Statement: Second cyclist who was killed in Philadelphia in 2025

On Thursday, May 8th at 8:15 p.m., a 50 -year -old man ran to the 58th intersection on the Baltimore Avenue. At that time, the driver of a Mack truck also drove east and had the cyclist turned right and killed. This crash occurred, when children went to a school, only one block away. There is not much information about the crash, including the identity of the cyclist, but we are destroyed for the victim's family, friends and the community of the greater area in the southwest of the southwestern Philly on the ground.

We can't help but think of Emily Fredricks, which was killed in November 2017 by the driver of a private sanitary car. Emily was also killed in a right change of hook when she was on the way to work. Since then, Emily's family has made traffic safety a top priority by having the chapter of Greater Philadelphia from co -founder Families for safe roads and be active on Truck security coalition And Institute for safer trucking. Both the truck security coalition and the League of American cyclists have campaigned for mandatory underride protection and side guards or lateral protective devices (LPDs).The advisory committee for underride protection also recommended Front Override/Underride Guards.

“The Volpe Transportation Systems Center, a research center of the US Ministry of Transport (US DOT), has been found that almost half of the wheel list and pedestrian flow diter are caused by interruptions in large truck accidents.

These tragic deaths can be avoided and can be dramatically reduced with a very simple installation on trucks: side protection devices (LPDs) or side guards. Lateral protection devices (LPDs) are obstacles that are retrofitted on the sides of the truck to physically protect the dangerous gap between the front and rear tires and the road, which protects endangered road users. “- League of American cyclists

In 2018, we proprieted For side watchmans in Philadelphia Trash Trucks and won, but unfortunately there are many private trucks that do not have to adhere to the law.

The city is working on improvement plans for this intersection, including red light and speed cameras, as part of Route 13, the corner bumpouts and the Future trolley modernization project.

We will wait to learn more about the circumstances of the crash and update this blog. We know that fatal accidents like this can be avoided and that the USDot is aware of the fatal risk of under vehicles and lateral crashes and yet has taken hardly any measures. We reflect the work The truck safety coalition and the league of American cyclists and ask that the Congress NHTSA will give up the rear subsequent shelter standards again and need side and front guards on all large trucks.

This is the second person who ran this year in Philadelphia bike. Michael Buie was killed at Broad St. in January. The 21st annual Ride of Silence is planned for Wednesday, May 21st. Please visit us to remember all people who drove bicycles in the Greater Philadelphia region last year in the Greater Philadelphia region.

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If someone you know, get involved in a crash or lost someone in the event of a crash and search for the community, please contact families for safe streets in the Greater Philadelphia by sending an e -mail to nicole@bicyclecoalition.org.

Families for safe streets in the Greadelphia (FSSGP) consists of victims of traffic violence and families, whose relatives were killed or seriously injured by aggressive, ruthless or careless driving, and the behaviors made possible by dangerous road design. FSSGP represents the entire range of the extensive variety of Greater Philadelphia and jointly calls for an end to traffic violence.