Bike Friendly City?
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Update: Boy, 13, killed when struck by dump truck in Gulf Shores
The Gulf Shores Police Department is investigating a fatal accident that left a bicyclist dead. Traffic delays are expected in the area as the case progresses.
Saskatoon cyclist dies after being hit by cement truck - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca
The crash happened at the intersection of College Drive and Wiggins Avenue near the University of Saskatchewan.
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Deadly crash on KY-93 N. in Lyon Co. involving pickup, bicycle
A deadly crash on KY-93 N involving a pickup and a bicycle is under investigation.
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Bicyclist dead after crash in South Los Angeles
A bicyclist was struck and killed Sunday night after an alleged collision with a vehicle in South Los Angeles. Calls about the fatal accident, located near the intersection of South Central …
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89-year-old on electric bicycle dies in crash in Arlington, police say
The incident happened Sunday morning near Lynn Creek Trail.
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Pedestrian struck and killed by cement truck in Ontario
A pedestrian, possibly a bicyclist, was struck and killed by a cement truck in Ontario Friday morning, officials said. The incident was reported around 8:35 a.m. near the on ramp of the eastbound 6…
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Near my old stomping grounds.
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20-year-old bicyclist severely injured in Fountain Valley hit-and-run
A 20-year-old Cal State Long Beach student was struck and left severely injured by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bicycle in Fountain Valley on July 4. Caysen Robinson, of Huntington Beach, …
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Bicyclist dies after being hit by automobile in Fontana
A bicyclist died after being struck by an automobile in Fontana on July 16, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff Coroner’s Division.
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Cyclist’s death ruled homicide after Long Beach police determine he was intentionally hit
The Long Beach Police Department is searching for the driver of a vehicle who they say intentionally hit a cyclist, sending him to the hospital where he later died. The initial collision happened o…
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"It was later determined that the cyclist was intentionally hit..."
An especially dastardly deed. Something similar happened a year ago at a bridge on my main route. Eyewitness saw the driver intentionally swerve to hit the bicyclist and roared off; killing killing the cyclist, a well-loved community member.
An especially dastardly deed. Something similar happened a year ago at a bridge on my main route. Eyewitness saw the driver intentionally swerve to hit the bicyclist and roared off; killing killing the cyclist, a well-loved community member.
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Burbank musician killed in crash while on charity cycling ride in Northern California
Roy Wiegand was on the last leg of a 2,500-mile cycling journey raising money for clean running water for Navajo Nation when he was hit from behind by a pickup truck near Salinas.
Bicyclist dies after being struck by vehicle in Highland
A 68-year-old man who was riding a bicycle died after being struck by a vehicle driven by a 69-year-old man in Highland on July 28, according to the San Bernardino
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U.S. cycling team member White dies at age 17
U.S. men's cycling team member Magnus White, 17, died after being hit by a vehicle while training.
Bicyclist struck and killed in Hawthorne
It is unclear if the driver stayed at the scene.
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I live in the most bike friendly country in the world, according to NotJustBikes at least but who am I to question his authority. But even here, traffic accidents involving cyclists are on the up and up.
2022 291 fatalities, which is an increase of 84 compared to the year before. Car fatal accidents also rose, but far less. What was notable was also that the age group of 75+ were a large part of this increase.
This year two people died on a 'stroad' ( ontsluitingsweg -> Dutch terminology ) close to me while crossing with their bikes, and our municipality is all on the local news saying how they are going to change it. But they told us that years ago as well, and so far the only traffic calming in effect is a 'green wave' most drivers don't even know about and a bicycle tunnel at one end of the stroad so you don't have to cross it at all.. which doesn't help much as it's not in the direct route people take. Eventually either more traffic calming methods need to be applied, as the stroad currently invites breaking the speed limit ( it's used for street races during the off hours for a reason.. ), or cyclists need to be forced to take the tunnel detour, as anything short of that will still be a ticking time bomb.
But I praise myself lucky still with the infrastructure mostly, the dangerous points are mostly well known and avoidable ( takes a couple of minutes to avoid crossing that stroad from the intersections where most accidents occur ). Kids could go from my house to their school and have exactly one roundabout and about 150m of road where they might have to interact with cars, but the rest is all protected / separate bike lane.
