Bike Friendly City?

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http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_30263739/east-palo-alto-bicyclist-dies-palo-alto-car
PALO ALTO -- An East Palo Alto man was fatally struck by a car in Palo Alto on Monday.
Emergency responders found Eugene Conroy, 73, unconscious and with major injuries about 9:40 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Greenwood and Hutchinson avenues, Palo Alto police said in a news release Thursday.
Paramedics took Conroy to the hospital, where he died Tuesday, police said.
A preliminary investigation showed that the driver was headed north on Hutchinson Avenue and struck the bicyclist in the intersection. There is no stop sign on Hutchinson Avenue, but there is one on Greenwood Avenue.
The bicyclist was eastbound on Greenwood Avenue and did not stop at the stop sign, police said.
The investigation is ongoing and the Specialized Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team has yet to determine the exact cause of the collision, police said.
The driver, a Palo Alto man in his 70s, remained at the scene and was cooperative with investigators, police said. He was not injured.
Authorities say there is no indication that drugs or alcohol were a factor.

 

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http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20160819/bicyclist-struck-killed-by-vehicle-in-newberry-springs

 

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http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/its-not-apartment-building-its-bicycle-house.html
It's not an apartment building, it's a bicycle house
Lloyd Alter
Design / Green Architecture
August 23, 2016
Apartment buildings without any car parking areas becoming more common, particularly in dense cities. Apartment buildings with bike storage are also becoming more common. But the Cykelehuset Ohboy! in Malmö, Sweden is a whole new type: it is an apartment building designed around the needs of people with bikes and cargo bikes.
It is in fact Sweden’s first apartment building with no parking. Instead it has a bicycle garage, outside parking and of course, you can take your bike right up to your suite.
Malmö is Building a 7-Story Bicycle House/Hotel that Accomodates Cargo Bikes! from STREETFILMS on Vimeo.
Clarence Eckerson Jr. of Streetfilms toured it recently; it is still under construction, with occupancy scheduled for the end of this year. He loves the concept: “ Wherever you have wanted to bring your cargo bike - into your apartment, in the elevator, thru the grand entrance to the complex and - yes - you can even wheel it right into your kitchen and unload groceries!”
Even in bike-friendly buildings in North America they frown on taking bikes in elevators, saying that they track in dirt, damage walls and demand more maintenance. But in this building designed by Hauschild + Siegel, all the walls are exposed concrete, and every finish appears to be bike friendly. Elevators are bigger, doorways wider, and there are places to park and lock the bike all over.
There are lessons to be learned from the unit plans as well; note how there is a small lobby with an interior stair, with access to the unit via an exterior walkway, with a handrail that jogs to allow for exterior bike storage.
This allows for cross-ventilation through the unit, reducing or eliminating the need for air conditioning. Exterior balcony entrances are a tough sell in a cold climate, but if you are a tough year round cyclist, it probably isn’t too much of a bother (and actually, Malmo is pretty temperate, “with winter temperatures steady between −3 to 4 °C (27 to 39 °F), but it rarely drops below −10 °C (14 °F).” There are also lots of units with 2, 3 and even 4 bedrooms to accommodate families- yes, families actually manage to get by without a car.
It is not as radical a design as Dr. Steven Fleming’s idea for a building made of ramps, but there are ideas here that could be applied in North American cities. Lots to learn from Cykelhuset Ohboy!

 

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http://www.coronadonewsca.com/news/...cle_cc68dad0-6a2c-11e6-8f29-bbbdc9494234.html Now for some more positive news, from bike un-friendly Coronado of all places.

The City of Coronado’s two new “Bike Fixtations,” bicycle repair stations along the Bayshore Bikeway give bicyclists the ability to make quick repairs away from the path of travel. They were installed a few weeks ago at strategic locations along the popular Class I bikeway. One is located near Glorietta Boulevard and Fourth Street near the Golf Course. The other is located near Fiddler’s Cove.

The stations have a stand to hold a bicycle by the seat post while simple maintenance is performed, as well as basic tools such as a screwdriver, Allen wrenches, and tire levers, and an air pump with a gauge securely attached.

 

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http://www.simivalleyacorn.com/news/2016-08-26/Community/Roadside_memorials_get_30_days.html :x
Roadside memorials get 30 days
Tributes ‘cropping up everywhere,’ Mayor Huber says
By Melissa Simon
WHEN THE COMMUNITY MOURNS — A makeshift memorial with flowers, candles, photographs and memorabilia covers a center median on First Street at Royal Avenue in February, near where Simi Valley resident JT Tautkus was killed in a motorcycle crash. The City Council is now instituting a policy that will allow memorials to be kept up no longer than 30 days.
A makeshift memorial with flowers, candles, photographs and memorabilia covers a center median on First Street at Royal Avenue in February, near where Simi Valley resident JT Tautkus was killed in a motorcycle crash. The City Council is now instituting a policy that will allow memorials to be kept up no longer than 30 days. From now on, makeshift memorials created in the public right of way will be taken down by the city after 30 days.

