Bicyclist hit at 6th and Indiana

A cyclist was hospitalized after being hit by a vehicle Friday at Sixth Street and Indiana Avenue.

The cyclist was traveling southbound against traffic on the roadway or sidewalk, and the driver of the vehicle was sitting at Sixth Street wanting to turn north, said Bloomington Police Department Sgt. John Kovach. The driver of the vehicle looking for incoming traffic on her right, Kovach said.

He said the bicyclist was headed to the Blomington Hospital, but his injuries are unknown.

The bicyclist is at fault for traveling against traffic, Kovach said.

“For a bicyclist, the most dangerous is riding against traffic in the street and the second most dangerous is riding against traffic on the sidwalk,” said Mitch Rice, member of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Saftey Commission of Bloomington, who showed up at the scene after the accident.
 
Kovach said he's not sure whether the cyclist was riding on the street or sidewalk, but since he was riding against traffic, he was in danger either way.

“The motorist isn’t looking at you and doesn’t expect you,” Rice said.