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      <title>Comments On: Midnight Ride Hit and Run
    
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    <author><![CDATA[IDontHateMemphisJustWishItWouldImprove]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I rode this event several years ago, and it seemed to be a little better organized and controlled than the descriptions posted, although the volume of riders and logistics involved made accidents more likely to occur on the ride. It seems to have degraded since then.
        
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    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:56:45 -0500</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[shannon dixon]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[this ride can be done safely at night. the course needs to be marked in places where traffic is a problem.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[annsand]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[when i read about the event, i stopped and reread the details. Even went to another link because i thought i must have misunderstood.
        
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    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:36:50 -0500</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[lloydapalooza]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I think John and Jeff are on the right track. I didn't ride this year but I have in years past.
        
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    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:41:49 -0500</pubDate>
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      <![CDATA[I was thinking the same thing, John.
        
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    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:14:35 -0500</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[tigerbballfan73]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I am so glad to know that Vince is alive and recovering. Thank you for posting his status.
        
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    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:07:07 -0500</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[John Branston]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[A nighttime urban ride is dangerous. NYC's 5-boro ride is massively controlled.
        
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          <a href="http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/Profile?oid=1164954">John Branston</a>]]>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:22:24 -0500</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[zippin]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[The rider's name is Vince. He has broken ribs, a broken pelvis andother injuries.
        
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    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:19:29 -0500</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[citizen10]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Another ride participant here. My thoughts are with this downed rider.
        
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    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:10:48 -0500</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[akplunk]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I was there on foot, attempting to cross Madison Avuenue when the cyclist was hit. East bound traffic was stopped by the police.
        
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    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:29:43 -0500</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[memphiscyclist]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Great Ride, but there were some things that could have made it safer.<br>
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There was plenty of police support, but sometimes not in the right spot. <br>
Volunteers did not seem to have authority and sometimes not know which way riders would go.
        
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          <a href="http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/Profile?oid=2273067">memphiscyclist</a>]]>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:34:23 -0500</pubDate>
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      <![CDATA[I was actually disappointed with some of the intersection. Not enough volunteers directing traffic.
        
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          <a href="http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/Profile?oid=2273067">memphiscyclist</a>]]>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:24:38 -0500</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[g15554]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I participated in the ride. I did not see this accident but was alarmed at the lack of police presence at very major streets or intersections.
        
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    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:13:51 -0500</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[am]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Thanks for the article. I, too, was in the ride and have been searching for news of this accident.
        
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          <a href="http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/Profile?oid=2272999">asdj</a>]]>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:09:13 -0500</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[Old_School]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I was a minute or two behind the person who was hit. I didn't see it happen, but when I rode by, he was laying about 30 feet away from his bike which was in the middle of the intersection.
        
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    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:16:04 -0500</pubDate>
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