CBS San Diego
2/20/15
[…] Owens allegedly drove the wrong way on a one-way road about 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 12, plowing into a group of 16-20 cyclists, hitting 10 of the riders head-on, according to Deputy District Attorney Jessica Coto. […] One of the riders, 43-year-old Juan Carlos Vinolo, suffered permanent paralysis from the waist down when struck by the vehicle. […]
Helmet law isn’t only route to safety for bike riders
Sacramento Bee
2/16/15
[…] One holds that the best way to make roads safer for cycling is to fill them with cyclists.
The other is less idealistic. California roads, this argument goes, weren’t built for sharing, and human bodies weren’t built to withstand two tons of steel at 60 mph on asphalt. […]
CBC News Edmonton
2/11/15
Insurance company letter threatens lawsuit, possible suspension of driver’s license […]
“Let’s face it, by the time this civil action is done, the insurance company will likely pay their lawyer more than what they could potentially get from the cyclist,” Tumarkin said. […]
Palm Beach Post
2/10/15
Riding a bicycle in Palm Beach County can be dangerous under the best of circumstances. […] Police say that a Chevy pickup truck driven by Cody Patrick Hayes pulled up behind Johnson, honked and then “intentionally” struck the bicyclist, causing him to crash. […]
The Coloradoan
2/8/2015
[…] Witnesses frantically called the crash into emergency dispatchers. […] Its driver looked at the scene before speeding away — for a second time. […]
2/7/15
Biking L.A.
We knew it couldn’t last.
After a rare month in which only one bike rider was killed anywhere in Southern California, another rider has lost his life on SoCal streets.
London Evening Standard
2/3/15
The girlfriend of a cyclist killed by a pensioner who pressed the accelerator instead of the brake today branded the justice system “a joke” after the driver walked free. […] Judge Kennedy said there were “no winners, only losers” in the case. […]
Washington Desk
January 26, 2015
[…] In 2014, pedestrians and cyclists were struck by drivers of vehicles at least 515 times in D.C. That number is already 29 in 2015, according to Struck in D.C., a Twitter account that compiles tweets from D.C. fire and police, as well as affected parties. […]
Jackson Hole News & Guide
January 28, 2015
[…] Laws like these help on two fronts, said Denver attorney Jason Crawford, whose practice, Crawford Weiss LLC, specializes in cycling law.
“The first thing they help with is they engender knowledge among the driving public about what is safety around a cyclist,” Crawford said. […]
Bicyclist struck by car, issued citation for riding bike on roadway, driver of car not cited
Valdosta Daily Times
January 22, 2015
[…] A man was struck by a car Tuesday afternoon while trying to cross West Hill Avenue on a bicycle. […] Walker was issued a citation for bicycling on roadway.