Over the years, in times of tragedy community members have put up both elaborate and simple memorials along sidewalks, center dividers and other public areas. Candles, balloons, pictures, flowers and other memorabilia are often displayed.
At a special meeting Aug. 19, the City Council decided to develop a formal policy for these roadside memorials, which are currently handled on a case-by-case basis.
Under the policy, makeshift memorials can be set up for 30 days from the date of the incident, after which time they will be cleaned up. Anything that is a potential liability, such as a candle or items blocking the sidewalk, will be removed immediately.

Ron Fuchiwaki, Simi’s public works director, said the idea of a creating a formal policy was presented to Simi Valley’s neighborhood councils in 2013. At the time, the councils, which act in an advisory capacity to the City Council, favored handling each case individually rather than instituting a blanket policy.
Fuchiwaki told the council last Friday that the cities of Thousand Oaks and Ventura have each written policies that allow memorials to remain up for about 30 days.
“The city will then take it down after placing a notice near the memorial notifying anybody that shows up that it has been removed,” he said. “They also take the material that’s salvageable and keep it for 14 days. If they’re contacted in the interim, then they’ll make arrangements to get the material back to the family or friends.”

During discussion at the meeting, Councilmember Mike Judge said the city should at least have a policy for candles, and possibly for sports memorabilia.
“Sports memorabilia can be completely innocent, but in my experience (with the Los Angeles Police Department) it can be related to gangs, and I don’t want to see it on the streets of Simi Valley,” he said at the meeting.
Mayor Bob Huber spoke about memorials that have been left up for long periods of time.
“I (worked in the funeral industry for years) and I know a little bit about this thing called grief. Everybody handles it differently. It’s a tough subject to tackle,” the mayor said.
The problem, he said, is that makeshift memorials are “cropping up everywhere” and people are becoming “obstinate” when it comes to keeping them up.

Huber referenced an accident that occurred on First Street several years ago when a 65-yearold man was riding his bicycle on the wrong side of the street without a light and was killed by a truck driver.
Simi Valley Police Chief Mitch McCann said the truck driver did not do anything wrong.
“It was a traumatic thing every time he made a regular delivery in that area. That’s the flip side of having these memorials,” the chief said.
Councilmember Keith Mashburn, a retired firefighter, said first responders are also affected every time they go by a roadside memorial.
“They didn’t see it as a nice picture, (but) as a bloody mess,” he said. “Most police officers and fire personnel act like it doesn’t bother them, but it does.”
Councilmember Steve Sojka said he liked the idea of having a 30-day policy.
“People do grieve differently, but I think 30 days is adequate and if they know there’s a policy going into it and that they’ll have to remove the memorial, that softens the blow,” he said.

Councilmember Glen Becerra said the council should also consider any potential liabilities.
“If we have a policy that allows them to be up at all, are we leaving ourselves open to a liability if someone trips and falls?” Becerra asked his fellow council members. “We have candles and crosses and teddy bears and all that other stuff that we’re saying is OK to be out there, which we all have a heart for, but if someone trips . . . I just want us to think about impacts too.”
City Attorney Lonnie Eldridge suggested the policy be clear that “a memorial is against the rules; however enforcement (for removal) is being delayed.”
The council directed city staff to develop the policy, which City Manager Eric Levitt will then approve. Any questions the council might have can be discussed at a future meeting.

 

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http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2016/08/cyclist_killed_in_accident_nea.html
Cyclist who died in accident near Chelsea was a world champion triathlete
By Martin Slagter
LIMA TOWNSHIP, MI – Karen McKeachie, a seven-time world champion triathlete, has been identified as the cyclist who died Friday, Aug. 26, after being hit by a vehicle east of Chelsea.
McKeachie's death was confirmed in a story published by Tom Demerly, an author of technical, editorial and equipment review articles for Outside, Velo-News, Bicycle Guide, Bicycling, Inside Triathlon, Triathlete, Triathlon Today! and USA Triathlon Magazine. The article also was shared on McKeachie's Facebook page.
Demerly did not disclose how the death was confirmed. Michigan State Police did not have further information on the incident as of Friday evening.

At 10:45 a.m. Friday, Huron Valley Ambulance responded to Dexter-Chelsea Road and North Fletcher Road in Lima Township for a report of an adult on a bike being hit by a vehicle.
McKeachie, 63, died at the scene, HVA spokeswoman Joyce Williams said.
She had a long and storied history as a runner and triathlete, starting with her time at the University of Michigan. She began running with an all-girl's AAU team, the "Michigammes," in the pre-Title IX era. She became an All-American runner in college in the early 1970s and later went on to help coach the team in 1974.

After starting to participate in triathlons in 1982, she became a seven-time USAT National Age Group champion, with seven golds at the ITU Triathlon Worlds and a gold at the ITU duathlon worlds.
Her last overall victory in a triathlon came at age 58. She was inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame in 2014.

