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How should you handle anger while riding?

The PI reports that a Redmond cyclist has been charged with a felony after an alleged road rage incident in October. Of course both Chad Olson, the bicyclist, and the Volvo driver have differing accounts of what happened. From the … Continue reading

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Accidentally saying ‘accident’

For someone who spends this much time and energy thinking and writing about misuse of the term “accident,” how did this happen? In a story about a pedestrian struck by a Volvo on Yesler last week, I referred to the … Continue reading

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Teen on bicycle hit in West Seattle

A 15-year-old male in was struck by a car collided with a truck at Delridge Way SW and SW Cloverdale this morning. From the SPD Blotter: On January 13th, at approximately 7:07 AM, a 15 year old male bicyclist was … Continue reading

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Driver runs down caroling cyclists downtown – UPDATED

 Scroll down for updates, including an interview with the driver. A driver struck three riders and drove several blocks up Pike with one of them on his car hood Thursday evening, according to reports from the .83 forum and … Continue reading

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What’s that green thing in front of the police station?

It’s a bike box. As we’ve reported before, bike boxes are a method to help protect bikers by making them more visible at intersections. They can also help with turning maneuvers.

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Possibly impaired driver strikes biker in 10th Ave E construction area

An impaired driver stuck a woman riding her bike on 10th Ave E at Lynn early Saturday morning, according to the SPD Blotter (hat tip CHS). The biker was riding northbound on 10th when the driver of an Infinity G20 … Continue reading

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SPD online reporting system leads to arrest of bike thief

Report those bike thefts! Here’s a blurb from the SPD Blotter: North Precinct detectives recently investigated a case where a citizen utilized the new Community Online Reporting Program to report her bicycle stolen from her front yard on July 27th. … Continue reading

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Cycle Cop Chic: New trend emerging of biking while cop

If you’ve noticed more bike cops around, it’s part of a hot summer trend … er … well, it’s a sign of the growing importance of the bike patrols in SPD operations, East Precinct Capt. Jim Dermody told Capitol Hill … Continue reading

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Your weekly bike theft map (August 8-15)

View Bike Thefts (August 8-15) in a larger map Buy a u-lock if you’ve only got a chain. That’s the advice from one UW campus police lieutenant over at BikeWise. Good advice. For those new to the bike theft map, … Continue reading

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Driver of Annoying Loud Car Attacks Biker in Cap Hill

This story was originally published at SeattleCrime.com. A giant douche bag in a smashed up Mazda with an annoying loud muffler got mad at a biker for no reason and swerved into him, knocking him to the ground before speeding … Continue reading

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