Category: accident

Cyclist killed in Fremont

Richard MasonerJanuary 25, 20131 Comment on Cyclist killed in Fremont

David Martinez “collided with a car” (says the Fremont Patch in a lovely exception to the usual passive voice in crash journalism, along with the usual victim blaming in the reader comments) early Monday morning on Paseo Padre Parkway in Fremont, CA. According to news reports, Martinez was pronounced at the scene after rescuers failed to revive him. My condolences to those close to Martinez.

Apparently nobody besides the driver witnessed this crash since the police are asking for information regarding it. No doubt another SWSS.

I saw mention of this on Twitter shortly after it happened then forgot to post about it later.

H/T to Kristen. I biked up Niles Canyon Road from Fremont this morning. There seem to be many motorists there who equate “share the road” with “buzz by within inches of that cyclist.” I had to be a lot more assertive in my lane positioning than usual.

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Sidewalk cyclist bites the dust

Richard MasonerJanuary 25, 20139 Comments on Sidewalk cyclist bites the dust

Update: I forgot to embed the video earlier! It’s now here.

Act 1, Scene 1: A green bike lane busy with cyclists, including a pair of lycra-clad speed daemons on their spendy carbon fiber racing bikes.

Enter Fred dressed in normal clothes and riding his heavy cruiser bike much faster than those racer poseurs. Instead of slowing until it’s safe to pass (heaven forbid!), he tries to impress the pretty girl by veering to the right and jumping up onto the sidewalk.

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San Francisco cyclist doored, injured by passing bus

Richard MasonerJanuary 9, 20135 Comments on San Francisco cyclist doored, injured by passing bus

Passive language (“the car door opened” of its own accord) is typical in collision news reports like this, but the cyclists swerving into the bus adds an interesting passive / aggressive touch.

A bicyclist was injured in a collision with a San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency bus Saturday after swerving to miss a car door that opened on Geary Street downtown.

More in CBS SF: Cyclist Swerves, Hits Muni Bus In Downtown San Francisco. Opening a door into the path of a cyclist is illegal in all 50 states, but there’s no word on if the mysterious self-opening door was cited.

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Burry Stander RIP

Richard MasonerJanuary 3, 20131 Comment on Burry Stander RIP

25 year old South African mountain bike champion Burry Stander was hit by a taxi in Shelly Beach, South Africa and killed earlier today while he was on a training ride.

Stander was UCI Mountain Bike World Cup under-23 men’s cross-country 2009 world champion.

Stander leaves behind his wife Cherise Taylor Stander, who is also an elite cyclist. With condolences to those close to him and the mountain bike community he was a part of.

Via the UCI Overlord.

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California New Year weekend traffic report

Richard MasonerJanuary 2, 20132 Comments on California New Year weekend traffic report

The California Highway Patrol reported 19 traffic fatalities occurred over the 2012 / 2013 New Year weekend.

The lone cyclist fatality, Jonathan Coontz of Orange County, was killed in a bike-vs-bike collision on the Santa Ana River Trail just after the CHP’s reporting period began last Friday evening. The other cyclist was hospitalized.

The final fatalities in CHP jurisdiction of the reporting period were discovered at 9 PM on New Year’s Eve. Two vehicles collided head on on Highway 12 near Rio Vista, CA, which is located about midway between Fairfield and Lodi. Three Fairfield residents, ages 23, 28 and 31 were in a silver 2002 Hyundai Elantra. A 42 year old Tracy man was in a 2012 Toyota Camry. All occupants of both cars were killed in this horrific crash, which had no surviving witnesses.

The CHP reporting period ended at 6 AM on New Year’s Day. File this under “carnage“

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