After competing in races for years, McKeachie organized and directed her first running race in 1978, followed by her first triathlon five years later. Most recently, she organized races and events with her husband, Lew Kidder, through Wildside Events, llc.
She was named the USAT Amateur Athlete of the year in 1999 at age 46, according to her bio on the Wildside Events website. McKeachie had been coaching other local women - of all abilities - for three-and-a-half decades. 
McKeachie attended Dexter High School. She held a BSCE, MS in Civil Engineering from U-M. She also studied Civil Engineering at Michigan State University.

 

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"Chinese motorcyclist tries to evade traffic fine by hiding under a truck"
("His wife rushed to the scene and tucked their daughter under the vehicle too. He was still fined 50 yuan")

So. 50 yuan, about $50 Hong Kong dollars... or currently about $7.50 US.

http://www.scmp.com/news/china/soci...t-tries-evade-traffic-fine-hiding-under-truck

A man in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing hid himself and his 10-year-old daughter under a truck to avoid a fine for running a red light on his electric bicycle, according to a local newspaper.

 

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http://fox40.com/2016/08/28/friends...n-west-sacramento-crash-as-fun-loving-giving/
WEST SACRAMENTO -- A West Sacramento man known for riding his bicycle around town died Saturday after a truck hit him while he was on his daily ride on Jefferson Boulevard.
Friends and family identify him at Floyd "Andy" Anderson.
FOX40 reached out to Anderson's family, and they're not ready to speak about the loss of the 92-year-old, but friends tell FOX40 he was one of a kind.
The West Sacramento Police Department said Anderson was struck when he rode his bike into the roadway Saturday morning.
"All devastated, it was unbelievable," said Charles Ellis, who has known Anderson for decades.
Ellis said his friend, whom he affectionately called Andy, was a member of the West Sacramento Moose Lodge. Ellis said Anderson didn't let his age get in this way of doing what he loved.
"Every day on the bicycle, you would see him every morning and see him go back every evening," he said.
He was very active.
"He loved to dance, him and his wife they dance, they love the Cajun music," said Ellis.
Anderson's friends said he was dedicated to the Moose Lodge. He went to fundraisers, helped with community service projects and at the age of 80 even helped fix the lodge's roof.
The yellow tape and police cars are gone from Jefferson Boulevard now, but the pain of what happened is still there. Ellis is trying to remember the good times, "He was a fun-loving, giving person."
The West Sacramento Police Department is still working on the investigation into what caused the accident, but said it seems unintentional. Police said they don't believe alcohol or drugs were involved.
The driver, a West Sacramento man in his 40s, is cooperating with investigators.

 

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http://fox40.com/2016/08/31/cyclist-dead-after-collision-with-garbage-truck/ West Sacramento Again?
WEST SACRAMENTO -- West Sacramento police officers are investigating the death of a man after he was run over and killed by a garbage truck driver.

"It scares me to drive here anymore!" life-long West Sacramento resident Linda Adams said.
She said her hometown is no longer the slow and peaceful place it used to be.
"I hate going down Jefferson and West Capitol now," Adams said.
She said she sees far too many accidents here.
The most recent one was on Wednesday at 7:50 a.m., when a man riding a bicycle was run over and killed.
"Both of them were traveling westbound on West Capitol Ave., and as the garbage truck was traveling on his normal route, he was turning into the trailer park, and the garbage truck and the bicyclist collided," Sgt. Roger Kinney of the West Sacramento Police Department said.
Investigators are still trying to determine who was at fault.

Lori Jorgensen said she has had some close calls, while crossing West Capitol Avenue.
"I'm not surprised ... I'm just lucky it's not me," Jorgensen said.
Residents said the problem is twofold - Cars whizzing past them on a miles-long stretch on West Capitol without a light, and too few sidewalks.
"On June 1, my best friend was killed right down there. They need to put more crosswalks and more signs," Jorgensen said.
From those behind the wheel to those on bikes, to those on foot, everyone agrees, changes must be made to keep everyone safe.
"No crosswalks! If our mayor is going to revamp and praise West Sac now, he should do it right," Adams said.
The garbage truck driver is cooperating with investigators.
The identity of the bicyclist has not yet been released.

 

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http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/traffic/2016/09/01/bicyclist-pickup-crossley-ramon/89736528/

 

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http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/09/02/deadly-hit-and-run-crash-pacific-palisades/
PACIFIC PALISADES (CBSLA.com) — All lanes on Pacific Coast Highway reopened Friday following a deadly hit-and-run crash in Pacific Palisades.
The driver of a white Jeep struck a bicyclist around 11 p.m. Thursday on PCH at Sunset Boulevard near Temescal Canyon, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The Jeep took off from the area following the crash with its front bumper hanging off the vehicle.
Paramedics responded and pronounced the bicyclist dead at the scene.
The age, gender and identity of the victim is being withheld pending family notification.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

 

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http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_30329972/oakley-cyclist-injured-traffic-collision
OAKLEY -- After fighting chronic kidney disease his whole life and finding himself in Stage 4 renal failure this summer, 14-year-old Kaleb Vancil found a donor -- his mom.
Next month, Gina Vancil would donate one of her kidneys to her middle schooler. Years of surgeries, doctors visits and uncertainty would final have a happy ending, the family rejoiced in its medical blog detailing Kaleb's journey.
Instead, on Sunday night, as Kaleb biked home from playing with friends, a car struck and killed him, just two blocks from his Oakley home, devastating his family, friends and a community still healing after another fatal vehicle-pedestrian accident involving an Oakley student this summer.
"It's awful. Time and again, it seems like Oakley faces these tragedies and it rises above. But it's hard," said Steve Amaro, athletic director at Freedom High School where Kaleb's mother coached boys water polo. "You can never prepare for a tragedy. We've lost one of our own."

