th/">the driver turned right, knocking Tracey to the ground</A>, killing her within moments of the crash. She was 19 years old.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bicyclelaw.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/12/An-autumn-present-an-autumn-past">Eleven days later</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bicyclelaw.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/12/An-autumn-present-an-autumn-past">Brett Jarolimek was riding in the bike lane</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bicyclelaw.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/12/An-autumn-present-an-autumn-past">as Brett began to pass the truck, <A href="http://bikeportland.org/2007/10/22/kgw-cyclist-dies-after-collision-with-garbage-truck/">the driver turned right, directly across his path, killing him instantly</A></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bicyclelaw.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/12/An-autumn-present-an-autumn-past"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.bicyclelaw.com/img/60597AA9-CF87-44B6-A45A-6799B85133C2" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bicyclelaw.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/12/An-autumn-present-an-autumn-past"><A href="http://bikeportland.org/2007/11/08/another-lawyer-goes-public-with-claim-of-cyclist-bias-at-police-bureau/ ">controversy erupted</A> over the Portland Police Bureau’s handling of the two investigations</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bicyclelaw.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/12/An-autumn-present-an-autumn-past">Although there have been a few cyclist deaths in Portland this year, there hasn’t been another due to a right hook</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bicyclelaw.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/12/An-autumn-present-an-autumn-past">the green bike boxes seem to have worked</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bicyclelaw.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/12/An-autumn-present-an-autumn-past"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.bicyclelaw.com/img/EC48D3A8-5F66-4CFA-896F-B211ABD7A954" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bicyclelaw.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/12/An-autumn-present-an-autumn-past"><EM>Tracey Sparling's ghost bike, with October garlands. Photo: © Rick Bernardi</EM></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bicyclelaw.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/12/An-autumn-present-an-autumn-past"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.bicyclelaw.com/img/5148ED6D-1E0B-4932-B3D6-DBFD3A9DF3DF" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bicyclelaw.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/12/An-autumn-present-an-autumn-past"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.bicyclelaw.com/img/0B456AE9-1EB0-41E8-A20D-33D3F9CA78A6" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bicyclelaw.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/12/An-autumn-present-an-autumn-past">For the living, life goes on.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bicyclelaw.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/12/An-autumn-present-an-autumn-past"><P>It's another beautiful autumn in the Pacific Northwest this year.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/037C70CE-0A1F-48A7-A14F-24F8B6B03B9F/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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