Last week, South African mountain biker Burry Stander was killed when hit by a taxi while training. For the non-South Africans among you, this probably means that he was hit by a careening mini-bus taxi, not the yellow kind in New York.
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| NOT this kind |
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| THIS kind |
A two-time Olympian and one of the world's best mountain bikers, Burry will be especially mourned by the South African athletic community. He was 25 years old and had finished fifth in the London Olympic Games (so close!).
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| Burry Stander |
Random Kate Thoughts: South African roads are crazy. Like lock you up in a padded room with your palms to your lower back crazy. And no one deserves the white jacket like minibus taxi drivers. Their vehicles are always dented and they drive almost exclusively on the shoulder, except when they are crossing four lanes of traffic only to slam on their brakes in front of you. I avoid those guys as much as I can, because I can just feel the aura of speed over life that they exude. It is extremely sad that Stander lost his life so young, and also when he clearly had so much promise. I hope this becomes a wake-up call to minibus drivers with regard to cyclists on the road, but somehow I doubt it. RIP Burry.
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