TriMet officials plan to make changes to improve safety for bicyclists, following the deadly crash involving a public bus and a Beaverton teenager.

TriMet spokeswoman Mary Fetsch said bus drivers will undergo additional training to learn to alleviate problems with cyclists. She said TriMet leaders also planned to work with bicycle groups to identify busy areas and also redesign bus stops that currently cross over bike lanes.

Witnesses said Austin Miller was riding in a bike lane when he was struck and run over by a TriMet bus on Feb. 11th. The bus was pulling into a stop on Farmington just west of Murray and Austin was on his way home from school at the Arts and Communication Magnet Academy.

The case is still under investigation by both Beaverton Police and TriMet.

"We talked numerous times about safety," said Stephanie Miller, Austin's mom. "He knew what he was doing. He was very safe." She said Austin rode the stretch of Farmington Road twice a day.

Austin even wrote a column for his school newspaper that talked about his concerns over bike safety.

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His crash was the 77th recorded in the area in the past two years. Beaverton Police said 16 of the crashes resulted in injuries, but the numbers were about average.

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Cyclist Karl Johnson said the intersection at Farmington and Murray is dangerous, especially as riders head south on Murray. The bike lane disappears before the streets meet, leaving cyclists with two risky options. “You can either take the lane so they don’t get too close to you, or you can ride up on the curb which is also dangerous because people don’t see you when you’re entering traffic, ” Johnson said.

Meantime, Stephanie Miller said she’s reserving comment on what she thinks should be done with the intersection until all the facts are in.