By Brad Cochi Longmont Times-Call Posted: 08/05/2011 05:40:34 PM MDT LONGMONT — Biking around on summer afternoons is an excellent thing for kids to do. But, only if they do it safely. Thanks to the weeklong Adventure Bike Camp, Longmont kids have a place to learn the safety basics. “It’s about taking young kids who ... Read more
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Bicycle Accident Kills 7 year-old Cleveland Boy
07
Aug
By C.J. McMANUS Sun Advocate reporter Tragedy continues to rock Utah’s Castle Country this weekend as the Utah Highway Patrol is now reporting that a 7-year-old boy was hit and killed while riding his bike Saturday afternoon in the town of Cleveland. The incident marks the second automobile related death in the Castle Valley in ... Read more
Bikers Call for a Count of 'Dooring' Accidents: Advocacy Group Says Untracked Collisions are Most Common
31
Mar
By JON HILKEVITCH Chicago Tribune Traffic laws were recently strengthened in Illinois to create safety buffers for bicyclists who share streets with drivers, but state transportation officials are rejecting pleas from cycling advocates to keep records on what they consider the most common type of vehicle-bike accident. It involves, surprisingly, vehicles that are not moving. ... Read more
Driver charged after cyclist killed near Key Biscayne
22
Jan
By Andres Viglucc, The Miami Herald January 18, 2010 A cyclist’s hit-and-run death on the Rickenbacker Causeway has ignited a furor from riders and other users of the roadway’s popular parks, beaches and trails, who say it has exposed a dangerous gap in fire-rescue coverage on large portions of Virginia Key and Key ... Read more
Police say texting driver hit cyclist in Medford
19
Nov
Posted November 19, 2009 By Peter Mucha, Inquirer Staff Writer A Cherry Hill bicyclist was recovering from fractures to her face, a leg, and a vertebra yesterday after being struck in Medford by a driver who was texting about a drug deal, according to police. Lisa Granert, 42, was riding on Route 70, ... Read more