The Center for Investigative Journalism confirms something many of us already suspect. The Berkeley based non-profit news agency analyzed five years worth of data from 434 pedestrian fatalities in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, San Mateo and San Francisco counties. Sixty percent of the 238 motorists found to be at fault or suspected of a read more
From the Sentinel police blotter for Thursday, January 17 2013: A 35-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after an officer saw him trying to remove a Specialized bike from a bike rack in a parking garage at 2030 North Pacific Ave., said Santa Cruz Deputy Police Chief Steve Clark. The officer saw Adam Michael Brightwell trying read more
Low return on investment, but zero risk of punishment means big incentive to steal bikes.
Last October 2010, 26 year old Zhang Miao was riding her bicycle home from work in Xian when she was hit by university student Yao Jiaxin, who was driving a Chevrolet Cruze.
Remember the case of Bryce Barker near Berthoud, Colorado? The 24 year old driving through rural Larimer County told the judge he stopped his car and threatened a trio of senior citizens with his baseball bat because he feared for his life. When Barker swung the bat, one of the oldsters held up his bike read more
