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http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a8n7TN7Xssk 
Not for the squeamish.
Not for the squeamish.
Bike Friendly City?
- Thread starter The fingers
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I don't know what the laws are where this happened, but it sure looks like the bicyclist was also at fault for proceeding from a turn lane straight through the intersection.The fingers said:http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a8n7TN7Xssk
The bicyclist also focused too much on the line of cars to his right. You don't need to turn your head like that to perceive their 'road english'. In this case it looks like it caused him to miss the 'road english' of the car with which he collided. At first blush it seems the bicyclist wasn't sharing the road properly?
[EDIT] The white car changed lanes within an intersection and without doing it safely. I give this 50/50 fault and because the cyclist injured himself there's not much value in citing him to deter him from doing it again.
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http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/m...imself-getting-slammed-in-hit-and-run-8128501
Ken Bereski was cycling home in South Beach around 10:45 p.m. last Thursday when he heard a car horn honk. He went on the defensive and prepared for the worst. Ten seconds later, a car slammed into him from behind, hurling him to the ground.
The crash, on Collins Avenue at 21st Street, is mostly a blur to Bereski. But one thing he does clearly remember: The driver behind the wheel of the white Mini Cooper never stopped. The hit-and-run was captured on video, which is currently being used by investigators to try to locate the driver.
“I remember yelling for someone to get the plate, but no one did,” Bereski says. “Not a single car even stopped. The only people who asked if I was okay were two guys waiting for a bus.”
Bereski, an IT consultant and avid cyclist, is no stranger to runs ins with cars on Miami’s treacherous roads. In 2009, after he was struck by a cabbie on 16th Street at Alton Road and blamed for the incident, he decided to outfit his bike with digital cameras — on the front and back — and publish the videos or use them as evidence when needed. Since then, Bereski has recorded hundreds of hours of video.
“After being blamed and threatened with a ticket for getting hit, I decided I needed proof the next time,” he says. “So I just started recording everything.”
He’s since had three bikes totaled, for a loss of thousands of dollars. He posts incidents on his websiteand YouTube channel. He’s become an activist on bicycle safety and has gone before the city commission multiple times to share his concerns and push to make Miami Beach more bicycle friendly.
In 2011, prosecutors used film from Bereski's bike cams to charge a driver with felony assault for allegedly trying to run him off the road. But a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge decided the film wasn't enough and tossed the case. He has never received resolution in a single case he's been involved in with a driver.
After Thursday’s incident, Bereski is recovering from minor bruises. He says his Raleigh Prestige with full carbon frame — worth some $3,000 — is also probably totaled. The crash damaged his cell phone and iPad. “It’s easily $5,000 worth of losses,” he says.
Miami Beach police are currently investigating the incident as a hit-and-run, according to Miami Beach Police Department Public Information Officer Ernesto Rodriguez.
Bereski plans to do “whatever he can” to find the driver. And in the meantime, he has no plans to stop cycling.
“Every time I ride my bike in Miami I might die,” he says. “But as soon as I can I’ll be back on a bike. It’s the only way for me to get around.”
Ken Bereski was cycling home in South Beach around 10:45 p.m. last Thursday when he heard a car horn honk. He went on the defensive and prepared for the worst. Ten seconds later, a car slammed into him from behind, hurling him to the ground.
The crash, on Collins Avenue at 21st Street, is mostly a blur to Bereski. But one thing he does clearly remember: The driver behind the wheel of the white Mini Cooper never stopped. The hit-and-run was captured on video, which is currently being used by investigators to try to locate the driver.
“I remember yelling for someone to get the plate, but no one did,” Bereski says. “Not a single car even stopped. The only people who asked if I was okay were two guys waiting for a bus.”
Bereski, an IT consultant and avid cyclist, is no stranger to runs ins with cars on Miami’s treacherous roads. In 2009, after he was struck by a cabbie on 16th Street at Alton Road and blamed for the incident, he decided to outfit his bike with digital cameras — on the front and back — and publish the videos or use them as evidence when needed. Since then, Bereski has recorded hundreds of hours of video.
“After being blamed and threatened with a ticket for getting hit, I decided I needed proof the next time,” he says. “So I just started recording everything.”
He’s since had three bikes totaled, for a loss of thousands of dollars. He posts incidents on his websiteand YouTube channel. He’s become an activist on bicycle safety and has gone before the city commission multiple times to share his concerns and push to make Miami Beach more bicycle friendly.
In 2011, prosecutors used film from Bereski's bike cams to charge a driver with felony assault for allegedly trying to run him off the road. But a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge decided the film wasn't enough and tossed the case. He has never received resolution in a single case he's been involved in with a driver.
After Thursday’s incident, Bereski is recovering from minor bruises. He says his Raleigh Prestige with full carbon frame — worth some $3,000 — is also probably totaled. The crash damaged his cell phone and iPad. “It’s easily $5,000 worth of losses,” he says.
Miami Beach police are currently investigating the incident as a hit-and-run, according to Miami Beach Police Department Public Information Officer Ernesto Rodriguez.
Bereski plans to do “whatever he can” to find the driver. And in the meantime, he has no plans to stop cycling.
“Every time I ride my bike in Miami I might die,” he says. “But as soon as I can I’ll be back on a bike. It’s the only way for me to get around.”
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The fingers said:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/pol...s-as-he-opens-Londons-cycle-superhighway.htmlWait, is that guy on the left on an ebike?
Boris Johnson obliviously cycled past commuters making rude gestures at him, as he opened London's first segregated cycle superhighway.
One cyclist on the cycle superhighway was pictured raising his middle finger at Mr Johnson, who appeared to wave back at the man as their paths crossed over Vauxhall Bridge.
... and speaking of Mayor Boris... "Boris Johnson plans to give police electric bikes that 'can climb stairs'":
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/...ice-electric-bikes-that-can-climb-stairs.html
Article includes:
So. Any ES Denisons/Masters/Sorcerers care to improve on that HaiBike model? (In this price range. 4150 UK pounds currently about 6158 US dollars)
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http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-81794366/ 
If you are going to be killed by a car while riding a bicycle, there’s a good chance you are male, older than 20 and living in California or Florida.
That’s the finding of a report issued Monday by the Governors Highway Safety Assn. that also noted that between 2010 and 2012, U.S. bicyclist deaths increased by 16%.
California, with 338 cyclists killed in collisions with motor vehicles, and Florida, with 329, had the highest totals during that period, the report said.
They also had the largest increases in annual cyclist traffic fatalities from 2010 to 2012. Florida’s deaths rose by 37 to 120 in 2012 while cyclist traffic fatalities in California rose by 23 to 123. California had the most bicyclists killed of any state in 2012.
Nationally, cyclist traffic deaths jumped from 621 in 2010 to 680 in 2011 and 722 in 2012. The 16% increase was far greater than other motor vehicle fatalities, which rose by just 1% during this same time period.
Bicyclist deaths account for about 2% of deaths involving motor vehicles nationwide. But they account for about 5% in Florida and a little more than 4% in California.
Just six states, California, Florida, Illinois, New York, Michigan and Texas, accounted for 54% of all cycling traffic fatalities from 2010 through 2012.
Allan Williams, formerly the top scientist at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, analyzed fatality data to uncover bicyclist crash patterns and compile the report.
He noted there have been “remarkable changes” in who is dying in crashes involving bicycles and cars. For example, adults age 20 and older represented 84% of bicyclist fatalities in 2012, compared with just 21% in 1975. Adult males comprised 74% of the total number of bicyclists killed in 2012.
The lack of helmet use and alcohol impairment continue to contribute to bicyclist deaths, he said.
In 2012, two-thirds or more of fatally injured bicyclists were not wearing helmets, and 28% of riders age 16 and older had blood alcohol concentrations of .08% or higher, the level at which someone is considered impaired.
“What's notable here,” Williams said, “is that the percentage of fatally injured bicyclists with high BACs has remained relatively constant since the early 1980s and did not mirror the sharp drop in alcohol-impaired driving that occurred among passenger vehicle drivers in the 1980s and early 1990s.”
Despite the recent increases in cycling deaths, the total is still below the 1,003 fatalities that occurred in 1975, when researchers started tracking the data.
The report did not say why bicyclist deaths have increased in recent years. Williams said there were mixed data on whether cycling is increasing in the U.S., although he did say there is some evidence that suggests there are more bicycle commuters than in previous years. That could be resulting in more exposure of cyclists to urban auto traffic.
The report observed that “roads were built to accommodate motor vehicles with little concern for pedestrians and bicyclists. Integrating motor vehicles and bicycles in already-built environments presents challenges.”
It said cyclists are safest with a physical separation of bicycles and motor vehicles by providing “cycle paths.” But it noted that such separated paths “are rarely feasible.”
In their absence, states and cities should consider:
Building more marked bike lanes. Bicycle boulevards that travel through a network of traffic-calmed roads that parallel urban arterials. Using bike boxes - a space in a lane before an intersection solely for bikes – that provide bicycle visibility and protection against cars turning right across the bike’s path. So called “right hooks” where cars turn right into the path of a bicycle that has the right of way are one of the most common car-bicycle crashes. Build separate bicycle traffic signals with advance green lights for cyclists.
