Lincoln's Legacy: Safety Upgrades for UC Davis Cyclists

0:00A 20-year-old UC Davis student named Lincoln Sabini lost his life last week when a car struck him while he biked to work on Hutchison Drive near West Village on April 13th. Now cycling advocates and fellow students are rallying hard for major safety upgrades on the university's West Campus to stop this from happening. Again, that stretch of road is notorious for drivers blasting way past the 45-mile per hour limit, with cyclists stuck sharing a narrow shoulder, marked by just the thin, white line. Sabini was an avid rider who built his own bike from scratch at the local Davis by Collective where he bonded with tight friends over fixing up, wheels. Folks close to him paint a picture of a vibrant soul full of life and love, and their heartbroken but fired up. This is the second fatal crash on Hutchison Drive in just four years. Another student died there in 2022, and a 60-year-old woman was, killed last month on a nearby bike path by an e-bike. Students and advocates fired off a petition demanding protective bike lanes at minimum,

1:03plus the Lincoln Loop, a safe corridor linking West Village to, put her creek for better access to that natural gem. Many riders avoid the road altogether out of fear, and friends are pleading with drivers to ease off the gas. The crash drivers stayed at the scene, but UC Davis police say their probe is still open with no word on charges. A town hall drops this Wednesday, April 29, to hash out West Campus Fixes while the community rallies around Sabini's family with a meal. Train hoping real change honors his memory. That's your update from California News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.