Bike Accident

Dreadful Deaths: Cycling Through Fear

Wray Herbert | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Dread Risk Effect 9/11, Air Travel Woes, Dread Risk Effect, 9/11 Travel, Air Travel Hassles, UK Bomb Plot, Terrorism and Bicycle Accidents, Bike Accident, Science News

The dread risk effect remains the best explanation for London's cyclists, and it raises the possibility that terrorism leads to other discretionary but harmful choices that are as yet unknown.

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New Bill Would Require NYPD To Investigate Serious Bike Accidents

Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: New York City Bikes, Nypd, New York City Bike Accidents, Lefrevre Lawsuit, Bike Accident, Ny News, Nypd Scandals, New York News, Stephen Levin, Mathieu Lefevre, New York News

Councilman Stephen Levin (D-Brooklyn) proposed a bill that would require the NYPD to investigate all serious car-on-bike accidents, The Brooklyn Paper...

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Cyclist Who Killed Grandma Gets Probation

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Bike Collision, San Francisco Bike Trial, Plea Deal, Dionette Cherney, Probation, Vehicular Manslaughter, Randolph Ang, San Francisco Bikes, Bike Accident, George Gascon, San Francisco News

Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi isn't the only San Francisco resident to strike a controversial plea deal from the District Attorney's office this week. On ...

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A Cyclist's Departure

Xavier L. Suarez | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Rickenbacker Causeway, Bike Safety, Bicycling, Aaron Cohen Hit and Run, Aaron Cohen Rickenbacker, Bike Lanes, Bike Accident, Miami News

Aaron Cohen has been wrenched from our lives. And the sense of loss is overwhelming. Was the tragedy avoidable? I don't rightly know, but I know we didn't try hard enough to avoid it.

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Why Miami Is a Dangerous Deathtrap for Cyclists

Spencer Aronfeld | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Rickenbacker Causeway, Car Accident, Biking, Aaron Cohen, Bicycles, Bike Accident, Thomas Jennings, Bicycle Safety, Bicycling, Fdot, Key Biscayne, Miami News

The beauty of Key Biscayne, that makes it so desirable for cyclists, is also a distraction for motorists. Immediate action needs to be taken before Miami loses another cyclist to a careless driver on Key Biscayne.

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Did NYPD Conduct 'Biased' Investigation Of Slain BK Bicyclist?

Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Nypd, Williamsburg, Ray Kelly, Ny News, Bike Accident, 3rd Ward, Transportation Alternatives, Bushwick, New York News, Mathieu Lefevre, Bike Wars, New York News

An attorney representing the family of Mathieu Lefevre, the Williamsburg artist who was killed in October by a flatbed truck driver, has sent a letter...

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Bikers, Pedestrians At War On The Golden Gate Bridge

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Golden Gate Bridge Walkway, Golden Gate Bridge Construction, SIdewalk Closure, San Francisco Bike Coalition, Mary Currie, Bike Accident, Golden Gate Bridge, Leah Shahum, Golden Gate Bridge Sidewalk Closure, Bike Coalition, Goldgen Gate Bridge District, Golden Gate Bridge SIdewalk, Pedestrians, Bike, Golden Gate Bridge Walkway Closure, San Francisco News

One thing separating locals from tourists is the knowledge of what season is best for a leisurely stroll across the Golden Gate Bride. While your ...

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BUI: Biker Hit By Car Was Four Times Over Legal Limit Of Alcohol

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illinois, Drunk Biking, Biking, Bike Accident, Woodstock Illinois, Chicago News

A Woodstock bicyclist who was hit by a car had a blood-alcohol level of .364 -- more than four times the legal limit to drive a car, police said. ...

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Bill Ritter Back At Capitol After Bike Acident

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Ritter, Colorado Governor, Bike Accident, Colorado Capitol, Denver News

DENVER — Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter held his first news conference after a bike accident last week and says he's in pain, but recovering. The go...

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In Memoriam: Road Fatalities

streetsblog.org | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pedestrian Traffic, Bike, Bicyclists, Bike Accident, New York City, New York, Traffic Accidents, New York News

Each year, scores of pedestrians and cyclists die on New York City streets, while thousands are injured. Though the total number of road fatalities is...

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Studies Show Cyclists Cause Less Than 10% of Bike/Car Accidents : TreeHugger

Treehugger | Lloyd Alter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bike Culture, Green Transportation, Car Accidents, Bike, Bike Accident, Transportation, Green News

Whenever we write about bike/car "interactions" we get a lot of complaints that cyclists bring much of this upon themselves by blowing through red lig...

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America's Got British Talent: HuffPost Talks To Unlikely Opera Star Paul Potts

Huffington Post | Michelle Kung | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Simon Cowell, Paul Potts, Pavarotti, Rick Rubin, Britain's Got Talent, Opera Singing, Bike Culture, Bike Accident, Bike, Entertainment News

No one was more stunned than Paul Potts when the 36-year old amateur singer won the television competition Britain's Got Talent this past June. Not on...

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CNN's John Roberts In Thanksgiving Bike Accident — Saved By Helmet!

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bike Culture, Chief Justice John Roberts, Helmet, Bike, John Roberts, Bike Accident, Eat the Press, Media News

CNN's John Roberts had a rough Thanksgiving — but it could have been a lot rougher if he hadn't been wearing a helmet. Roberts, an avid cyclis...

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Breaking: John Roberts' Neck (No, Seriously!)

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bike Culture, Chief Justice John Roberts, John Roberts, Bike, Bike Accident, Traffic Accidents, Eat the Press, Media News

Remember how John Roberts was in a bicycle accident on Thanksgiving wherein a car cut him off, forcing him to swerve and collide with a jogger, result...

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