CALIFORNIA BICYCLE NEWS AND CYCLING SAFETY TIPS BLOG

A Tucson bicycle accident on August 9 sent one cyclist to the hospital with serious injuries, according to TucsonVelo.com.  The accident occurred as the cyclist was making his was on Broadway boulevard. The cyclist struck into a car that drove across his path.  Police did release the name of the victim.  According to Tucson Police Department Sgt. Matt Ronstadt, the driver failed to yield to the cyclist.  The cyclist was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. Thankfully the cyclist was wearing a helmet.  The driver was cited for failure to yield the right of way.  While this is a tragic accident, the cyclist was fortunately wearing a helmet and that may very well have saved his life.  Messages from friends and witnesses on Facebook and Twitter indicated that the cyclist’s carbon fiber bicycle frame was “completely destroyed.” Bonnici Law Group APC—San Diego personal injury attorney.

Former NFL Quarterback Joey Harrington was seriously injured in a bicycle accident in which he was struck by an SUV.  The accident occurred in Portland, Oregon on July 31. The former number 3 overall draft pick was riding his bicycle on the side of the road—one without bike lanes—when the driver, a 26-year-old male, ran into him from behind. “The impact…put him on top of the car,” John Harrington, his father, told reporters.  “Joey ended up upside down and came down on his head and shoulder and then skidded off to the side.” Harrington suffered a broken collarbone, a punctured lung and a cut on his head.  The driver of the SUV stopped and waited with Harrington until an ambulance arrived.  The driver was later cited for following too close. Harrington was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. This is just another tragic instance of what can…
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