Tag: cars vs bikes

September 3, 2010

After Yelling Match, Racist Driver Hits Biker in U District

The following post was originally published at SeattleCrime.com An apparently racist driver assaulted a biker in the U District after the two got into an argument. He then spit on him and called him a racial slur, according to the police report. Two bikers were headed south around noon August 30 on the sidewalk along…
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tagged: assault, cars vs bikes, seattlecrime
August 6, 2010

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 away. The biker was not injured from the crash, which occurred August 2 around 8…
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tagged: assault, capitol hill, cars vs bikes, crime, hit and run, seattlecrime, spd
July 27, 2010

Pushing the car vs bike fight is not helping

Clearly, I am not someone who shies away from a good car vs bike fight … when it makes sense. But so often, they are unnecessary and distract from other surrounding issues, such as pedestrian safety. The pedestrian safety issues alone are enough to make the Nickerson changes (construction starts today) a valuable and important…
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tagged: bike nerd, cars vs bikes, king 5, nickerson
July 15, 2010

Car vs bike crash in Cap Hill yesterday, injuries not life threatening

The biker involved in a collision with a car on Capitol Hill yesterday does not have life-threatening injuries. It’s always scary to hear about a bike colliding with a car, and we hope she heals up soon. Capitol Hill Seattle has the story: Wednesday afternoon, we reported on Twitter about a bike and car collision…
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tagged: capitol hill, cars vs bikes, chs, crashes, helmets
June 25, 2010

Driver Intentionally Hits Bike Messenger Downtown

A driver intentionally hit a bike messenger downtown Wednesday. The cyclist was not seriously injured. From me, over at SeattleCrime:
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tagged: assault, cars vs bikes, downtown, messengers, seattle