Well, thats three riders hit by cars in less than two weeks. Two fatalities. Its full on hunting season, and were the game. This sux. Heads up bros, ride with caution! Just imagine that you are invisible, or that every driver out there is out to mow you down, or both. Dust off those helmets and brake calipers! ;-) Also, if anyone wants to get involved in a letter campaign, I think it might do some good. My wife is in politics and says that letters to the mayor, highway dist. etc would be good. BTW the mayor is bike friendly and even rides himself!
I knew one of the guys who got hit. A friend's father. It's just so sad. Never ever ride without a helmet. And if a dick driver is gettin up in yo grill. Let him be. Just let him be.
I think I'll be doing this instead of the Wednesday Nighter next week. Everyone should probably go.
Forwarded message...
Kristin Armstrong & Boise's Cycling Community Need You
Next Wednesday June 24 at 5:45. Please be at the Boise Depot.
Our Cycling communities best voice, Kristin Armstrong, will be filming a PSA about Cycling Safety on Idaho Roads.
She Needs as MANY Co-starring Cyclists as we can get to be there to help make the point that Cyclists are just members of the community. Carpenters, students, doctors, neighbors taxpayers, moms, kids, coaches etc. This means you. And pass this email on.
If you ride on Idaho roads we want you there.
Creating this PSA is one step in the solution to the tragedies that cycling families are dealing with. A Bike safety silent ride and Rally is being planned for July 6.
You can be there in Cycling clothes with your bike. Or you can come straight from your Job in your work clothes.
You can wear Fancy Team Spandex or Baggy Commuter Pants or anything else.
You can have a 30 year old 3 speed or the newest swanky Carbon Fiber Rig or other human powered rig
If you are a Cyclist Please We want you at the Depot at 5:45 On Wednesday June 24. Bring a friend.
Get there safely, ride responsibly, drive carefully. parking is limited park at the shops on Boise avenue and Walk up or at Vista Village and walk/ride over.
And thank CableOne for donating the production of the PSA
Less than 10% of bike/car accidents caused by the cyclists, yet people love to blame the cyclists. Read the article at the bottom link, but first some choice excerpts:
"The available evidence suggests that collisions have far more to do with aggressive driving than aggressive cycling."
"While there is a public perception that cyclists are usually the cause of accidents between cars and bikes, an analysis of Toronto police collision reports shows otherwise: The most common type of crash in this study involved a motorist entering an intersection and either failing to stop properly or proceeding before it was safe to do so. The second most common crash type involved a motorist overtaking unsafely. The third involved a motorist opening a door onto an oncoming cyclist. The study concluded that cyclists are the cause of less than 10 per cent of bike-car accidents in this study."
You can't really be surprised by theresult on the cop thing. I'm surprised that it actually took them a full year to come to that conclusion. In addition, I do believe the journalist guys' photo is a photoshop, chopping his picture onto a clean background. What the hell, just go take a new photo you lazy douche.
The best part of that article... "Thompson was accused of assault with a deadly weapon, reckless driving causing specified bodily injury, battery with serious bodily injury and MAYHAM."