At about 8:15 p.m. Sunday, at Big Break Road and Vintage Parkway, Kaleb was riding northbound on the sidewalk, while a vehicle was traveling the same direction. The boy left the sidewalk to go around pedestrians and was struck by the vehicle, police said.
An air ambulance transported the boy to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland, where he died Monday morning. The driver of the vehicle has cooperated with police and alcohol or drugs do not appear to have been a factor in the collision, city officials said.
"We are saddened to report that the young man involved in the traffic collision last night has passed away," the city posted on its Facebook page Monday. "His family was with him when he passed and school district officials have been notified. Our deepest sympathies and prayers go out to the family."


Kaleb died in the same Oakland hospital where he was first diagnosed at five months old with having urine issues that caused it back up into his bladder. As a preschooler he learned it also backed up into his kidneys and caused irreparable damage, according to the family's blog. Despite his failing kidneys, taking an assortment of medicine, Kaleb stayed active, particularly when it came to water polo.
Nick Araujo, who coached Kaleb on the Oakwood Water Polo club the last two seasons, had a difficult time composing himself and describing his player who persevered despite the lethargy caused from his failing kidneys.
"He would train on the nights he felt good enough to push himself," Araujo said. "He knew himself all too well and could always tell when he was not up to it ... Whether it was a good day or a down day, his attitude never waned."

As word spread Labor Day, mourners left flowers and candles at the sight of the collision.
Friend Caleb Pacat, 13, of Oakley, said he went fishing and crabbing at the Oakley shoreline down the street with Kaleb on Saturday, and the friends caught a couple fish.
"He was a jokester, a happy kid," Caleb said. "He always made other people smile."
He skateboarded too -- mostly at Creekside Park.

Kaleb was a regular at the Freedom High School pool where his mother Gina coached the boy's varsity and junior varsity water polo teams.
"Her kids are a fixture on the pool deck. He was always with his mom," said Amaro. "Aquatics is definitely something that runs in that family."
On Thursday, Freedom High hosted Napa boy's water polo and Amaro saw Kaleb helping his mother set up for the game with his sister.
"If his mom was there, he was there to help," Amaro said.
Freedom High Principal Kelly Manke said she remembered Kaleb as Freedom High's unofficial water polo mascot.
"We're concerned about their family and we want to make sure they have everything they need," Manke said. "And we want to support the water polo team."
Oakley Union Elementary School District Superintendent Greg Hetrick offered his condolences to the family.
"There really aren't words that others or I can say when a student loses their life," Hetrick said. "As a district, we are greatly saddened and our hearts go out to the family. We are unfortunately reminded of how what life throws at us can be tragic. We are committed to doing everything we can to support everyone in navigating through this horrible time."

In June, 15-year-old Roshel Madlangbayan and her 16-year-old friend were struck by a car head-on while walking along East Cypress Road in Oakley. Madlangbayan died and her friend was critically injured, but Manke said she has since returned to classes at Freedom High.
In that collision, Kristina Salvitti, 50, of Walnut Creek, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter.
As the community deals with another child's death, Amaro said the athletic teams will hold a moment of silence at their next games.

 

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[urk]http://m.pe.com/articles/county-812575-tuesday-morning.html[/url]
A bicyclist who was struck and killed in a hit-and-run in Jurupa Valley early Tuesday morning, Sept. 6., has been identified by the Riverside County Coroner's Office.
The crash was reported just after 2 a.m. at the intersection of Limonite and Lucretia avenues, said Riverside County sheriff's deputy Mike Vasquez.
The bicyclist, 22-year-old Forrest Holmes, died of his injuries at the intersection. Holmes was from Jurupa Valley.
Vasquez said the roads were closed for a few hours during an investigation.
He said deputies had no information on suspects or the vehicle involved, but the investigation would continue.

