Accident

Photo By: Velo_City As I’ve commented on earlier this year, it’s felt like a really awful year on the safety front. However, I think some of that feeling may come from an increase in welcome attention on cycling and cycling accidents. It appears that while there has still been an unacceptable number of accidents and especially fatalities, it seems that this year has been safer than last year. Additionally, things are better nationally as well: [Read More]

Yeah, it’s another accident story, but this one has a happy ending. This is a nice story about Russell Hinckley who was injured last year but has made a nice recovery and was able to ride Freewheel this year: An Edmond man injured in a car-bicycle accident near Lake Hefner last year was back on the road again in a weeklong bicycle ride across the state in June. via Edmond man recovers from car-bicycle accident to ride across the state | NewsOK. [Read More]

I’m really getting tired and upset reporting on cyclists deaths in Oklahoma. This is purely anecdotal, but I don’t remember this many fatal accidents in recent memory. Last night, a man was killed near Woodward while riding at night. The story doesn’t give many details, but implies that the man was riding without proper lighting. However, I’m not generally inclined to trust police descriptions of bicycle accidents. You can read the limited details here: Okla man killed while riding bike on highway - News9. [Read More]

Update 07/17/2010 6:35 PM: This appears to be an investigation into a fatal hit-and-run crash. Click here for details Steve Schlegel of Schelgel Bicycles just posted this on a couple of the area mailing lists and I thought it was very worth of being passed along . . . I was just notified to a mishap involving an un identified rider. OKC Police are needing assistance in identifying a rider. Please contact OKC POLICE if you think you know this rider as he had no id on him. [Read More]

Sad news as yet another cyclist is killed in the metro area: A bicyclist was hit and killed by a truck on Kelly Avenue near Main Street in Edmond on Thursday. The victim’s name was not immediately released. He appeared to be an adult male, Edmond police spokeswoman Glynda Chu said. The man was riding a bicycle on a sidewalk about 5:45 p.m. and lost control as he entered Kelly Avenue, Chu said. [Read More]

A cyclist has been killed here in Oklahoma City tonight. From NewsOK.com: About 9:15 p.m., James Smith II, 60, was riding southbound on his bicycle in the outside lane of N Rockwell Avenue near the Northwest Expressway when he made a sharp left turn, Holland said. The minivan was driving behind Smith and its driver could not stop in time or avoid him, and Smith hit the windshield and was then run over. [Read More]

Poor Dominique

My poor car was assaulted by members of the United States Airforce during a lunchtime raid in the parking lot of Cattleman’s. I think it was a case of mistaken identity, and they were very aplogetic but isn’t this overkill or just a case of shock and awe?