2222 and City Park
I am fucking pissed right now. For years the residents around this area have called for increased road safety to prevent accidents like this. People crash at this intersection all the time, and it was only a matter of time until someones son doesn't return home for fathers day. Although I didn't witness the crash, I saw his motorcycle buddies crying around the crash site and it just pissed me the fuck off. Residents have tried to make our voices heard for years at city council meetings, but instead of fixes they have just given us concessions about how a new development wont bring as much traffic as other plans. People crash all the time and more people will die unless there is some action. Cedric Benson died during a motorcycle crash (and am not dismissing his death at all, this is another tragic accident) and there was road reworking on 2222 but I fear that unless its someone "important" or someone who has "fame" real change won't occur. Im sick and tired of Austin prioritizing the lives of human beings over economy or growth or fucking whatever, it doesn't matter. Human life has value and we should respect all who who possess it. Im so sad because I feel this is a preventable death.
Im just so sad. I thought Austin was better than this but the brutal reactions to the BLM protests and the inaction of city council to multiple protests from residents make me question where their heart actually is.
I don't know what to do anymore. Members of my area have shown up to council meetings to make their voices heard but apparently they have fallen on deaf ears. No change has been made and I don't know if any other changes will be made.
I thought Austin was better but if the last month has thought me anything its that Austin has serious work to do to ensure that human lives are above all else.
If there's anyone you can point me to to make a meeting with city council to look them in the eye and talk about their inaction or some source that can help me protest this than I would be grateful. Black, White, Hispanic, Asian, Poor, Rich, Homeless lives all fucking matter and I'm so sick of politicians pretending that there are other things above being a human.
Posted Jun 22, 2020, 2:19 AM UTC
2222 was were we would go to test our first cars in high school. It was dangerous then and it’s dangerous now.
Oh yeah that and Lime Creek.
True that. Last time we drove up there for the sake of nostalgia, it was full of racing motorcycles. After seeing that, I'm surprised we don't hear of a lot of bike fatalities out there.
Popular cycling route too. I’ve ridden it plenty of times on my motorbike and a few pedaling.
The most dangerous thing to a biker on that road are the lake rats, often times pulling a trailer, maybe drunk, over the double yellow on a blind turn.
How do cyclists manage to ride on that road without getting hit? It's so narrow and tons of blind turns. I imagine you time the turn with the sound of a vehicle approaching but still.
Also, there are police on there occasionally on the side to dissuade us car cruisers. Can't imagine they catch any bikes at all though.
They straightened 2222 alot in the 80s, between 360 & 620, but it still has some nasty parts. Weekends were deadly for people getting drunk on Travis, pulling their boat back to town at night on 2222.
My memories exactly! It was also interesting to see all the tire rubs and paint left behind on Mansfield dam.
Old McNeil Rd. was a nice long straightaway where you could run wide open without any real fear of being caught.