September 2, 20113 Comments on Driver charged with killing cyclist flees to China
August 31, 20119 Comments on Did a car horn kill Erica Abbott?
From the New York Daily News:
[29 year old Erica] Abbott suddenly lost her balance … after a car horn honked and she turned her head, witnesses said.
The cyclist, who was wearing a helmet, fell toward traffic and a 2002 Mercedes-Benz ran her over, police and witnesses said.
This is horrible. Please don’t honk your horn around cyclists. In every state, including New York, horn honking is legal only for safety reasons, not to express road raging inanities (yet another law scofflaw motorists can routinely break and get away with!). Condolences to Abbott’s loved ones.
More –> 29-year-old cyclist dies after getting run over by car near Brooklyn home.
August 25, 20114 Comments on Cyclist killed in Menlo Park
August 9, 20113 Comments on Arrest in Soquel bicycle hit-run death
The California Highway Patrol arrested 33 year old Sundara Joy Wertz of Soquel for the hit-and-run crash that killed cyclist Noel Hamilton after a six week investigation.
August 5, 20113 Comments on Study: Bike share saves lives
BMJ.com (nee the British Medical Journal) published a study today showing that a bike share program in Barcelona, Spain saves human lives while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The benefits from increased physical activity far outweight the risks from increased exposure to traffic and air pollutants.
August 1, 20116 Comments on Quarterback Sack