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.
I-84 semi-truck crash: Black ice, dangerous terrain contributed to ‘very serious crash’
January 17, 2015
The Oregonian
[…] Black ice, steep terrain and poor visibility led to a series of crashes early Saturday on Interstate 84 near Baker City involving more than 20 vehicles, shutting down a main thoroughfare for most of the day, state police said.
“I think we’re fortunate that there weren’t any fatalities here,” said Sgt. Kyle Hove, an Oregon State Police spokesman. […]
January 14, 2015
Velo News
[…] The front wheel popped out, and the tire ripped off as the violence of energy went from car to bike and human being. […] Imagine being cited for failing to move over while driving on an empty two-lane country road after being hit from behind. […]
[…] The bill, signed publicly by Governor Bill Ritter on May 11 at a cycling event at Elephant Rock in which he participated, provides provisions for cyclists to ride two-
abreast, for passing motorists to cross the center line, and for cyclists to ride only as far to the right as is reasonable, so as to avoid hazards. Motorists are required to
leave a three-foot buffer when passing a cyclist, and threatening or careless driver behavior, including throwing projectiles at a cyclist, is designated as a misdemeanor. […]
source: September 2009 Cherry Creek Chronicle with permission from http://www.bicycleattorney.com/denver-bicycle-attorney-September-2009.pdf
San Diego 6 CW
December 22, 2014
[…] The defendant 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 who was struck, 43-year-old Juan Carlos Vinolo, has permanent paralysis from the waist down. […]
Columbus Dispatch
December 14, 2014
[…] Right-angle crashes at city intersections equipped with red-light cameras dropped by about 73 percent through 2012 — the last year for which data were available — and the numbers are expected to return to their pre-camera levels after they’re removed, said George Speaks, director of the Department of Public Safety. […]
LA Times
December 15, 2014
A Los Angeles man suspected of driving under the influence in a crash that left more than a dozen people injured in Alhambra on Sunday night has a history of driving under the influence and wasn’t licensed to drive, records show. […]
The Oregonian
By Helen Jung
November 27, 2014
[…] The cold-blooded nature of abandoning someone you’ve injured galls Chuck Sparks, a chief deputy district attorney for Multnomah County who oversees prosecutions of crimes involving hit-and-run, or more formally, “failure to perform the duties of a driver.”
“Decency at its most fundamental level is to treat someone who is hurt and make sure they get help,” he said. […]
Los Angeles Daily News
12/6/2014
Concerns over distracted driving have prompted Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials to propose dramatically curbing use of in-car computers. […] The move follows months of deliberation by an internal committee and comes one year after sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Wood fatally struck cyclist Milton Olin Jr. on Mulholland Highway in Calabasas while typing on his in-car computer. […]
Washington Post
December 1, 2014
[…] police discovered that during the blackout, traffic accidents fell by 20 percent in Dubai and 40 percent nationwide. The chief of police and the head of the traffic division both linked the drop to the outage, which cost BlackBerry owners access to email, text messages and internet functions. […]
Bloomberg News
Dec 3, 2014
[…] General Motors Co. (GM), eager to demonstrate proactivity in the wake of the biggest recall in its history, has disclosed 102 death and injury reports per 100,000 vehicles sold so far this year. By contrast, Honda Motor Co. (7267) has disclosed 2.4 reports per 100,000 vehicles sold this year. Last week, Honda said it failed to disclose 1,729 death and injury reports over 11 years, including eight linked to air bag deaths or injuries. […]