If you are going to be killed by a car while riding a bicycle, there’s a good chance you are male, older than 20 and living in California or Florida.
That’s the finding of a report issued Monday by the Governors Highway Safety Assn. that also noted that between 2010 and 2012, U.S. bicyclist deaths increased by 16%.
California, with 338 cyclists killed in collisions with motor vehicles, and Florida, with 329, had the highest totals during that period, the report said.
They also had the largest increases in annual cyclist traffic fatalities from 2010 to 2012. Florida’s deaths rose by 37 to 120 in 2012 while cyclist traffic fatalities in California rose by 23 to 123. California had the most bicyclists killed of any state in 2012.
Nationally, cyclist traffic deaths jumped from 621 in 2010 to 680 in 2011 and 722 in 2012. The 16% increase was far greater than other motor vehicle fatalities, which rose by just 1% during this same time period.
Bicyclist deaths account for about 2% of deaths involving motor vehicles nationwide. But they account for about 5% in Florida and a little more than 4% in California.
Just six states, California, Florida, Illinois, New York, Michigan and Texas, accounted for 54% of all cycling traffic fatalities from 2010 through 2012.
Allan Williams, formerly the top scientist at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, analyzed fatality data to uncover bicyclist crash patterns and compile the report.
He noted there have been “remarkable changes” in who is dying in crashes involving bicycles and cars. For example, adults age 20 and older represented 84% of bicyclist fatalities in 2012, compared with just 21% in 1975. Adult males comprised 74% of the total number of bicyclists killed in 2012.
The lack of helmet use and alcohol impairment continue to contribute to bicyclist deaths, he said.
In 2012, two-thirds or more of fatally injured bicyclists were not wearing helmets, and 28% of riders age 16 and older had blood alcohol concentrations of .08% or higher, the level at which someone is considered impaired.
“What's notable here,” Williams said, “is that the percentage of fatally injured bicyclists with high BACs has remained relatively constant since the early 1980s and did not mirror the sharp drop in alcohol-impaired driving that occurred among passenger vehicle drivers in the 1980s and early 1990s.”
Despite the recent increases in cycling deaths, the total is still below the 1,003 fatalities that occurred in 1975, when researchers started tracking the data.
The report did not say why bicyclist deaths have increased in recent years. Williams said there were mixed data on whether cycling is increasing in the U.S., although he did say there is some evidence that suggests there are more bicycle commuters than in previous years. That could be resulting in more exposure of cyclists to urban auto traffic.
The report observed that “roads were built to accommodate motor vehicles with little concern for pedestrians and bicyclists. Integrating motor vehicles and bicycles in already-built environments presents challenges.”
It said cyclists are safest with a physical separation of bicycles and motor vehicles by providing “cycle paths.” But it noted that such separated paths “are rarely feasible.”
In their absence, states and cities should consider:
Building more marked bike lanes. Bicycle boulevards that travel through a network of traffic-calmed roads that parallel urban arterials. Using bike boxes - a space in a lane before an intersection solely for bikes – that provide bicycle visibility and protection against cars turning right across the bike’s path. So called “right hooks” where cars turn right into the path of a bicycle that has the right of way are one of the most common car-bicycle crashes. Build separate bicycle traffic signals with advance green lights for cyclists.
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http://abc7news.com/news/san-jose-bicyclist-dies-in-first-traffic-death-of-new-year/1144633/
Sunday, January 03, 2016 09:10AM
SAN JOSE, Calif. --
A bicyclist became San Jose's first traffic fatality when he died Saturday evening in a collision with two vehicles, police said.
Officers responded at about 7:08 p.m. to the intersection of South Seventh and East Reed streets on a report of the collision.
A preliminary investigation shows the bicyclist was riding west on East Reed Street when he rode into South Seventh Street, according to police.
A silver 2016 Audi struck the victim first and pushed the bicyclist into a black 2002 General Motors SUV.
The vehicles were traveling in opposites directions on a green light, police said.
The bicyclist died at the collision site even though a nurse performed CPR.
Both drivers stopped and cooperated with officers and alcohol and drugs do not appear to have played a part in the collision, police said.
Anyone with information about the collision is being asked to call San Jose police Detective Kelvin Pham of the Traffic Investigation Unit at (408) 277-4654.
Sunday, January 03, 2016 09:10AM
SAN JOSE, Calif. --
A bicyclist became San Jose's first traffic fatality when he died Saturday evening in a collision with two vehicles, police said.
Officers responded at about 7:08 p.m. to the intersection of South Seventh and East Reed streets on a report of the collision.
A preliminary investigation shows the bicyclist was riding west on East Reed Street when he rode into South Seventh Street, according to police.
A silver 2016 Audi struck the victim first and pushed the bicyclist into a black 2002 General Motors SUV.
The vehicles were traveling in opposites directions on a green light, police said.
The bicyclist died at the collision site even though a nurse performed CPR.
Both drivers stopped and cooperated with officers and alcohol and drugs do not appear to have played a part in the collision, police said.
Anyone with information about the collision is being asked to call San Jose police Detective Kelvin Pham of the Traffic Investigation Unit at (408) 277-4654.
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http://www.pe.com/articles/linda-790872-loma-accident.html
An afternoon traffic accident killed a 33-year-old bicyclist in Loma Linda, say San Bernardino County coroner's officials.
Loma Linda resident Steven Ortiz died at Loma Linda University Medical Center about a half-hour after the 12:07 p.m. crash Monday, Jan. 4, at Bryn Mawr Avenue and George Street, according to the coroner's website.
Sheriff's deputies are investigating the cause of the accident.
An afternoon traffic accident killed a 33-year-old bicyclist in Loma Linda, say San Bernardino County coroner's officials.
Loma Linda resident Steven Ortiz died at Loma Linda University Medical Center about a half-hour after the 12:07 p.m. crash Monday, Jan. 4, at Bryn Mawr Avenue and George Street, according to the coroner's website.
Sheriff's deputies are investigating the cause of the accident.
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http://www.kwwl.com/story/30896468/2016/01/06/rare-bike-stolen-from-man-with-stomach-cancer :x
An Eastern Iowa man is hoping things turn around -- and soon.
Someone stole his one-of-a kind bike. This was his only form of transportation.
Cedar Falls police are asking the public for help.
A month ago from today someone stole a rare motorized-bike from Brett Garbes's front porch.
Brett has been battling stomach cancer and has a clogged artery, so he struggles walking far distances.
He said he even has a hard time walking up the stairs to his home and can't ride a normal bike.
He doesn't have the money to buy a car right now.
And without his motorized-bike, he's had to rely on friends and the bus to get around.
Brett's bike was worth at least one thousand one hundred dollars.
He actually bought this bike to replace one he made that broke down.
And said he's been worried about loosing his job because it's been hard to get around.
If you think you might have seen this bike or have any information on where it might be, call Cedar Falls Police or Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers.
An Eastern Iowa man is hoping things turn around -- and soon.
Someone stole his one-of-a kind bike. This was his only form of transportation.
Cedar Falls police are asking the public for help.
A month ago from today someone stole a rare motorized-bike from Brett Garbes's front porch.
Brett has been battling stomach cancer and has a clogged artery, so he struggles walking far distances.
He said he even has a hard time walking up the stairs to his home and can't ride a normal bike.
He doesn't have the money to buy a car right now.
And without his motorized-bike, he's had to rely on friends and the bus to get around.
Brett's bike was worth at least one thousand one hundred dollars.
He actually bought this bike to replace one he made that broke down.
And said he's been worried about loosing his job because it's been hard to get around.
If you think you might have seen this bike or have any information on where it might be, call Cedar Falls Police or Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers.
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http://www.dailyrepublic.com/news/vacaville/woman-injured-in-dec-28-bike-accident-dies/
VACAVILLE — The 33-year-old Vacaville woman critically injured in a Dec. 28 accident on Butcher Road died from her injuries Wednesday afternoon, according to Vacaville police.
Lindsey Ellyn Garner was riding east on Butcher Road at about 5 a.m. when she was struck by a Cadillac Escalade that was heading north on Alamo Drive.
Garner suffered significant head trauma and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
VACAVILLE — The 33-year-old Vacaville woman critically injured in a Dec. 28 accident on Butcher Road died from her injuries Wednesday afternoon, according to Vacaville police.
Lindsey Ellyn Garner was riding east on Butcher Road at about 5 a.m. when she was struck by a Cadillac Escalade that was heading north on Alamo Drive.
Garner suffered significant head trauma and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...-a-pothole-that-was-filled-in-days-later.html Beware of water-filled potholes, the invisible killer.
A triathlete was hit by a car and killed after she was reportedly thrown off her bike by a pothole that should have been fixed before Christmas.
Mother-of-three Kate Vanloo, 52, was cycling on a country lane in Warwickshire with a friend when she came off her bike and was hit by a car.
She was thrown onto the road and into the path of a car when she cycled into a water-filled pothole, the Daily Mail said.
The road was due to be resurfaced before Christmas, but the work was reportedly postponed after a request by a nearby farm selling Christmas trees. The hole was filled in within 48 hours of Mrs Vanloo’s death.
Mrs Vanloo died after being hit by a Toyota Yaris driven by a woman in her 60s on Holt Lane, lane in Napton, near Southam, Warwickshire, on Sunday 3 January.
Neil Adkins, 55, who runs a nearby campsite, told the Daily Mail: “Road closure signs went up last month, but then nothing happened.
“The incident was just a tragic accident. If it wasn’t for the pothole the lady would never have come off the bike, as I understand it. The car driver wasn’t to blame.”
One of Mrs Vanloo’s neighbours said: “If the pothole wasn’t there, she wouldn’t have fallen. Or she could have hit the pothole and survived with a few grazes if it wasn’t for the passing car.”
Mrs Vanloo was an enthusiastic member of Rugby Triathlon Club, winning multiple awards, organising training days and helping to design club kit.
The club paid tribute to the “fierce and determined triathlon competitor” who will be “greatly missed by all of us”.
“Kate touched many of our lives as a fierce and determined triathlon competitor, a great coach and as a valuable member of the Club’s Management Committee.
“Several of the Club’s perpetual trophies bear testament to her competitiveness. She won the Club’s Olympic Distance trophy in 2015 and all three Middle Distance trophies in 2013.
“As a coach, Kate had recently passed her BTF Level 2 qualification and spent much time imparting her knowledge and enthusiasm to fellow members at various of the Club’s training sessions. She inspired and motivated many.”
Another member of the club, Phil Scott, 48, said: “Potholes are a major problem all over the country.
“Even though we are in a time of austerity, they need to be tackled. I don’t think that many motorists realise that if a cyclist moved out into the road they are not being difficult. They may well be trying to avoid a pothole.”
Mr Scott said workmen had filled the hole in on the Monday or Tuesday after the incident.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “When crews arrived on scene they discovered a cyclist lying in the road following a collision with a car.
“Unfortunately it became apparent that due to the serious injuries suffered in the incident, nothing could be done to save the woman and she was confirmed dead at the scene.
“The driver of the car, a woman believed to be in her 60s, was treated for the effects of shock and discharged on scene whilst a second cyclist, also a woman, did not require medical attention.”
Mrs Vanloo’s family described her as a “wonderful mother, sister and daughter” who died doing something “she truly loved”.
“While we are all trying to come to terms with the loss of such a wonderful mother, sister, daughter and friend we are mindful that Kate died doing something that she truly loved and was her passion,” they said.
The police have appealed for witnesses to come forward with information about the collision.
Beware of water-filled potholes, the invisible killer.A triathlete was hit by a car and killed after she was reportedly thrown off her bike by a pothole that should have been fixed before Christmas.
Mother-of-three Kate Vanloo, 52, was cycling on a country lane in Warwickshire with a friend when she came off her bike and was hit by a car.
She was thrown onto the road and into the path of a car when she cycled into a water-filled pothole, the Daily Mail said.
The road was due to be resurfaced before Christmas, but the work was reportedly postponed after a request by a nearby farm selling Christmas trees. The hole was filled in within 48 hours of Mrs Vanloo’s death.
Mrs Vanloo died after being hit by a Toyota Yaris driven by a woman in her 60s on Holt Lane, lane in Napton, near Southam, Warwickshire, on Sunday 3 January.
Neil Adkins, 55, who runs a nearby campsite, told the Daily Mail: “Road closure signs went up last month, but then nothing happened.
“The incident was just a tragic accident. If it wasn’t for the pothole the lady would never have come off the bike, as I understand it. The car driver wasn’t to blame.”
One of Mrs Vanloo’s neighbours said: “If the pothole wasn’t there, she wouldn’t have fallen. Or she could have hit the pothole and survived with a few grazes if it wasn’t for the passing car.”
Mrs Vanloo was an enthusiastic member of Rugby Triathlon Club, winning multiple awards, organising training days and helping to design club kit.
The club paid tribute to the “fierce and determined triathlon competitor” who will be “greatly missed by all of us”.
“Kate touched many of our lives as a fierce and determined triathlon competitor, a great coach and as a valuable member of the Club’s Management Committee.
“Several of the Club’s perpetual trophies bear testament to her competitiveness. She won the Club’s Olympic Distance trophy in 2015 and all three Middle Distance trophies in 2013.
“As a coach, Kate had recently passed her BTF Level 2 qualification and spent much time imparting her knowledge and enthusiasm to fellow members at various of the Club’s training sessions. She inspired and motivated many.”
Another member of the club, Phil Scott, 48, said: “Potholes are a major problem all over the country.
“Even though we are in a time of austerity, they need to be tackled. I don’t think that many motorists realise that if a cyclist moved out into the road they are not being difficult. They may well be trying to avoid a pothole.”
Mr Scott said workmen had filled the hole in on the Monday or Tuesday after the incident.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “When crews arrived on scene they discovered a cyclist lying in the road following a collision with a car.
“Unfortunately it became apparent that due to the serious injuries suffered in the incident, nothing could be done to save the woman and she was confirmed dead at the scene.
“The driver of the car, a woman believed to be in her 60s, was treated for the effects of shock and discharged on scene whilst a second cyclist, also a woman, did not require medical attention.”
Mrs Vanloo’s family described her as a “wonderful mother, sister and daughter” who died doing something “she truly loved”.
“While we are all trying to come to terms with the loss of such a wonderful mother, sister, daughter and friend we are mindful that Kate died doing something that she truly loved and was her passion,” they said.
The police have appealed for witnesses to come forward with information about the collision.
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http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article54200505.htmlLast sentence: Blame "the kid". 
Traffic collisions in San Luis Obispo hit their lowest point in more than 15 years in 2014, while the number of DUI arrests rose to their highest level since 2002.
Crashes involving bicyclists or pedestrians also dropped, according to the city’s most recent traffic safety report analyzing collision data from 2014, which was presented to the San Luis Obispo City Council on Jan. 5.
Still, there were 201 injury collisions in 2014 — down from a peak of 315 in 2004 — which led San Luis Obispo Councilman Dan Rivoire to note, “I think we’ve got some work to do, but the foundation is unbelievable.”
Bicycle collisions had dropped since 2009, decreasing 20 percent from 2013 to 2014, even as ridership increases, city officials said. Jake Hudson, the city’s transportation manager, said the decline was partly because of the city spending more on projects to improve rider safety.
Although pedestrian-involved crashes jumped to 39 in 2013, which the city attributed to more people walking to their destinations, that number fell again in 2014 to “normal” levels — 24 collisions that year.
There were also 445 DUI arrests in 2014, up from 377 the previous year. City officials attributed the increase to a grant-funded DUI enforcement patrol officer.
One traffic-related fatality occurred in 2014. A 22-year-old San Luis Obispo man was struck by a vehicle shortly before 5 a.m. on Feb. 8, 2014, while standing in the roadway on South Higuera Street near the city limits, south of Los Osos Valley Road.
The location with the highest number of collisions in 2014 — 10 crashes — was Calle Joaquin and Los Osos Valley Road, with a pattern of rear-end and broadside collisions. City staff plans to monitor the area after construction is completed on the massive widening project at the Highway 101 interchange.
There were a total of 13 crashes along the stretch of Los Osos Valley Road between Froom Ranch Way and the northbound Highway 101 on- and off-ramps. The safety report noted ongoing construction of the overpass as a contributing factor.
City staff uses the annual report to identify projects to improve safety for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians. Eight projects were completed or underway in 2014 and 2015, including new green bike lanes at Santa Rosa and Walnut streets, Broad Street and Orcutt Road, and California Avenue at the intersection with northbound Highway 101.
Eight locations with higher collision rates were identified for new projects in the report, such as protected turns or flashing yellow lights at Grand Avenue and Monterey Street, which had four collisions in 2014, and the intersection of Marsh and Santa Rosa streets, which had five crashes.
Projects also are proposed for two additional locations with high crash rates, but no money is currently available to fund them: the intersection of California Boulevard and Taft Street, which gets especially busy, when Cal Poly students are heading to class; and Broad Street from South Street to Orcutt Road, where there’s been a pattern of rear-end collisions and crashes with vehicles entering and exiting driveways.
A roundabout, estimated at $800,000, is proposed at California Boulevard and Taft Street. There were two crashes there in 2014 and six in five years, with a pattern of collisions between cyclists and motorists turning left onto Taft Street.
“I think it’s a really dangerous area and I’m glad you identified it,” said Mayor Jan Marx, suggesting that funding for the project be discussed during midcycle budget hearings scheduled for Feb. 16.
City Manager Katie Lichtig suggested that the council wait to allocate any money toward that project until city officials know whether they will need any reserve funds to repair El Niño-related damage later this year.
Traffic collisions in San Luis Obispo hit their lowest point in more than 15 years in 2014, while the number of DUI arrests rose to their highest level since 2002.
Crashes involving bicyclists or pedestrians also dropped, according to the city’s most recent traffic safety report analyzing collision data from 2014, which was presented to the San Luis Obispo City Council on Jan. 5.
Still, there were 201 injury collisions in 2014 — down from a peak of 315 in 2004 — which led San Luis Obispo Councilman Dan Rivoire to note, “I think we’ve got some work to do, but the foundation is unbelievable.”
Bicycle collisions had dropped since 2009, decreasing 20 percent from 2013 to 2014, even as ridership increases, city officials said. Jake Hudson, the city’s transportation manager, said the decline was partly because of the city spending more on projects to improve rider safety.
Although pedestrian-involved crashes jumped to 39 in 2013, which the city attributed to more people walking to their destinations, that number fell again in 2014 to “normal” levels — 24 collisions that year.
There were also 445 DUI arrests in 2014, up from 377 the previous year. City officials attributed the increase to a grant-funded DUI enforcement patrol officer.
One traffic-related fatality occurred in 2014. A 22-year-old San Luis Obispo man was struck by a vehicle shortly before 5 a.m. on Feb. 8, 2014, while standing in the roadway on South Higuera Street near the city limits, south of Los Osos Valley Road.
The location with the highest number of collisions in 2014 — 10 crashes — was Calle Joaquin and Los Osos Valley Road, with a pattern of rear-end and broadside collisions. City staff plans to monitor the area after construction is completed on the massive widening project at the Highway 101 interchange.
There were a total of 13 crashes along the stretch of Los Osos Valley Road between Froom Ranch Way and the northbound Highway 101 on- and off-ramps. The safety report noted ongoing construction of the overpass as a contributing factor.
City staff uses the annual report to identify projects to improve safety for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians. Eight projects were completed or underway in 2014 and 2015, including new green bike lanes at Santa Rosa and Walnut streets, Broad Street and Orcutt Road, and California Avenue at the intersection with northbound Highway 101.
Eight locations with higher collision rates were identified for new projects in the report, such as protected turns or flashing yellow lights at Grand Avenue and Monterey Street, which had four collisions in 2014, and the intersection of Marsh and Santa Rosa streets, which had five crashes.
Projects also are proposed for two additional locations with high crash rates, but no money is currently available to fund them: the intersection of California Boulevard and Taft Street, which gets especially busy, when Cal Poly students are heading to class; and Broad Street from South Street to Orcutt Road, where there’s been a pattern of rear-end collisions and crashes with vehicles entering and exiting driveways.
A roundabout, estimated at $800,000, is proposed at California Boulevard and Taft Street. There were two crashes there in 2014 and six in five years, with a pattern of collisions between cyclists and motorists turning left onto Taft Street.
“I think it’s a really dangerous area and I’m glad you identified it,” said Mayor Jan Marx, suggesting that funding for the project be discussed during midcycle budget hearings scheduled for Feb. 16.
City Manager Katie Lichtig suggested that the council wait to allocate any money toward that project until city officials know whether they will need any reserve funds to repair El Niño-related damage later this year.
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http://www.burbankpd.org/assets/1/16/Burbank_PD_News_Release_Traffic_Fatal_1.13.16.pdf
DATE: January 13, 2016
On December 9, 2015, at about 2:25 pm, Burbank Police Officers and Paramedics responded to Magnolia Boulevard and Buena Vista Street regarding a traffic collision involving a motor vehicle and a bicyclist.
The bicyclist, identified as 63 year-old Henry Peter Kuen of Los Angeles, had been struck by a vehicle making a left turn onto Buena Vista Street, as he traveled east on Magnolia Boulevard, through the intersection.
Kuen, who was not wearing a helmet, suffered severe head trauma and was transported to a local hospital by paramedics, where he remained in critical condition for over a month. On January 12, Burbank Police Traffic Detectives were informed that Kuen had succumbed to the injuries suffered in the traffic collision.
The driver of the vehicle, who is not being publicly identified at this time, which struck Kuen, remained at the scene and was interviewed by officers. The driver cooperated with the officers and was not cited or arrested. Drugs and/or alcohol were not a factor in this crash. The collision remains under investigation by traffic investigators, who will be presenting the case to the Burbank City Attorney’s Office for filing consideration in the near future.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision is asked to contact Traffic Detective Sam Anderson at (818) 238-3100.
The Burbank Police Department logged four fatalities in 2015 as a result of traffic collisions. We would like to remind the public to remain vigilant and avoid distractions when traveling on our roadways. Drive at a safe speed for the conditions, don’t text / talk on your cellphone, always maintain safe distances and look twice for pedestrians and bicyclists.
DATE: January 13, 2016
On December 9, 2015, at about 2:25 pm, Burbank Police Officers and Paramedics responded to Magnolia Boulevard and Buena Vista Street regarding a traffic collision involving a motor vehicle and a bicyclist.
The bicyclist, identified as 63 year-old Henry Peter Kuen of Los Angeles, had been struck by a vehicle making a left turn onto Buena Vista Street, as he traveled east on Magnolia Boulevard, through the intersection.
Kuen, who was not wearing a helmet, suffered severe head trauma and was transported to a local hospital by paramedics, where he remained in critical condition for over a month. On January 12, Burbank Police Traffic Detectives were informed that Kuen had succumbed to the injuries suffered in the traffic collision.
The driver of the vehicle, who is not being publicly identified at this time, which struck Kuen, remained at the scene and was interviewed by officers. The driver cooperated with the officers and was not cited or arrested. Drugs and/or alcohol were not a factor in this crash. The collision remains under investigation by traffic investigators, who will be presenting the case to the Burbank City Attorney’s Office for filing consideration in the near future.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision is asked to contact Traffic Detective Sam Anderson at (818) 238-3100.
The Burbank Police Department logged four fatalities in 2015 as a result of traffic collisions. We would like to remind the public to remain vigilant and avoid distractions when traveling on our roadways. Drive at a safe speed for the conditions, don’t text / talk on your cellphone, always maintain safe distances and look twice for pedestrians and bicyclists.
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http://www.presstelegram.com/genera...bicyclist-shot-to-death-suspects-on-the-loose
Sheriff’s homicide detectives searched Wednesday for two people who killed a man riding his bicycle in Carson, deputies said.
The shooting occurred about 6:40 p.m. Tuesday in the 21900 block of Grace Avenue, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Juanita Navarro-Suarez said.
The victim was riding his bicycle south on Grace when he was approached by two men who opened fire and ran away. The victim was found dead at the scene, Navarro-Suarez said. His name was withheld pending notification of his family.
A motive for the shooting was unknown, and no suspect descriptions were available.
Deputies asked anyone with information on the slaying to call the sheriff’s homicide bureau at 323-890-5500.
— City News Service
http://www.thedowneypatriot.com/articles/bicyclist-killed-in-fatal-collision
DOWNEY -- A 47-year-old Norwalk man was killed Wednesday after he was involved in a traffic collision with a tractor trailer.
The collision occurred at about 6:11 a.m. Authorities say the Norwalk man was on a bicycle traveling westbound on Stewart and Gray Road when he collided with the tractor heading south on Bellflower Boulevard.
The driver of the tractor trailer was identified as a 59-year-old Lakewood resident. He did not appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol and was released after questioning, police said.
The bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity was not publicly revealed.
The cause of the collision is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Haxton at (562) 904-2339 or Sgt. Miller at (562) 904-2342.
Sheriff’s homicide detectives searched Wednesday for two people who killed a man riding his bicycle in Carson, deputies said.
The shooting occurred about 6:40 p.m. Tuesday in the 21900 block of Grace Avenue, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Juanita Navarro-Suarez said.
The victim was riding his bicycle south on Grace when he was approached by two men who opened fire and ran away. The victim was found dead at the scene, Navarro-Suarez said. His name was withheld pending notification of his family.
A motive for the shooting was unknown, and no suspect descriptions were available.
Deputies asked anyone with information on the slaying to call the sheriff’s homicide bureau at 323-890-5500.
— City News Service
http://www.thedowneypatriot.com/articles/bicyclist-killed-in-fatal-collision
DOWNEY -- A 47-year-old Norwalk man was killed Wednesday after he was involved in a traffic collision with a tractor trailer.
The collision occurred at about 6:11 a.m. Authorities say the Norwalk man was on a bicycle traveling westbound on Stewart and Gray Road when he collided with the tractor heading south on Bellflower Boulevard.
The driver of the tractor trailer was identified as a 59-year-old Lakewood resident. He did not appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol and was released after questioning, police said.
The bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity was not publicly revealed.
The cause of the collision is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Haxton at (562) 904-2339 or Sgt. Miller at (562) 904-2342.
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http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/20...ys-sfpd-officer-beat-him-during-traffic-stop/ Couldn't get the video to load. :x
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A 22-year-old bicyclist says he was brutally beaten by San Francisco police after being pulled over for apparently cycling while using his cellphone.
The cyclist, Donovan Reid, says that on January 3rd he was delivering a burrito in SoMa when an officer pulled him over.
Reid briefly records the encounter using his cellphone camera, but the camera goes off shortly after the officer instructs Reid to put his hands behind his back.
The video cuts out and there isn’t any footage until two witnesses, including one of Reid’s friends, begins to roll their cameras.
In the videos Reid can be seen on the ground and it appears that one officer hits him in the knee.
Reid says the cops punched him in the stomach and held his legs down. Donovan said he has hospital photos that prove he was injured by police.
The San Francisco Police Department has said their Internal Affairs Division is investigating the incident and the Office of Citizen Complaints has been informed.
Reid said he thinks the officers were aggressive and that “They should be terminated.”
He said there was “No need for that to happen. Not to me. Not to anybody.”
If the cops in SF don't get you, ladies in Cadillacs will.
http://sf.streetsblog.org/2016/01/13/cyclist-pepper-sprayed-by-motorist/
Danica Helb, a 35-year-old scientist and researcher at the University of California in San Francisco, was riding her bike on 16th Street Tuesday afternoon from her lab at San Francisco General Hospital to her office in Mission Bay, something she’s done three times a week for the past six years.
Between Mississippi and Owens, the traffic lanes narrow and “you lose the designated bike lane and there’s no shoulder,” she explained. That’s where a black Cadillac squeezed past at high speed within “six inches,” she said. That, despite the fact that there was ample space in the next lane and several other cars had just passed safely.
The incident left her shaken, so she glided a few car lengths ahead to where the Cadillac had stopped at a red light. She knocked on the window. The driver said “Go away, I’m not talking to you.” Helb replied: “Excuse me, you have to give cyclists three feet when passing, please be more careful.”
At that point the driver, whom Helb described as an African America woman, 45-to-55, and heavy set, started screaming. She rolled down the window and shouted “You better get out of here!” as she pulled out a spray can. Helb backed off. But the driver sprayed anyway. She dodged most of the orange mist, but the wind managed to waft some of it towards her. “It got into my throat and eyes,” she said. But she managed to get a photograph of the license plate.
Two witnesses came forward and gave Helb contact information. One of them, who asked only to be identified as Sarah, spoke with Streetsblog. “The cyclist was really shaken up and surprised,” she said. “It was unwarranted the way she was treated by the person in the vehicle.”
Unwarranted and illegal, stressed Andy Gillin, an attorney with the Bay Area firm GJEL. “It could well be a felony. It’s at least a misdemeanor assault,” he said.
The question is, will the San Francisco Police treat it as such?
Helb filed a police report. Carlos Manfredi, a spokesman for SFPD, said an inspector is assigned to the case and will start investigating. “He will reach out to the victim, get more details, reach out to the witnesses as well,” he said.
But going by past experience, Chris Cassidy, a spokesman for the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, doesn’t have confidence. “The SFPD’s leadership can find hundreds of officer-hours for cracking down on people biking. When you hand the SFPD witnesses’ accounts and license plate numbers, however, they can’t find the time to investigate allegations of assaults against SF Bicycle Coalition members like Danica Helb and Maxwell Wallace ,” he said.
Gillin, meanwhile, said the way to make sure the police investigate is to bring the incident to the attention of bike-friendly San Francisco Supervisors, which Streetsblog did. “We expect SFPD to investigate allegations of assault in all its seriousness, regardless of whether the charge comes from a bicyclist, a car driver, or anyone,” said Ivy Lee, a spokeswoman for Supervisor Jane Kim. “That’s their job and they should do it.”
Manfredi said that’s what’s happening. And while he recommends against confronting drivers, he praised Helb. “She was right to get the license plate and witnesses.”
Helb, meanwhile, said she’ll continue to bike to her appointments. “It’s important to let drivers know when they’re being unsafe,” she said, adding “I’m still going to call them on it.”
Couldn't get the video to load. :x SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A 22-year-old bicyclist says he was brutally beaten by San Francisco police after being pulled over for apparently cycling while using his cellphone.
The cyclist, Donovan Reid, says that on January 3rd he was delivering a burrito in SoMa when an officer pulled him over.
Reid briefly records the encounter using his cellphone camera, but the camera goes off shortly after the officer instructs Reid to put his hands behind his back.
The video cuts out and there isn’t any footage until two witnesses, including one of Reid’s friends, begins to roll their cameras.
In the videos Reid can be seen on the ground and it appears that one officer hits him in the knee.
Reid says the cops punched him in the stomach and held his legs down. Donovan said he has hospital photos that prove he was injured by police.
The San Francisco Police Department has said their Internal Affairs Division is investigating the incident and the Office of Citizen Complaints has been informed.
Reid said he thinks the officers were aggressive and that “They should be terminated.”
He said there was “No need for that to happen. Not to me. Not to anybody.”
If the cops in SF don't get you, ladies in Cadillacs will.
http://sf.streetsblog.org/2016/01/13/cyclist-pepper-sprayed-by-motorist/
Danica Helb, a 35-year-old scientist and researcher at the University of California in San Francisco, was riding her bike on 16th Street Tuesday afternoon from her lab at San Francisco General Hospital to her office in Mission Bay, something she’s done three times a week for the past six years.
Between Mississippi and Owens, the traffic lanes narrow and “you lose the designated bike lane and there’s no shoulder,” she explained. That’s where a black Cadillac squeezed past at high speed within “six inches,” she said. That, despite the fact that there was ample space in the next lane and several other cars had just passed safely.
The incident left her shaken, so she glided a few car lengths ahead to where the Cadillac had stopped at a red light. She knocked on the window. The driver said “Go away, I’m not talking to you.” Helb replied: “Excuse me, you have to give cyclists three feet when passing, please be more careful.”
At that point the driver, whom Helb described as an African America woman, 45-to-55, and heavy set, started screaming. She rolled down the window and shouted “You better get out of here!” as she pulled out a spray can. Helb backed off. But the driver sprayed anyway. She dodged most of the orange mist, but the wind managed to waft some of it towards her. “It got into my throat and eyes,” she said. But she managed to get a photograph of the license plate.
Two witnesses came forward and gave Helb contact information. One of them, who asked only to be identified as Sarah, spoke with Streetsblog. “The cyclist was really shaken up and surprised,” she said. “It was unwarranted the way she was treated by the person in the vehicle.”
Unwarranted and illegal, stressed Andy Gillin, an attorney with the Bay Area firm GJEL. “It could well be a felony. It’s at least a misdemeanor assault,” he said.
The question is, will the San Francisco Police treat it as such?
Helb filed a police report. Carlos Manfredi, a spokesman for SFPD, said an inspector is assigned to the case and will start investigating. “He will reach out to the victim, get more details, reach out to the witnesses as well,” he said.
But going by past experience, Chris Cassidy, a spokesman for the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, doesn’t have confidence. “The SFPD’s leadership can find hundreds of officer-hours for cracking down on people biking. When you hand the SFPD witnesses’ accounts and license plate numbers, however, they can’t find the time to investigate allegations of assaults against SF Bicycle Coalition members like Danica Helb and Maxwell Wallace ,” he said.
Gillin, meanwhile, said the way to make sure the police investigate is to bring the incident to the attention of bike-friendly San Francisco Supervisors, which Streetsblog did. “We expect SFPD to investigate allegations of assault in all its seriousness, regardless of whether the charge comes from a bicyclist, a car driver, or anyone,” said Ivy Lee, a spokeswoman for Supervisor Jane Kim. “That’s their job and they should do it.”
Manfredi said that’s what’s happening. And while he recommends against confronting drivers, he praised Helb. “She was right to get the license plate and witnesses.”
Helb, meanwhile, said she’ll continue to bike to her appointments. “It’s important to let drivers know when they’re being unsafe,” she said, adding “I’m still going to call them on it.”
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http://www.marinscope.com/novato_ad...cle_3f0b27e8-ba63-11e5-a1f4-c398ee1a19e2.html
An 80-year-old man died at Stanford Hospital from injuries he suffered when his bicycle was hit by a vehicle Tuesday afternoon, a Novato police sergeant said.
The man was riding his bicycle south on the east sidewalk of Seventh Street at 3:17 p.m. when he was struck by a vehicle making a left turn from a private parking lot at 936 Seventh St., Sgt. Eric Riddell said.
The 16-year-old female driver, a Novato resident, stopped at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, Riddell said. The bicyclist, whose name has not been released, died during surgery, the sergeant said.
Neither person appeared to have been under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The accident happened at a slow speed, but the driver rolled over the bicyclist, causing significant injuries, Riddell said.
An 80-year-old man died at Stanford Hospital from injuries he suffered when his bicycle was hit by a vehicle Tuesday afternoon, a Novato police sergeant said.
The man was riding his bicycle south on the east sidewalk of Seventh Street at 3:17 p.m. when he was struck by a vehicle making a left turn from a private parking lot at 936 Seventh St., Sgt. Eric Riddell said.
The 16-year-old female driver, a Novato resident, stopped at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, Riddell said. The bicyclist, whose name has not been released, died during surgery, the sergeant said.
Neither person appeared to have been under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The accident happened at a slow speed, but the driver rolled over the bicyclist, causing significant injuries, Riddell said.
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http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Man-killed-driver-sought-in-South-Bay-hit-and-run-6761237.php
A man riding a bicycle was killed in San Jose Friday morning after the driver of the a pickup truck hit him once, then backed up and hit him again before fleeing the scene, police said.
The first reports of the crash came in around 4:50 a.m. near the intersection of West Santa Clara Street and Delmas Avenue, said Officer Albert Morales, a police spokesman.
Witnesses told police the truck had been heading southbound on Delmas Avenue when the man was hit the first time, but then the driver apparently reversed and struck the man a second time in what police at the scene said was “an intentional act.”
Morales said the victim, who was not identified, died at the scene.
A full-size white, early 90s pickup truck with front-end damage on the driver’s side was seen leaving the scene southbound on Delmas Avenue, Morales said, and the bed of the truck appeared to be full.
Both directions of Santa Clara Street were closed between the Highway 87 off ramp and Autumn Street for more than four hours as investigators processed the scene, but the road was reopened just before 10 a.m.
A man riding a bicycle was killed in San Jose Friday morning after the driver of the a pickup truck hit him once, then backed up and hit him again before fleeing the scene, police said.
The first reports of the crash came in around 4:50 a.m. near the intersection of West Santa Clara Street and Delmas Avenue, said Officer Albert Morales, a police spokesman.
Witnesses told police the truck had been heading southbound on Delmas Avenue when the man was hit the first time, but then the driver apparently reversed and struck the man a second time in what police at the scene said was “an intentional act.”
Morales said the victim, who was not identified, died at the scene.
A full-size white, early 90s pickup truck with front-end damage on the driver’s side was seen leaving the scene southbound on Delmas Avenue, Morales said, and the bed of the truck appeared to be full.
Both directions of Santa Clara Street were closed between the Highway 87 off ramp and Autumn Street for more than four hours as investigators processed the scene, but the road was reopened just before 10 a.m.
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http://www.vcstar.com/news/local/ox...40-203e-1fa3-e053-0100007f2f91-365659421.html
A 17-year-old male was struck and killed by a Union Pacific train early Monday on the train bridge near Santa Clara River between Ventura and Oxnard, a Union Pacific official said.
The teenager was walking northbound down the middle of the tracks with a bicycle when he was struck by a northbound train at 3 a.m., said Francisco Castillo Jr., area director of corporate relations and media for Union Pacific.
The train's emergency horn and brakes were activated, Castillo said.
The train was a 76-car oil train, Castillo said.
The tracks were reopened at 7 a.m.
The Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office declined to confirm the victim's age or gender, pending notification of next of kin.
A 17-year-old male was struck and killed by a Union Pacific train early Monday on the train bridge near Santa Clara River between Ventura and Oxnard, a Union Pacific official said.
The teenager was walking northbound down the middle of the tracks with a bicycle when he was struck by a northbound train at 3 a.m., said Francisco Castillo Jr., area director of corporate relations and media for Union Pacific.
The train's emergency horn and brakes were activated, Castillo said.
The train was a 76-car oil train, Castillo said.
The tracks were reopened at 7 a.m.
The Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office declined to confirm the victim's age or gender, pending notification of next of kin.
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http://www.ocregister.com/articles/behind-700466-police-olivos.html
IRVINE - Police are investigating as a homicide the death of a man found Tuesday morning on a popular bike path behind an upscale apartment complex in a city considered among the nation’s safest.
Late Tuesday afternoon police identified the man via Twitter as 51-year-old Irvine resident Sidney Siemensma.
Irvine police responded around 7 a.m. after someone called to report an injured man on the San Diego Creek Trail behind Los Olivos Apartment Homes, according to the Irvine Police Department. The community is located at 350 Gitano, north of Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre and south of I-405.
When officers and Orange County Fire Authority personnel arrived, they found a body with multiple injuries.
Police were attempting to determine the “nature and cause” of those injuries to deduce the cause of death, said Farrah Emami, public information officer for the Irvine Police Department.
A bicycle was found near the man’s body, and police are investigating whether it’s related to the incident, Emami said.
It appears that the homicide is an isolated incident, she added.
The body was visible to drivers on I-405 Tuesday morning, so he was covered with a tent until coroner officials arrived around 10:15 a.m.
Josie Santos, 20, of Santa Ana said she saw the body as she was driving south on I-405 at around 7:45 a.m. with two co-workers to their jobs at an Irvine loan company
As their car slowed down to switch lanes and exit the freeway onto Irvine Center Drive, Santos glanced over and spotted an older white male on the trail wearing what appeared to be a sweater, shorts and running shoes, she said.
“There was blood all over his clothing,” she said, adding that about a half-dozen police officers stood around the man.
Yvette Middleton, a nanny for a family who lives in Los Olivos, said she was preparing to take the 10-month-old boy she babysits out for a stroll on the trail when she spotted police and turned back.
“It’s crazy,” she said while pushing a stroller. “I walk here every day for an hour.”
Valerie Harlow, a Los Olivos resident, said the police activity interrupted her morning walk on the trail.
“I’m not going down there because it’s roped off,” she said. “They (police) had to turn bikers away.”
The FBI this past fall said Irvine had recorded its lowest-ever per capita rate of violent crime and property crime in 2014.
That year, according to the same federal data, Irvine had the nation's lowest per capita violent crime rate among cities with a population of at least 100,000 for the 11th year running. The city had two homicides in 2015, according to police.
IRVINE - Police are investigating as a homicide the death of a man found Tuesday morning on a popular bike path behind an upscale apartment complex in a city considered among the nation’s safest.
Late Tuesday afternoon police identified the man via Twitter as 51-year-old Irvine resident Sidney Siemensma.
Irvine police responded around 7 a.m. after someone called to report an injured man on the San Diego Creek Trail behind Los Olivos Apartment Homes, according to the Irvine Police Department. The community is located at 350 Gitano, north of Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre and south of I-405.
When officers and Orange County Fire Authority personnel arrived, they found a body with multiple injuries.
Police were attempting to determine the “nature and cause” of those injuries to deduce the cause of death, said Farrah Emami, public information officer for the Irvine Police Department.
A bicycle was found near the man’s body, and police are investigating whether it’s related to the incident, Emami said.
It appears that the homicide is an isolated incident, she added.
The body was visible to drivers on I-405 Tuesday morning, so he was covered with a tent until coroner officials arrived around 10:15 a.m.
Josie Santos, 20, of Santa Ana said she saw the body as she was driving south on I-405 at around 7:45 a.m. with two co-workers to their jobs at an Irvine loan company
As their car slowed down to switch lanes and exit the freeway onto Irvine Center Drive, Santos glanced over and spotted an older white male on the trail wearing what appeared to be a sweater, shorts and running shoes, she said.
“There was blood all over his clothing,” she said, adding that about a half-dozen police officers stood around the man.
Yvette Middleton, a nanny for a family who lives in Los Olivos, said she was preparing to take the 10-month-old boy she babysits out for a stroll on the trail when she spotted police and turned back.
“It’s crazy,” she said while pushing a stroller. “I walk here every day for an hour.”
Valerie Harlow, a Los Olivos resident, said the police activity interrupted her morning walk on the trail.
“I’m not going down there because it’s roped off,” she said. “They (police) had to turn bikers away.”
The FBI this past fall said Irvine had recorded its lowest-ever per capita rate of violent crime and property crime in 2014.
That year, according to the same federal data, Irvine had the nation's lowest per capita violent crime rate among cities with a population of at least 100,000 for the 11th year running. The city had two homicides in 2015, according to police.
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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/vi...s/news-story/f5423096eb523d2cb0b95813302aa1f5 I've had a few beverage containers thrown at me before, fortunately they always missed.
A CYCLIST training for the Ironman championships has told of the shocking moment she was knocked from her bicycle when a motorist hurled a 1.25-litre bottle of Pepsi at her head in Melbourne’s southeast.
Shaken and with her arm in a sling and grazes and bruises down her right side, Melinda Fisher said she is lucky to be alive.
Ms Fisher, 34, was riding in the bike lane along Beach Rd, near Cliff Grove, Beaumaris, when a motorist in a dark green Commodore screamed abuse as they drove past about 7.10am.
Not even a minute later, the late model sedan returned and as they passed her again, at close range, pegged the full bottle towards her.
The bottle slammed into the side of Ms Fisher’s head, the force so strong it left a dent in her helmet and sent her tumbling into the middle of the road.
“I didn’t even see it coming,” Ms Fisher told the Herald Sun.
The bottle hit me with enough force that I just hit the ground. It was just hit and bang into the road.
“I’m just lucky that there was no car travelling behind them otherwise I would have been run over.”
The car, believed to be holding two men, sped off.
Ms Fisher’s partner Greg Porter was following on his bike about 300m behind when he came across her injured and writhing in pain on the road.
“My heart was in my mouth when I saw her laying there covered in blood,” he said.
When he realised she was OK, he asked her if she had been hit by a bottle, because the hooligans had thrown a bottle at him moments earlier but missed.
“To pick out a woman riding by herself and do this is a very low act,” Mr Porter, 38, said.
“It’s not road rage. There was no antagonising. It’s straight out assault.”
The couple, from Lynhurst, run Krunchies Health and Fitness training group and regularly ride on the popular strip for cyclists.
“You get a little bit of abuse every now and then from people saying ‘get out the way’ but nothing like this,” Ms Fisher said.
“I do understand some cyclists give others a bad name by doing the wrong thing, but I was just riding along in the bike lane minding my own business.”
Paramedics treated Ms Fisher at the scene before taking her to Sandringham Hospital.
Scans on her swollen shoulder found she had not broken any bones, but she does have a torn ligament.
The injuries will set her back two weeks in her training for this year’s Ironman Malaysia contest on Langkawi Island in November.
But she said the attack will not stop her from getting back on her bike.
“I just hope by speaking out that these guys are found before they do it again,” she said.
Ms Fisher urged anyone with information about the culprits or who has seen a car fitting the description to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
A CYCLIST training for the Ironman championships has told of the shocking moment she was knocked from her bicycle when a motorist hurled a 1.25-litre bottle of Pepsi at her head in Melbourne’s southeast.
Shaken and with her arm in a sling and grazes and bruises down her right side, Melinda Fisher said she is lucky to be alive.
Ms Fisher, 34, was riding in the bike lane along Beach Rd, near Cliff Grove, Beaumaris, when a motorist in a dark green Commodore screamed abuse as they drove past about 7.10am.
Not even a minute later, the late model sedan returned and as they passed her again, at close range, pegged the full bottle towards her.
The bottle slammed into the side of Ms Fisher’s head, the force so strong it left a dent in her helmet and sent her tumbling into the middle of the road.
“I didn’t even see it coming,” Ms Fisher told the Herald Sun.
The bottle hit me with enough force that I just hit the ground. It was just hit and bang into the road.
“I’m just lucky that there was no car travelling behind them otherwise I would have been run over.”
The car, believed to be holding two men, sped off.
Ms Fisher’s partner Greg Porter was following on his bike about 300m behind when he came across her injured and writhing in pain on the road.
“My heart was in my mouth when I saw her laying there covered in blood,” he said.
When he realised she was OK, he asked her if she had been hit by a bottle, because the hooligans had thrown a bottle at him moments earlier but missed.
“To pick out a woman riding by herself and do this is a very low act,” Mr Porter, 38, said.
“It’s not road rage. There was no antagonising. It’s straight out assault.”
The couple, from Lynhurst, run Krunchies Health and Fitness training group and regularly ride on the popular strip for cyclists.
“You get a little bit of abuse every now and then from people saying ‘get out the way’ but nothing like this,” Ms Fisher said.
“I do understand some cyclists give others a bad name by doing the wrong thing, but I was just riding along in the bike lane minding my own business.”
Paramedics treated Ms Fisher at the scene before taking her to Sandringham Hospital.
Scans on her swollen shoulder found she had not broken any bones, but she does have a torn ligament.
The injuries will set her back two weeks in her training for this year’s Ironman Malaysia contest on Langkawi Island in November.
But she said the attack will not stop her from getting back on her bike.
“I just hope by speaking out that these guys are found before they do it again,” she said.
Ms Fisher urged anyone with information about the culprits or who has seen a car fitting the description to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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And now for some positive news:http://www.sierrasun.com/news/20230773-113/27-million-lake-tahoe-bike-path-on-tap
I've been on that road a few times, NO shoulder in many places with trucks, motorhomes, and cars everywhere. Very popular scenic cycling route.
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — The long-awaited bike path from Incline Village to Sand Harbor State Park is on course to break ground this upcoming construction season — roughly a year later than originally anticipated.
The “East Shore Bike Trail” will consist of a 10-foot-wide, three-mile paved path separate from Highway 28, providing safe access along a dangerous stretch of roadway that often features motorists dodging cyclists and pedestrians.
As for why construction is starting later than the original 2015 groundbreaking goal, Tahoe Transportation District Manager Carl Hasty said: “A project this complex, with as many partners and funding sources, it takes time to get everything lined up, which is to be expected.”
While trail work is anticipated to start this construction season, which typically extends from May 1 and Oct. 15, the specific month it will begin is yet to be determined, he said.
It’s expected the three-mile paved trail will take two seasons to construct, Hasty said.
The multi-use trail will start at the Lakeshore Drive intersection, expanding that road’s current bike path down to Sand Harbor, providing access to Hidden Beach, Memorial Point and other scenic vistas along the way.
It’s estimated the project, which also includes erosion control work along Highway 28 and additional parking spaces along the route, will cost between $26 million and $27 million, Hasty said.
Project funding is secured and consists of a mix of private, local, state and federal dollars, he said.
With construction slated for this year, it marks the next major component in the Tahoe Transportation District-led America’s Most Beautiful Bikeway project that aims to one day circumnavigate the lake.
Meanwhile, another phase of the project extending from Sand Harbor to the U.S. Highway 50, Spooner Summit junction is being developed, with environmental analysis being performed, Hasty said. Securing approvals and funding for that 8-mile trail segment are among the next steps.
“(Trails) are becoming a more important part of our overall transportation network,” Hasty said.
Visit tahoetransportation.org/sr28 to learn about this and other projects planned for Highway 28 between Incline Village and Spooner.
I've been on that road a few times, NO shoulder in many places with trucks, motorhomes, and cars everywhere. Very popular scenic cycling route.
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — The long-awaited bike path from Incline Village to Sand Harbor State Park is on course to break ground this upcoming construction season — roughly a year later than originally anticipated.
The “East Shore Bike Trail” will consist of a 10-foot-wide, three-mile paved path separate from Highway 28, providing safe access along a dangerous stretch of roadway that often features motorists dodging cyclists and pedestrians.
As for why construction is starting later than the original 2015 groundbreaking goal, Tahoe Transportation District Manager Carl Hasty said: “A project this complex, with as many partners and funding sources, it takes time to get everything lined up, which is to be expected.”
While trail work is anticipated to start this construction season, which typically extends from May 1 and Oct. 15, the specific month it will begin is yet to be determined, he said.
It’s expected the three-mile paved trail will take two seasons to construct, Hasty said.
The multi-use trail will start at the Lakeshore Drive intersection, expanding that road’s current bike path down to Sand Harbor, providing access to Hidden Beach, Memorial Point and other scenic vistas along the way.
It’s estimated the project, which also includes erosion control work along Highway 28 and additional parking spaces along the route, will cost between $26 million and $27 million, Hasty said.
Project funding is secured and consists of a mix of private, local, state and federal dollars, he said.
With construction slated for this year, it marks the next major component in the Tahoe Transportation District-led America’s Most Beautiful Bikeway project that aims to one day circumnavigate the lake.
Meanwhile, another phase of the project extending from Sand Harbor to the U.S. Highway 50, Spooner Summit junction is being developed, with environmental analysis being performed, Hasty said. Securing approvals and funding for that 8-mile trail segment are among the next steps.
“(Trails) are becoming a more important part of our overall transportation network,” Hasty said.
Visit tahoetransportation.org/sr28 to learn about this and other projects planned for Highway 28 between Incline Village and Spooner.
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http://www.recorderonline.com/news/...b42-c0cb-11e5-8a0e-cb7a3a0c0179.html?mode=jqm
Porterville Police Sgt. Rick Carrillo said Charles Boyd McIlwain, 47, a long-time resident of the Porterville area, was riding his bike across the four-line divided highway when he was struck in the southbound lanes at 5:38 p.m.
Mcllwain was pronounced dead at Sierra View Medical Center.
According to a press release from the Porterville Police Department, McIlwain had been traveling eastbound across the highway when he was struck by a southbound vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle was not named.
Southbound Highway 65 was closed for more than hour after the collision.
This is at least the second fatal accident at that location in the past four years. It is a popular spot for pedestrians and others to try to cross the highway. Pioneer Avenue does not cross the highway, but there is access to the highway for both northbound and southbound traffic and it is there where people cross the highway.
Carrillo said it is illegal to cross the highway and very dangerous. The speed limit there is 55 mph. He pointed out there is an overpass which people can walk over the highway just a quarter of a mile south of where the collision occurred.
Alcohol or drugs were not believed to have been involved with the collision, according to the press release.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer E. Martinez at 782-7400.
Porterville Police Sgt. Rick Carrillo said Charles Boyd McIlwain, 47, a long-time resident of the Porterville area, was riding his bike across the four-line divided highway when he was struck in the southbound lanes at 5:38 p.m.
Mcllwain was pronounced dead at Sierra View Medical Center.
According to a press release from the Porterville Police Department, McIlwain had been traveling eastbound across the highway when he was struck by a southbound vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle was not named.
Southbound Highway 65 was closed for more than hour after the collision.
This is at least the second fatal accident at that location in the past four years. It is a popular spot for pedestrians and others to try to cross the highway. Pioneer Avenue does not cross the highway, but there is access to the highway for both northbound and southbound traffic and it is there where people cross the highway.
Carrillo said it is illegal to cross the highway and very dangerous. The speed limit there is 55 mph. He pointed out there is an overpass which people can walk over the highway just a quarter of a mile south of where the collision occurred.
Alcohol or drugs were not believed to have been involved with the collision, according to the press release.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer E. Martinez at 782-7400.
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http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jan/23/fatal-bicycle-crash-spring-valley/
SPRING VALLEY
A bicyclist died in a collision with an SUV in the La Presa neighborhood of Spring Valley Saturday night, the California Highway Patrol said.
The crash occurred about 6 p.m. at Jamacha Boulevard and San Miguel Street.
The male cyclist and a Honda Odyssey SUV were both going westbound when they collided. It wasn’t clear whether the bike rider was going in the right direction or who was at fault, a CHP officer said.
The impact knocked the rider off his bicycle. He was wearing a helmet, but suffered severe injuries and died at a trauma center. The rider was not carrying identification, so his name and age were not immediately known, the CHP said.
The SUV driver, a 34-year-old man, stopped after the collision. He was not injured, the CHP said.
SPRING VALLEY
A bicyclist died in a collision with an SUV in the La Presa neighborhood of Spring Valley Saturday night, the California Highway Patrol said.
The crash occurred about 6 p.m. at Jamacha Boulevard and San Miguel Street.
The male cyclist and a Honda Odyssey SUV were both going westbound when they collided. It wasn’t clear whether the bike rider was going in the right direction or who was at fault, a CHP officer said.
The impact knocked the rider off his bicycle. He was wearing a helmet, but suffered severe injuries and died at a trauma center. The rider was not carrying identification, so his name and age were not immediately known, the CHP said.
The SUV driver, a 34-year-old man, stopped after the collision. He was not injured, the CHP said.
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http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/l...sh-glendale-driver-viral-video-366517711.html :x
A viral video showing a car veering and nearly hitting a cyclist in Glendale Monday pitted the driver against the cyclist, both arguing over what really happened.
Both men, the driver behind the wheel and the cyclist, disagree over the near hit that can be seen in the YouTube video.
"It was definitely intentional," the cyclist who shot the video and didn't want to be identified said.
The cycling community was outraged over the video that shows a dark Audi swerving toward a cyclist on Chevy Chase Drive. The driver of the Audi also did not wish to be identified.
The driver said it was he who was attacked, and he was simply reacting.
He said he honked at the cyclist as he drove by, and then he heard something hit his car. He said he tried to immediately pull over because he thought a collision occurred.
"In fact, I tried to slow down and then my attention was all on this guy assaulting me. I was just trying to get away from him," the driver said.
The battle between cyclists and drivers is nothing new to the driver, who himself is a former cyclist, he said.
"But there are a few on Chevy Chase Drive who are really obnoxious," the driver said.
The cyclist who shot the video agreed with the driver to a point.
"There are bad drivers in cars, and bad drivers on bikes, but the whole thing is we share the road," the cyclist said.
Both the driver and the cyclist have filed police reports with the Glendale Police Department.
http://www.phillyvoice.com/watch-bicyclist-driver-get-heated-s-broad-st-confrontation/ :x
he never-ending saga of strained relations between Philadelphia bicyclists and drivers took a threatening turn this weekend when YouTube user “cheekflapperer” posted video of a confrontation he had after kicking an orange cone in front of a South Broad Street funeral home.
In the video – filmed about nine months ago but posted on Sunday, it had more than 80,000 hits by noon Monday – the bicyclist is riding northbound past the Monti-Rago Funeral Home when he kicks one of three orange cones blocking a loading zone.
Warning: The video contained in this post features profane language and on-screen captions.
By the time he reaches the Porter Street intersection seconds later, a black minivan cuts him off and seemingly tries to force him into a lane where another vehicle is passing.
“You like kicking cones over?” the driver yells toward the bicycle while riding alongside him.
“That’s not your parking spot,” the bicyclist responds. “I’ll do it every day.”
“Yes it is,” the driver responds. “Try it again and I’ll take your f------ eyes out.”
The profanity-laced confrontation comes to an end when the minivan speeds off after 30 seconds. The bicyclist tells PhillyVoice that he filed a police report, but was told the District Attorney’s Office won’t pursue the case.
“I guess the more adult thing to do would be to get off and place them on the curb, but I didn't care enough to stop really.” – South Philadelphia bicyclist 'cheekflapperer'
The bicyclist said it’s a matter of South Philly funeral homes treating PPA-approved loading zones as their own personal parking spaces, “but even the application says they cannot treat it as their space nor place cones in the loading zone.”
“I only really did anything when the cones were a little too close for comfort to where I ride. I guess the more adult thing to do would be to get off and place them on the curb, but I didn't care enough to stop really,” he said via email. “I think [the driver] was so upset because I did it maybe once a week to different funeral homes that placed illegal cones out, and he was just in the right place at the right time to confront me.”
He noted that this was the first time anyone confronted him over his cone-kicking behavior.
“Cutting me off twice, with the second time almost forcing me into traffic on the other lane, was beyond what I consider justified,” said the bicyclist, who provided police with the vehicle’s license-plate number belonging to the parlor’s owner. “The detectives said I made their job really easy since I came with all his info; it wasn't hard for me to figure out who the guy was.”
The legal discussion wound through potential aggravated-assault felony to misdemeanor harassment charges, but the matter went nowhere as “the DA refused to press the case.”
“That's part of the reason why I just made this public: I'm pretty much done with the legal route,” he said. “I figure maybe someone Googling the business will see this and make another funeral home choice.”
A spokesman for the District Attorney’s Office said Monday that he would look into the case and calls to the funeral home involved weren’t immediately returned. Since there were no charges filed, PhillyVoice is withholding the alleged driver's identity. But the video caught the eye of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia.
“When drivers on Philadelphia streets intentionally put the lives of cyclists in danger, putting the information out there using social media is important, but so is alerting the police, immediately,” said BCGP communications manager Randy LoBasso, noting that improved infrastructure could help avoid these sorts of confrontations. “Cyclists need to call 911 when something like this happens, as well as alert the local police precinct.”
A viral video showing a car veering and nearly hitting a cyclist in Glendale Monday pitted the driver against the cyclist, both arguing over what really happened.
Both men, the driver behind the wheel and the cyclist, disagree over the near hit that can be seen in the YouTube video.
"It was definitely intentional," the cyclist who shot the video and didn't want to be identified said.
The cycling community was outraged over the video that shows a dark Audi swerving toward a cyclist on Chevy Chase Drive. The driver of the Audi also did not wish to be identified.
The driver said it was he who was attacked, and he was simply reacting.
He said he honked at the cyclist as he drove by, and then he heard something hit his car. He said he tried to immediately pull over because he thought a collision occurred.
"In fact, I tried to slow down and then my attention was all on this guy assaulting me. I was just trying to get away from him," the driver said.
The battle between cyclists and drivers is nothing new to the driver, who himself is a former cyclist, he said.
"But there are a few on Chevy Chase Drive who are really obnoxious," the driver said.
The cyclist who shot the video agreed with the driver to a point.
"There are bad drivers in cars, and bad drivers on bikes, but the whole thing is we share the road," the cyclist said.
Both the driver and the cyclist have filed police reports with the Glendale Police Department.
http://www.phillyvoice.com/watch-bicyclist-driver-get-heated-s-broad-st-confrontation/ :x
he never-ending saga of strained relations between Philadelphia bicyclists and drivers took a threatening turn this weekend when YouTube user “cheekflapperer” posted video of a confrontation he had after kicking an orange cone in front of a South Broad Street funeral home.
In the video – filmed about nine months ago but posted on Sunday, it had more than 80,000 hits by noon Monday – the bicyclist is riding northbound past the Monti-Rago Funeral Home when he kicks one of three orange cones blocking a loading zone.
Warning: The video contained in this post features profane language and on-screen captions.
By the time he reaches the Porter Street intersection seconds later, a black minivan cuts him off and seemingly tries to force him into a lane where another vehicle is passing.
“You like kicking cones over?” the driver yells toward the bicycle while riding alongside him.
“That’s not your parking spot,” the bicyclist responds. “I’ll do it every day.”
“Yes it is,” the driver responds. “Try it again and I’ll take your f------ eyes out.”
The profanity-laced confrontation comes to an end when the minivan speeds off after 30 seconds. The bicyclist tells PhillyVoice that he filed a police report, but was told the District Attorney’s Office won’t pursue the case.
“I guess the more adult thing to do would be to get off and place them on the curb, but I didn't care enough to stop really.” – South Philadelphia bicyclist 'cheekflapperer'
The bicyclist said it’s a matter of South Philly funeral homes treating PPA-approved loading zones as their own personal parking spaces, “but even the application says they cannot treat it as their space nor place cones in the loading zone.”
“I only really did anything when the cones were a little too close for comfort to where I ride. I guess the more adult thing to do would be to get off and place them on the curb, but I didn't care enough to stop really,” he said via email. “I think [the driver] was so upset because I did it maybe once a week to different funeral homes that placed illegal cones out, and he was just in the right place at the right time to confront me.”
He noted that this was the first time anyone confronted him over his cone-kicking behavior.
“Cutting me off twice, with the second time almost forcing me into traffic on the other lane, was beyond what I consider justified,” said the bicyclist, who provided police with the vehicle’s license-plate number belonging to the parlor’s owner. “The detectives said I made their job really easy since I came with all his info; it wasn't hard for me to figure out who the guy was.”
The legal discussion wound through potential aggravated-assault felony to misdemeanor harassment charges, but the matter went nowhere as “the DA refused to press the case.”
“That's part of the reason why I just made this public: I'm pretty much done with the legal route,” he said. “I figure maybe someone Googling the business will see this and make another funeral home choice.”
A spokesman for the District Attorney’s Office said Monday that he would look into the case and calls to the funeral home involved weren’t immediately returned. Since there were no charges filed, PhillyVoice is withholding the alleged driver's identity. But the video caught the eye of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia.
“When drivers on Philadelphia streets intentionally put the lives of cyclists in danger, putting the information out there using social media is important, but so is alerting the police, immediately,” said BCGP communications manager Randy LoBasso, noting that improved infrastructure could help avoid these sorts of confrontations. “Cyclists need to call 911 when something like this happens, as well as alert the local police precinct.”
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This thread is far darker than the title....now I feel yucky inside.
Cars suck, cops suck, laws suck...Power to the Pedals, Cyclists UNITE!
Cars suck, cops suck, laws suck...Power to the Pedals, Cyclists UNITE!
