The Feed had lots of updates, and additional reports, on wrecks that to be honest have generated a lot of traffic to this site already. To be recognized is nice and all, but to be honest this is not the way I want to be remembered. So all you guys stop getting hit by cars so I can talk about my cats and riding Gigi to the grocery store, and get like maybe 3 hits a week instead of close to a thousand a month.
Continuing with the Big Story of the week, they’re still talking about that wreck in Ottawa. ‘Cycling is still safe in Ottawa’ Politicians and LEO are trying to calm nerves and frayed tempers as more than an average year’s worth of wrecks happen in less than 5 days, with cyclists taking the brunt no matter which side is at fault. Lots of comments, some actually used good grammar and spelling.
Another report on the NC SWSS that injured a man, not the driver of the vehicle. Bicyclist injured in collision with pickup near Mooresville Still nothing from the cyclist on this wreck…
More from Chattanooga on their ongoing conflict… Chattanooga Is Not Bicycle Friendly – And Response (2) Yes, calling Chattanooga not bike friendly is like saying carrying a blue bandanna in your pocket is not a good idea in Bloods’ turf, pure Dee understatement. And I love the comment, that because one cyclist broke the law all cyclists are now to bear the consequences, unlike drivers who break the law all the time with little or no consequence (look at the furor caused by red-light cameras for an example of that)
Then there is this wreck. I’m totally at a loss for words with this one and it has nothing to do with my brain damage. Dix Hills Bicyclist Killed By Alleged Drunk Biker If I’m reading this right, the cyclist had a flat tire on a portion of a bike trail that was parallel to and a few yards away from a highway, and while stopped on the bike path was hit by a motorcycle that left the highway at a very high rate of speed. This is like the cyclist in Houston that was crushed at a stop light by a fire truck that had been hit by another fire truck going to the same alarm, I mean what are the odds? Still better than hitting the PowerBall, I guess, but really? Just minding your own business on the bike path fixing a flat tire and here comes this quarter ton of Harley flying through the air and hits you square in the chest and head, and Bang! you’re dead, sorry dude. This would be a Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot moment for sure. Just once I would like to see a bunch of drunks sitting on the hoods of their cars when a speeding bicycle kills them all, or even just one. Lady Ghisallo, are you listening on this? Can we get a bike wreck where the bicycle takes out a drunk driver and the cyclist stands up and says “Whoa, what happened?”
Madison WI cyclists are saying there is some anger against cyclists on the roads. Cycling enthusiasts say Madison’s bike friendliness has gone a bit flat And other stuff is going on out there on the roads, too.
I’m not sure on the politics of this one, pro-bike, anti-bike, anti-government spending on bikes? Kevin Hoover’s So-Called Thoughts: Bicycle cultism isn’t responsible community participation – July 22, 2009 Somebody help me with this one, is he pro-bike and just anti-spending on anything that comes out of his tax bill, or what?
And finally is a report on the people that are riding RAGBRAI with a Wally World bike and a whole lotta grit, but not much training. Kilen: Tennis-shoe brigade pedals hard to keep up Hey, if you have to have special clothes to “protect” you from your bike seat, maybe you are riding the wrong kind of bike seat? I ride Gigi in soft-soled shoes and gym shorts all the time, now that I have the right cushion and a decent seat cover over it I’m fine.
Billed @$.02, Opus
