Archive for the 'Don't read the comments' Category
Cyclist killed this morning at 4th Avenue and Congress
From KVOA:
TUCSON – An early morning accident leaves a bicyclist dead.
Tucson Police say it happened on 4th Avenue and Congress around 5:00 a.m. when the bicyclist and a vehicle were both headed westbound on Congress.
Witnesses say the bicyclist lost control and swerved into the vehicle. Tucson police police say preliminary reports show that [...]
Flagstaff Bike Advocate hits one out of the park
Most of you have probably been following the story of Randy Mason, the Flagstaff cyclist who got grazed by a city bus and then yelled at for it, and then cited for disorderly conduct.
He was riding his bike as far to the right as he reasonably could, given that the bike lane was full of [...]
Bike lanes from around the world — including Tucson — on Huffington Post
But as usual, Copenhagen wins.
–EBR
My favorite one so far
Found here.
78. Comment by Kevin T. (thehotelguru) — January 8,2010 @ 4:33PM
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A cyclist gets as much space when I pass as they allow themselves. I don’t cross into their lane and they should stay out of mine. If this works out, they need no [...]
Five years for L.A. “road rage” doctor
Brentwood doctor who slammed on his brakes and seriously injured two cyclists to teach them “a lesson” gets five years.
More about the sentencing hearing here.
AZ Star article, with usual comments, here.
–EBR
More of same: Still no charges in death of Yuma cyclist Doug Flynn
Ron K put this in the comments section and I thought it needed highlighting.
From the Yuma Sun:
No charges filed yet in cyclist’s death
November 26, 2009 9:45 PM
BY JAMES GILBERT, SUN STAFF WRITER
The case involving a woman whose car allegedly struck and killed a 37-year-old Yuma man two months ago has been referred back to the [...]
AZ Daily Star: Arizona spends $2.16 per person, per year, on bike-ped projects
From today’s AZ Daily Star:
Tucson does slightly better by pedestrians than the state average when it comes to spending. Arizona spends an average of $2.16 per person per year on bicycle and pedestrian projects. Tucson spends about $2.52 per person, the report says.
This part is interesting, too:
The report also said 14.1 percent of all traffic [...]
AZ Daily Star weighs in on bike enforcement
The Arizona Daily Star has a depressing, simple-minded editorial about the Third Street bike enforcement that is occurring.
They say:
The recent, albeit limited, crackdown of cyclists who ignore the traffic rules of the road is a positive move, not because cyclists aren’t welcome in Tucson, but because our community is bicycle-friendly and keeping everyone safe is [...]
Try to remember to stop your bike at 3rd and Treat
AZ Star on The Great 2009 3rd and Treat Bicycle Sting.
It took six comments for somebody to bring up spandex, but, oddly, it took 85 comments before someone reminded us that cars are bigger and heavier than bicycles, and a full 103 comments before we learned that until bicyclists have to license their bikes and [...]
KVOA on the Shootout incident
KVOA article here.
One of the virtues of these things for a lawyer is you get to read the comment section and get a feeling for the sorts of things the jury is going to be saying during deliberations. It’s not pretty. From the comments section:
If the vehicle had to move all the way [...]