 

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http://m.pe.com/articles/hemet-812671-department-wednesday.html
By ANNE MILLERBERND, STAFF WRITER
A man died Wednesday morning, Sept. 7, after a vehicle struck him while he was riding his bike in Hemet before sunrise.
The crash happened in the 900 block of West Florida Avenue about 6 a.m., when a Jeep Cherokee driven by a 54-year-old-woman hit a 34-year-old bicyclist from Hemet, according to a news release from the Hemet Police Department.
The man, who wasn't identified because his family has not been notified of his death, was riding near the intersection of Florida and Western Avenues before sun-up. He was wearing dark blue jeans and a black polo shirt, the release said. His bicycle did not have reflectors.
The woman, also from Hemet, was westbound on Florida Avenue when the bicyclist moved into her path and the Cherokee struck him, the release said. Investigators have not determined which way the bicyclist was going.
The driver stopped and waited for emergency responders.
"Paramedics from the Hemet Fire Department and American Medical Response tried desperately to revive the man who was riding the bicycle," the release said, but he died at the scene.
Florida Avenue was closed between Palm and Hamilton avenues for about three hours while officers investigated the scene, the release said.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the department at 951-765-2400.

More info here:
http://riversidecountynewssource.org/2016/09/07/bicyclist-killed-crossing-florida-ave-in-hemet/

 

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http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016...r-bike-ride-with-their-wives-in-elysian-park/

ELYSIAN PARK (CBSLA.com) — Authorities said two men were shot in a confrontation with two other men in Elysian Park.
The victims were apparently on a bike ride with their wives, also riding bikes, when they were shot after getting into some kind of altercation with two suspects.
Police said two men were shot in a confrontation with two other men in Elysian Park.
The victims were apparently on a bike ride with their wives, also riding bikes, when they were shot after getting into some kind of altercation with two suspects.
Police said the shooting happened just before 9 p.m. on Riverside Drive, near where the 5 and 110 Freeways connect.
KCAL9’s Tom Wait reported from the scene, the neighborhood of Elysian Valley.
He said one of the suspects was about 18, the other about 30. Police told Wait the suspects could be gang-affiliated.
The wives are both OK. The men — possibly a father and son — were both sent to a hospital. Authorities said one of the men was in serious, perhaps critical, condition.
Both men were shot in the legs.
Wait also reported they stole one of the bikes before fleeing.

 

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http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/6073413-181/sebastopol-woman-dies-after-bike
BILL SWINDELL
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | September 10, 2016, 4:39PM
| Updated 11 hours ago.
A 55-year-old Sebastopol woman who was out on a bicycle ride west of Windsor died Saturday after a crash that authorities said appeared to involve an oncoming, passing car.
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office late Saturday identified the woman as Amy Suyama.
It was unclear from a preliminary investigation whether Suyama lost control of her bicycle or whether she may have been struck by the vehicle, said CHP spokesman Jon Sloat.
CHP officers responded to a call at 11:11 a.m. of a cyclist who had been struck by a vehicle on Eastside Road near Windsor River Road, Sloat said.
Suyama was riding north with a male friend on the road, a popular route for cyclists.
Along that stretch the road does not feature bike lanes or shoulders, Sloat said.
Courtney Rudin, 73, of Healdsburg, was driving south on the road when he maneuvered to pass a slow-moving truck in front of him, Sloat said.
Rudin told officers that the vehicle in front of him had slowed to about 10 mph. Sloat said Rudin steered his 2004 Chevrolet truck over broken yellow lines on the road as the cyclists approached.
The Sebastopol woman crashed on the roadway. Emergency crews found her responsive, but during the ambulance ride, Suyama’s condition deteriorated and she was declared dead at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
Suyama was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. Her male companion, who was not injured, had been riding in front of her at the time, Sloat said. His name was not disclosed.
The CHP was trying to determine if the truck struck the cyclist, Sloat said. Rudin told investigators he did not feel any impact. Sloat said officers with specialized training will examine the bike and the truck to try and determine whether a collision occurred. The CHP also will try to determine how fast Rudin was traveling at the time of the crash.
Sloat said officers are also seeking to determine whether Rudin may have violated state law that requires motorists to maintain a distance of 3 feet when passing cyclists. The law specifically references drivers who overtake and pass bicycles that are “proceeding in the same direction on a highway” without mention of cyclists approaching from the opposite direction.
Sloat said officers are also investigating whether the cyclists would have been considered oncoming traffic at the time Rudin went around the vehicle in front of him. Under state law, motorists can pass another vehicle so long as the left side “is clearly visible and free of oncoming traffic.”
“We’re still investigating whether or not this is a legal pass, and whether it violated the state’s 3-feet law,” Sloat said.
Staff Writer Derek Moore contributed reporting.

Companion article:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/6077825-181/boyfriend-blames-pickup-in-sebastopol?artslide=0

 

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https://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/sep/12/police-driver-suspected-of-dui-hits-kills-bicyclis/
Police: Driver suspected of DUI hits, kills bicyclist
By Kailyn Brown
Monday, Sept. 12, 2016 | 10:55 a.m.
A man suspected of driving under the influence hit and killed a bicyclist on a sidewalk and then left the scene, according to Metro Police.
The incident happened about 8:50 p.m. Sunday on Torrey Pines Drive, near Charleston Boulevard. A pickup truck was headed north when it ran onto the sidewalk, hit the cyclist and crashed through a wall into the backyard of a home in the 6300 block of Bannock Way, police said.
The bicyclist was taken to University Medical Center and pronounced dead, police said. His name will be released by the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
The 43-year-old driver of the pickup left the scene on foot and was located at his home, police said. He showed signs of impairment and was arrested on counts of DUI and hit-and-run, police said. His name was not immediately released.

