Lead Developer of Yum Killed In Hit-and-run

An anonymous reader writes "Seth Vidal, a lead developer of Yum, was killed in a hit-and-run accident while riding his bicycle in Durham, NC last night." The Fedora Project posted a statement. Quoting: "Seth was a lead developer of yum and the update repository system, and a contributor to the CentOS project as well as the original Fedora Extras system. He worked tirelessly on the infrastructure for the Fedora Project to make all systems work well and consistently for our contributors around the world. He was a gifted speaker, a brilliant thinker, a clever wit, a humble and genuinely funny person, and a good friend. The Fedora community owes an enormous debt of gratitude to Seth's dedication to Fedora and other free software projects, his commitment to community values, and his passion for excellence in his work. To say he will be missed is an understatement." Update: 07/10 00:24 GMT by U L : Local news reports that the driver turned himself in.

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When you ride at night,

[Spy Handler]

wear white.

Re:When you ride at night,

[CanHasDIY]

blame the victim. i guess you think women in short skirts are asking to be raped?

He's not "blaming the victim," he's pointing out a safety tip for those of you who don't understand the basic physics of how our eyes work, you Fuck.

Re:When you ride at night,

[QuadEddie]

He was a black guy with a suspended licence.

Re:When you ride at night,

[DavidJSimpson]

From the article, the accident happened at 9pm. So it probably wasn't dark.

Re:When you ride at night,

[Anonymous Coward]

He was a black guy with a suspended licence.

Citation, you racist ignorant fuck? (note, recind that last part if you actually *supply* a legitimate citation)

http://www.wral.com/man-charged-in-durham-hit-and-run-that-killed-bicyclist/12644209/

Very short history of yum

[Anonymous Coward]

here.

Hit and Run driver turned himself in.

[Anonymous Coward]

They caught the guy who did this.

http://www.wral.com/man-charged-in-durham-hit-and-run-that-killed-bicyclist/12644209/

Re:Hit and Run driver turned himself in.

[damicatz]

He already has a DWI.

http://www1.aoc.state.nc.us/www/calendars.Offense.do?submit=submit&case=3102012061874&court=CR

DWI laws in this state are a joke. And when they finally get banned from driving a car (after half a dozen convictions or so), they are still allowed to go and drive a moped on the road.

Driver turned himself in...

[MrKevvy]

http://www.wral.com/man-charged-in-durham-hit-and-run-that-killed-bicyclist/12644209/

Re:Probably a prank gone wrong.

[0100010001010011]

Which is why you carry one of those emergency hammers designed to shatter tempered glass. It gets their attention. And when asked how I hit them with the hammer I asked how they were within arms reach when the law states there is a minimum 3' passing distance.

Re:additional advice:

[fahrbot-bot]

i will be riding and walking against traffic out of self-preservation, and will continue to advise others to do the same

Sure, do whatever you want, but please don't advise others. What you're doing is dangerous and illegal. Here's what others say:

Is it safer for bicyclists to ride with traffic or to ride against traffic?

Bicyclists should ride with traffic. One of the keys to safe bicycling is to be as predictable and as conspicuous as possible so that motorists always know you are there and can predict what you are going to do. By riding against traffic -- especially on the sidewalk -- you make yourself almost invisible to motorists turning at intersections and driveways who may not be expecting or looking for road users coming from your direction. Indeed, as many as one in four bicycle/motor vehicle collisions involve a rider who is either riding against traffic and/or riding on the sidewalk.

In a lengthy article explaining why riding the wrong way against traffic is dangerous, author Ken Kifer explores the three principle dangers:

• Turning motorists are not looking where wrong-way riders are riding.
• The motorist and bicyclist have limited time and little space in which to react to each others' presence.
• The closing speed of a bicyclist and motorist riding head on into each other is higher than if the bicyclist and motorist were traveling in the same direction.

He also points out that riding with traffic decreases the number of vehicles passing you, and doesn't bring you into conflict with bicyclists who are riding the right way with traffic!

There are many, many others sites with similar information: http://www.capitalbikeshare.com/news/2012/02/24/never-ride-against-traffic or simply Google: bicycle ride "(with|against)" traffic

be more visible to people NOT LOOKING....?

[SuperBanana]

White does not always help. If you ride at night, use bright headlights and taillaights. I commute by bicycle and have lights on regardless of time of day. Too many drivers just do not pay sufficient attention.

Bright headlights and taillights do not always help. If you ride at night, use dayglo clothing, flags, strobe lights, and pyrotechnics. Too many drivers just do not pay sufficient attention.

If they're "not paying attention" (aka not looking at the road), please explain to me how "being more visible" will help....

I've been hit in the middle of the day, I've been doored despite having a very bright headlight, and I've been cut off ("right hooked") by someone who just passed me, again in the day. Visibility has nothing to do with it. It's about drivers thinking they have the right of way over us universally, and it's about drivers not looking.

In most studies, the number of crashes vs time has little to do with daylight, and everything to do with rush hour - ie people driving aggressively, and traffic density.