A cyclist says he's lucky to be alive after being hit by a car just three weeks ago. It's one of hundreds of crashes putting vulnerable road users at risk across Colorado. His close call comes as pedestrian deaths in Denver have climbed 50% compared to last year, prompting renewed calls for stronger laws and safer streets.

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Bill Carroll says he was riding home when a driver turned right without checking her blind spot.

"She just literally drove right through me," Carroll said. "It threw me up on her hood, then off onto the ground. I was lucky. It could've been my leg, my hip, or worse."

The woman stopped immediately, shaken and apologetic. Carroll says he walked away with road rash and a bent bike, but he knows that makes him one of the fortunate ones.

"Somehow that makes me one of

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