Austin Cycling News

Found here Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Advertising misrepresents bicycling From the Birmingham News (AL), 08.13.08: Positives of bicycling often not portrayed in ads Most images of cycling presented in mass market ads follow one of two distinct approaches–one positive, albeit often nostalgic, the other unfortunately negative. This dichotomy neatly reflects the conflicted perception of the [...]

Bicyclist Vilhelm Hesness was hit and killed by an SUV last summer as he was riding lawfully on Manchaca Road near FM 1626 in South Austin. The driver who hit him, Richard Alan Lee, was under the influence of five prescription drugs at the time, including sedatives, an antidepressant, and a tranquilizer, according to toxicology [...]

The death of Rebecca Allen, 32, was just the fourth fatality in Fort Collins in the last 10 years in a vehicle vs. bicyclist collision, according to the Fort Collins Department of Transportation. http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080723/UPDATES01/80723042/1002/NEWS01

What the hell does “Drove bike into traffic” mean? Does it mean she operated her bicycle on the roadway? Turned into traffic and headed towards the cars? It is not clear to me…

http://blog.mlive.com/…een_in_fair_cond.html Something sounds off about the story: “Police reported that witnesses said Louis Suarez, 31, of Muskegon was driving his 2001 Pontiac Montana south on 68th Avenue. Suarez was moving over to pass McPherson when the biker suddenly swerved left in front of the van. The incident remains under investigation.”

http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/1054405,bikehit071408.article In Chicago: July 14, 2008 Recommend (1) FROM STNG WIRE REPORTS A reported 9-year-old girl who was struck by an unmarked police car while riding a bicycle on Saturday night in the West Side’s Lawndale neighborhood has been released from the hospital. About 8:40 p.m., an unmarked squad car struck a girl on a [...]

http://laist.com/2008/07/07/road_rage_motorist_vs_cyclists_on_m.php http://laist.com/2008/07/07/update_on_bicycle_accident.php This guy needs to lose his license for life, and probably do some prison time.

http://www.dailypress.com/…cident_0713jul13,0,628122.story

http://www.jsonline.c…=7/10/2008&id=42947

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