 

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http://theavtimes.com/2016/09/12/man-hit-killed-crossing-street-on-bicycle-in-palmdale/
Man hit, killed crossing street on bicycle in Palmdaleby The AV Times Staff • September 12, 2016
The fatal collision happened on Rancho Vista Boulevard and Country Club Drive in Palmdale, sheriff’s officials said.

PALMDALE – A man crossing the street on a bicycle was hit by two cars and killed in Palmdale Monday morning, authorities said.
It happened around 6:50 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12, on Rancho Vista Boulevard and Country Club Drive, according to a news release from the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station.
The bicyclist was struck by a 2009 Toyota Corolla and a 2015 Ford Fusion.

“The preliminary facts of this investigation indicate a male bicyclist… crossed Rancho Vista Blvd. from the north side of the street towards the south side against a red light,” the news release states.
“A female driver in her 30s, driving a grey 2009 Toyota Corolla eastbound in the No. 1 lane of Rancho Vista Blvd., struck the bicyclist. The bicyclist fell off his bike and into the No. 3 lane of Rancho Vista Blvd.,” the news release states.

“A female driver in her 40s, driving a white 2015 Ford Fusion eastbound in the No. 3 lane of Rancho Vista Blvd., also struck the bicyclist [while he was] on the ground,” the news release states.
Both drivers stopped and pulled over to the side of the road.
The bicyclist sustained severe trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the news release.

Amin Hopkins, 39, of Lancaster was pronounced dead at the scene, coroner’s officials said.
He was identified as 39-year-old  of Lancaster, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.
Rancho Vista Blvd. and Club Rancho Drive were closed for about five hours while the incident was being investigated.
Anyone with information regarding this collision is encouraged to call Palmdale Station’s Traffic Department at 661-272-2400.

 

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http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest...two-other-cyclists-injured-dui-suspect-athens

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/cla...d-2-others-injured-in-bicycle-crash/445314379
ATHENS, Ga. - A University of Georgia graduate student was killed, and two of her friends were hurt, when they were run over by a car while taking a bicycle ride.
It happened Monday around 6 p.m. along Athena Drive in east Athens.
Police say the driver of the car, Whitney Baker Howard, 31, was under the influence of prescription medications when she hit the three riders head on. Police say she was also on her cellphone.

Ashley Block, 25, was killed. A second rider, Mitchell Enfinger, was seriously injured and a third friend, Brian Malloy, was slightly hurt.
Malloy is a co-owner of The Hub Bicycles, a bicycle store where the three friends met Monday night before beginning their ride.
Malloy told Channel 2’s Berndt Petersen he remembers a black vehicle, first in the middle of the road, then heading right toward his group. He says it seemed like it happened in slow motion as his friends were run over.
The Hub was closed on Tuesday, and there was a paper sign on the door describing the tragedy.

Bicyclist Madeline Pearce left flowers outside the store.
“It's just hard to think that one day you go out on a ride, and the next second you're just gone,” she said.
Pearce says she often rides with people who meet at The Hub.
“All I know is that it could have been me. If I wasn't tired, I could have gone on the Monday ride. That could have been me,” she said.
Howard was charged with homicide by vehicle, serious injury by vehicle, DUI drugs, DUI child endangerment, failure to maintain lane and distracted driver, police said.

 

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http://onlineathens.com/mobile/2016...ui-drugs-17-days-prior-killing-athens-cyclist
Woman arrested for DUI drugs 17 days prior to killing Athens cyclist
By Joe Johnsonupdated Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 5:37pm1 comments
The alleged drug-impaired driver who this week killed one Athens cyclist and injured two others was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs twice within three months of the fatal crash – most recently just 17 days prior, according to Athens-Clarke County police reports.
Additionally, court records in two counties indicate 31-year-old Whitney Baker Howard has had a severe drug addiction for at least the past four years.
Police said Howard was under the influence of drugs Monday evening when she was driving a Jeep on Athena Drive and crossed over to the other side of the road and plowed head-on into the cyclists who were on a group ride.
Ashley Block, 25, a graduate research assistant at the University of Georgia, was killed. Brian Molloy, an Athens cycle shop owner, suffered minor injuries, and Mitchell Enfinger remained hospitalized with serious injuries.

Howard remained on the scene, with her 2-year-old daughter in the Jeep. Athens-Clarke County police Traffic Unit Sgt. Von Anderson said Howard exhibited signs of drug impairment, which was corroborated.
Howard was arrested and charged with first-degree homicide by vehicle, driving under the influence of drugs, endangering a child by driving while intoxicated, failure to maintain lane and improper use of a mobile phone while driving.
She appeared Wednesday before a Magistrate Court judge, who denied bail. In arguing against bail, a prosecutor had reportedly argued, “Putting keys in her hand is like handing her a loaded gun with a shaky trigger finger.”

