First hour: Discussing bike culture and sharing the road in Rochester
Second hour: Understanding sepsis
Local cyclist Bryan Agnello was hit by a car in early January, and now the driver of that car is suing him for damaging the vehicle. As reported by CITY Newspaper, the driver, Jovonte Cook, struck Agnello from behind and propelled him onto the car's hood. Agnello was taken to the hospital, but did not have serious injuries. Now, Cook is suing Agnello and seeking $700 in damages. He says Agnello was riding his bike on 490 at around 60 miles per hour. According to CITY reporter Jeremy Moule, the top speed recorded at the 2019 Tour de France was 63 miles per hour during a descent in the Alps. This hour, we discuss Agnello's story, and broader bike culture in Rochester. Our guests discuss the changes they'd like to see when it comes to sharing the road, policy, and more. In studio:
- Bryan Agnello, cyclist and senior broadcast engineer for WXXI
- Brett Dahlberg, reporter for WXXI News
- Kecia McCullough, founder of the Rochester chapter of Black Girls Do Bike
- Jesse Peers, cycling coordinator for the Rochester Cycling Alliance at Reconnect Rochester
- Susan Levin, cycling advocate, board member at Reconnect Rochester, chair of the Rochester Cycling Alliance work group, and co-founder of the Rochester Women's Bike Festival
Then in our second hour, a local woman says the staff at Highland Hospital saved her life after they recognized she had sepsis. Lynn Lubecki says she was feeling fine after a night out with friends, but then started experiencing symptoms she and her family didn't understand. Doctors at Highland recognized immediately that she had sepsis. Lubecki says without their training and expertise, she would not be alive today. This hour, she joins us to share her story, and the medical staff who treated her help us understand the characteristics of sepsis. In studio:
- Lynn Lubecki, early care and education strategies director at the Children’s Institute
- Dr. Timothy Lum, M.D., chief of the Emergency Department at Highland Hospital
- Diane Martin, registered nurse and nurse educator at Highland Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit
