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Southern California’s First Separated Bicycle Lanes Open in Long Beach

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Dudek Law Firm

An inaugural ceremony was held on April 23 in Long Beach to celebrate the opening of bike lanes.  According to The Daily 49er—student publication of California State Long Beach—the new bike lanes will cover a three mile stretch downtown on Broadway and Third Street. The ceremony celebrated the increase in local bicycle safety and gave local cyclists a chance to mingle and enjoy an inaugural ride-along.  Among the group was Long Beach’s oldest cyclist, Octavio Orduño, who at 103 years old rides his tricycle around the streets near his Long Beach condominium. The new paths mark a milestone as they are the first separated bike lanes in Southern California. “Long Beach is setting the pace for other urban built-out cities with its willingness to prioritize cyclists and pedestrians,” Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal told a Daily 49er reporter. Other activities at the ceremony included a scavenger hunt in businesses along the…
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Bicyclist Killed in Tragic Head-On Collision

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Dudek Law Firm

Travis Carroll, 39, died in a bicycle accident in Bermuda Dunes on April 14, according to BigBearGrizzly.net. Carroll was a Lake Patrol officer for the Big Bear Municipal Water District. Carroll was riding southeast on Highway 42 at the time of the bicycle accident.  Carroll collided head on with a van; the driver was Jack Woodward, 49, of Palm Desert. According to a California Highway Patrol officer, the van was traveling approximately 35 miles per hour. Paramedics immediately rushed Carroll to John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:17 p.m. Investigators have yet to determine the cause of the bicycle accident, though they did say that alcohol or drugs did not appear to be a factor. The accident ejected Carroll from his bike, and he was not wearing a bicycle helmet. Carroll served as Lake Patrol director for the Big Bear Municipal Water District and also…
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Mother Wants Son’s Bicycle Accident to Raise Awareness

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Dudek Law Firm

On February 26, a bicycle accident injured Susan Bell’s young son on Alameda Island in California. Her son and some friends were riding to Alameda Towne Centre. Bell’s son was attempting to cross the street when a vehicle struck him head-on. His friends said the car flung him into the air. He suffered a separated shoulder and needed 19 stitches. Neither Bell’s son nor any of his friends were wearing a bicycle helmet.  “It’s just a total blessing he is not dead,” Bell told the Alameda News. Bell is going public with her story in hopes to raise awareness about bicycle safety in the beach community, which is home to many cyclists and pedestrians.  The intersection of Grand Street and Otis Drive, near where the bicycle accident occurred, has seen four accidents in the past three years.  Local cyclist Gene Oh claims that the responsibility has to fall on both…
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