Howard’s drug addiction is documented in police and court records in both Athens-Clarke and Madison counties.
A 2010 divorce decree in Madison County awarded custody of her then 1-year-old daughter to Howard, who was living at the time with her parents in Danielsville. Two years later, Howard’s parents were awarded custody of the child after they filed a claim in court that Howard “is being treated for drug addiction and is not able to safely be a fit or proper parent.”
In their court petition, the woman’s parents said Howard, who was living with them in Danielsville was supposed to be attending an out-patient rehabilitation program, but she was sneaking out of the program and returning shortly before being picked up.
According to Clarke County Superior Court records, Howard in 2014 gave birth to another daughter, the same child that was in Howard’s Jeep when it crashed into the cyclists and who was living with Howard at a mobile home park on Spring Valley Road in east Athens.

In June 2016, according to a police report, Howard was arrested again for DUI drugs at a convenience store on U.S. Highway 29 North in Athens, where she fell asleep at the wheel of her Jeep at the store’s exit, where it rolled backward into a car.
She was still asleep when police arrived and was shaken awake by an officer, according to the police report.

Two months later, on Aug. 26, Howard was again arrested for DUI after she backed her Jeep out of a parking space at a Danielsville Road convenience store and struck a car that was at the gas pumps. The police report gave no details of the woman’s impairment, other than to note that Howard was taken by ambulance to Athens Regional Medical Center for “extreme drug intoxication.”
Howard drove the Jeep into the cyclists a little more than two weeks later.

 

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http://chicagoist.com/2016/09/16/cyclist_doored.php :x
A cyclist was doored while riding along a busy stretch of Milwaukee Ave. in Logan Square earlier this week; and the responding police officer failed to cite the driver but, according to the victim's attorney, said she might have given the cyclist a ticket for not using the bike lane. Video surveillance shows the crash, plus what appears to be the driver high-fiving with friends before leaving the scene (after responders arrived).

The crash reportedly happened on September 12th, at 5:14 p.m., at 2359 N. Milwaukee Ave., near Chicago Distilling Co. and Revolution Brewing. According to Jim Freeman, an attorney with the cycling-advocate firm Freeman Kevenides Law, the officer did not cite the driver or take her information “but told the bicyclist she could give him a ticket for not riding his bicycle in a bicycle lane.”

But as Freeman notes, there’s not an actual bike lane along that span of street, but “sharrows,” which clarify that cyclists are allowed in the road.

According to a police spokesperson, no police report matching the description of the incident was filed in that district. It's possible that a citation could be issued after the fact, she said.

News of the incident has angered and mobilized some within the cycling community. Yasmeen Schuller, owner of The Chainlink message forum, wrote, "Hard to look at this and not be upset by so many aspects: the cyclist could have been run over after being doored. The driver high-fived knowing she just got away with something illegal that sent someone to the hospital. And the CPD supported it, not doing their job capturing all of the information."

A cyclist was critically injured earlier this month in Portage Park after being doored by a parked car. Police issued a citation for an open door in traffic in that incident.

 

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http://www.bicycling.com/culture/news/the-50-best-bike-cities-of-2016

 

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http://santamariatimes.com/news/loc...cle_9bf38987-2bbb-5b12-bab2-a7a569c92d42.html
A cyclist was killed Tuesday after colliding with a moving vehicle on South Broadway, according to the Santa Maria Police Department.
Santa Maria Police officials were dispatched near the intersection of South Broadway and Inger Drive around 4:17 p.m. to a report of a collision involving a cyclist and a vehicle. Officials said the male cyclist was traveling northbound, then turned left in front of a Mercedes and was hit.
The cyclist was transported to Marian Regional Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead. The name of the victim has not been released.
Southbound traffic on Broadway was being redirected to East Inger Drive as officials remained on scene Tuesday night investigating the collision.
Tuesday's incident is the second fatality on Broadway involving a vehicle and pedestrian or cyclist in less than a week. Last Thursday, a pedestrian was struck and killed while crossing Broadway at 5:45 a.m.
Just two weeks prior, on Sept. 8, Santa Maria Police Department's Traffic Bureau began increased patrols targeting walkers, bicyclists and drivers who violate traffic laws designed to keep people safe. The efforts to keep streets safer for all travelers were all thanks to a $357,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
In the last three years, hundreds of people have been hurt and 11 people were killed on Santa Maria roadways in incidents involving motor vehicle crashes with pedestrians or cyclists, according to officials. The SMPD has investigated over 300 injury collisions involving pedestrians and bicyclists.
Police are still investigating the incident and are requesting anyone who might have seen the accident to please contact SMPD at 928-3781, ext. 2138.