It's this separation from other traffic which can make cycling inherently safe, of better said cycling is inherently unsafe if there are collision dangers with steel can's on wheels. Doesn't even matter who's at fault, could be the cyclist or not, but those steel can's always win a headbutting contest.
3/4 of traffic fatalities involve collisions ( which still leave a lot of falls, strokes and what not ).
2022 291 fatalities, which is an increase of 84 compared to the year before. Car fatal accidents also rose, but far less. What was notable was also that the age group of 75+ were a large part of this increase.
This year two people died on a 'stroad' ( ontsluitingsweg -> Dutch terminology ) close to me while crossing with their bikes, and our municipality is all on the local news saying how they are going to change it. But they told us that years ago as well, and so far the only traffic calming in effect is a 'green wave' most drivers don't even know about and a bicycle tunnel at one end of the stroad so you don't have to cross it at all.. which doesn't help much as it's not in the direct route people take. Eventually either more traffic calming methods need to be applied, as the stroad currently invites breaking the speed limit ( it's used for street races during the off hours for a reason.. ), or cyclists need to be forced to take the tunnel detour, as anything short of that will still be a ticking time bomb.
But I praise myself lucky still with the infrastructure mostly, the dangerous points are mostly well known and avoidable ( takes a couple of minutes to avoid crossing that stroad from the intersections where most accidents occur ). Kids could go from my house to their school and have exactly one roundabout and about 150m of road where they might have to interact with cars, but the rest is all protected / separate bike lane.
It's this separation from other traffic which can make cycling inherently safe, of better said cycling is inherently unsafe if there are collision dangers with steel can's on wheels. Doesn't even matter who's at fault, could be the cyclist or not, but those steel can's always win a headbutting contest.
3/4 of traffic fatalities involve collisions ( which still leave a lot of falls, strokes and what not ).
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Police: Teen bicyclist killed when another teen stole a car at gunpoint, sped from officers, and crashed
A teenage cyclist was killed and another teenager was charged with murder after a carjacking and police pursuit in eastern Henrico County.
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Bicyclist killed in crash while riding in Quartz Hill
A bicyclist was struck and killed while riding in the Quartz Hill area of Los Angeles County Monday night. The incident was reported at 10:51 p.m. near the intersection of 42nd Street West and Aven…
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Bicyclist killed in Sacramento hit-and-run crash, police say
A pedestrian died Thursday morning in a hit-and-run crash in Sacramento, according to police.
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Bicyclist killed in crash with semi-truck in southeast Fresno identified
The bicyclist who died after colliding with a semi-truck in southeast Fresno has been identified.
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3 hit-and-runs involving bicyclists in Huntington Beach may be related, police say
Police in Huntington Beach are investigating three separate hit-and-run crashes involving bicyclists, one of which was deadly, that may be related and possibly intentional.
marvin78
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Tin cans are murder machines. Literally in this case, with intentional hit and runs ( I been the victim of these, still here though they never got it right .. yet at least ).
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Juvenile arrested in connection with 3 allegedly intentional hit-and-runs in OC; fatal victim ID'd
A juvenile was arrested in connection with a series of allegedly intentional hit-and-run crashes, one of which was deadly, involving bicyclists in Huntington Beach.
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Motorcyclist intentionally hits cyclist in downtown Toronto bike lane road rage, victim says
A cyclist was severely injured after they were struck by a motorcyclist in a downtown Toronto bike lane in an alleged road rage incident caught on video last month.
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60-year-old man dies in hit-and-run collision in Stockton
Stockton police said the bicyclist was hit in the area of Wilson Way and Sonora Street.
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Bicyclist hit by vehicle in Mecca, killed in crash - KESQ
Updated Post: 8:40 a.m. An official with the California Highway Patrol said officers received a call of a vehicle versus bicycle that happened on 66th Avenue, just east of SR-86 around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. Officers arrived at the location and said they found a man who had been hit by a vehicle...
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