Tag: wrecks

November 15, 2010

Bike Collision Roundup: Bus runs biker off the road in Ravenna

Now, for a downer of a post. These tales were self-reported to BikeWise.org. First, one on Nov 12 involving a bus on Ravenna at Brooklyn: At this location, there is an entire left lane dedicated to cyclists, the right lane for motor vehicles. I was riding down the left lane next to a King County…
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tagged: 2nd ave, buses, wrecks
October 26, 2010

State pays $8 million to biker paralyzed in Montlake Bridge wreck

The state has agreed to pay $8 million to Mickey Gendler, who was paralyzed from the neck down after his bicycle wheel got caught in a gap in the steel grate while crossing the Montlake Bridge three years ago. He was riding with a friend in the left lane headed south because they were going…
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tagged: lawsuits, montlake bridge, wrecks, wsdot
October 1, 2010

Bicyclist hit near the Junction in West Seattle

West Seattle Blog has a brief report about a cyclist struck today on California SW just south of the Junction. The rider was transported to the hospital. A reader photo shows the bike lying the street looking fairly beat-up. WSB commenter Mookie reports from the scanner: Overheard Medic unit speaking with trauma doc at Harborview…
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tagged: cars vs bikes, west seattle, west seattle blog, wrecks
September 20, 2010

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 driving eastbound on Lynn stopped at the stop sign, then continued into the intersection and…
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tagged: cars vs bikes, crime, spd, wrecks
September 13, 2010

Driver hits and kills his biking friend in Enumclaw, then kills self – UPDATED

In a completely tragic series of events, a driver apparently hit and killed his friend after leaving a party celebrating the biker’s 21st birthday in Enumclaw early Sunday. After the collision, the 24-year-old driver stopped his truck, realized what he did, and shot himself. From King 5: The King County Sheriff’s Office says a driver…
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tagged: deaths, wrecks
September 6, 2010

Another Ballard missing link broken wrist

According to a recent BikeWise report, the Burke-Gilman missing link through Ballard has struck again, this time breaking a biker’s wrist. On August 29, a 55-year-old woman’s tire got stuck in the railroad tracks and she fell:
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tagged: ballard, missing link, wrecks