 

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http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/6113180-181/chp-cyclist-cuts-between-traffic?ref=most&artslide=0
RANDI ROSSMANN
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | September 21, 2016, 8:51AM
A Forestville man riding his bike to work Wednesday morning died after he clipped a trailer parked on the shoulder of River Road, knocking him into the path of a passing tractor-trailer rig, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The 41-year-old man was run over by the rig’s rear wheels and died from the impact.
In what CHP officials believe is an unprecedented series of fatalities, the man’s death is the 11th in four weeks along Sonoma County roads, including drivers, passengers and bike riders.
Despite that, there have been fewer road deaths to date in 2016 than this time last year.
The rider was the 24th person to die in a crash on county highways and rural roadways patrolled by the CHP this year. Last year at this time 26 people had died.
While the 8:30 a.m. crash remained under investigation the rider appeared to have made an unsafe move just before he crashed, said CHP Officer Jon Sloat.

The cyclist, identified as Amos Franklin Bish, Jr., of Forestville, had been riding east on River Road, just east of Fulton Road. Slowed eastbound traffic was backed up toward Highway 101, Sloat said.
Bish was splitting traffic between the east‑ and westbound lanes, riding to the left of vehicles in his lane as he passed them, Sloat said.
A witness told officers traffic was moving at less than 5 mph and the rider was estimated to be traveling at 15 mph when he cut from the left side of the lane toward the right shoulder between a vehicle and the tractor-trailer rig, Sloat said.
But as Bish turned onto the shoulder, a legally parked trailer belonging to Nunley Engineering was in his path. Bish hit a light fixture on the back of the trailer, lost his balance and fell.

Rig driver Francisco Barragan, 35, said he heard something and stopped, finding the cyclist and bike near the back of his truck.
CHP Officer Mike Tonelli was in the area and was flagged down by a driver who told him of the crash. Tonelli and a Kaiser Permanente emergency room technician who stopped helped perform CPR. Arriving Rincon Valley firefighters determined the man had died.
Of the 11 deaths in the past month along Sonoma County roads, four have been drivers, five passengers and two cyclists.

At Wednesday morning’s scene, CHP officers took measurements and photos, and interviewed witnesses while firefighters directed morning commute traffic around the site. As part of the investigation, the body remained on the roadway, covered by a yellow tarp. A black backpack and mangled road bike lay nearby.
Sloat said the truck driver couldn’t have avoided the incident.
A shaken Barragan stood off to the side of the crash in the warm sunshine. The father of three said he lives nearby and had just started a drive to Ukiah to deliver a load of sheetrock, strapped down on the back of the Peterbilt.
“I don’t think he saw that trailer,” Barragan said, reflecting on what happened. “It’s sad. If I could have done anything I would have.”

The cluster of fatal crashes started Aug. 23 with four deaths in one day, including two young Jenner sisters.
Since that date there have been two other double-fatal crashes involving young Petaluma sisters and Russian River-area teens. Last weekend, a 19-year-old Hopland man died after crashing his during a police chase.

And:
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/2-Bay-Area-bicyclists-killed-over-a-14-hour-span-9238050.php
2 Bay Area bicyclists killed over a 14 hour span
By Sarah Ravani
Published 4:33 pm, Wednesday, September 21, 2016
A bicyclist was killed in a traffic collision in Santa Rosa Wednesday morning — the second cyclist to die on Bay Area roads in a 14 -hour span.
The fatal Santa Rosa crash occurred after witnesses reported seeing the bicyclist swerving into a parked construction trailer and losing his balance before he was run over by a tractor-trailer rig, the California Highway Patrol said.
CHP Officer Mike Tonelli was flagged down by a motorist who alerted him of the crash at about 8:30 a.m. The officer and a passing nurse began cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the bicyclist found lying on the right shoulder of River Road, blocking part of the eastbound lane. The bicyclist was declared dead on scene.

Witnesses told CHP officers the bicyclist was riding eastbound on River Road, weaving between westbound and eastbound stop-and-go traffic, said Officer Jonathan Sloat, a CHP spokesman. He was reportedly out in traffic and going faster than the slow-moving vehicles when he lost control.
“I think if he had just slowed down and had a little more awareness of his surroundings, we would have had a different outcome,” Sloat said.

 

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http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/crime/2016/09/25/man-robbed-while-riding-bike-ventura/91073262/ :x
Man robbed while riding bike in Ventura
Megan Diskin, megan.diskin@vcstar.com, 805-437-0258 2:36 p.m. PDT September 25, 2016
A man was robbed and pepper-sprayed while riding his bicycle Saturday night in Ventura, police said.
Ventura police responded to the incident at 9:06 p.m. on the bike path at San Buenaventura State Beach, 901 San Pedro St.
Officers learned the victim, a 31-year-old Ventura resident, was riding his bike when he was approached by three people who started punching him, police said. The man had a personal stun device and tried to protect himself, but he was pepper-sprayed, authorities said.
He was robbed of the device, his cellphone and the bicycle, which was described as a green mountain bike with orange rims, authorities said. The man's attackers were last seen headed east on the bike path, police said.
The victim was treated on the scene by crews with the city of Ventura Fire Department, then taken to Community Memorial Hospital to be treated for the pepper-spray exposure, authorities said.
Of the attackers, one was described as a man in his 30s and another was described as a man in his 20s, police said. Officials did not have description information about the remaining attacker.