By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 3, 2010
Sometimes they bunch together by the handful. The past week has certainly borne that out. We were mildly annoyed at the Bellingham police flak who suggested, after a rider was struck by a car making a left turn in front of him, that cyclists wear bright clothing and be careful out there to avoid being [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Rider Down | Tagged cycling deaths, cycling safety, cyclist killed
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on November 18, 2009
There’s been a spike recently in rider deaths, perhaps a time-of-year thing. Although the usual culprits are cited (right hooks, dump truck carelessness and the ever-popular “still investigating,” meaning the cyclist was not at fault. If the cyclist is assumed to be at fault, police figure they don’t need an investigation, yet another incentive to [...]
Posted in Rider Down | Tagged cycling deaths
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on October 28, 2009
I was out of town and unable to attend the Traffic Justice Summit at Seattle’s City Hall a couple of weeks ago, but thanks to great work by the folks at Seattle Channel, a video has been posted on the Web. The presentation also will broadcast on TV via Seattle Channel (21 on Comcast cable) [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Obama Bikes, Rider Down | Tagged cascade bicycle club, city attorney tom carr, cycling deaths, David Hiller, kevin black, state senator adam kline, traffic justice summit
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on October 15, 2009
While loved ones of cyclists killed in car collisions testified at Seattle City Hall yesterday… With a sobering reminder posted outside … Cyclists were mourning the death of Mary Yonkers by hit-and-run trailer truck in San Mateo CA. Far away geographically, perhaps, but united in cause. Best of luck to Seattle’s Cascade Bicycle Club and [...]
Posted in Rider Down | Tagged cascade bicycle club, cycling deaths, David Hiller, traffic justice summit seattle
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 31, 2009
The links are flying on a (supposedly) new study that (supposedly) found drivers are to blame for 9 out of 10 bike–car accidents. This situation cries out for journalistic followup, but for now let’s see if we can clear the air a bit. A Toronto study we reported on (along with Freakonomics, which was then [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Obama Bikes | Tagged bicycle deaths, bicycle safety, cycling deaths, cycling safety
