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After legendary Bay Area bicyclist is struck and killed by SUV, cyclists crusade for safety
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Alan Kalin, president of the Mount Diablo Cyclists, a club with 1,300 members, worries about road rage. “Everything’s fine out there on the road, then suddenly, it goes sideways.”Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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A car drives past a bicycle turnout, one of 17 installed around the popular cycling route along Mount Diablo.Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Joe Shami, 86, last year completed 600 consecutive weeks of cycling to the summit of Mount Diablo.TrekShow MoreShow Less
Simmering anger between cyclists and motorists on Bay Area roads hit a new level this month when a cult cycling hero from the East Bay, 86-year-old Joe Shami, was struck and killed by an SUV April 13 at a roundabout in Lafayette. Shami was closing in on 100,000 miles ridden on his bicycle.