Wednesday, November 28, 2007

bike vs car

A fellow commuter was hit by a car on Monday evening. Luckily he escaped with minor injuries. Read about it here.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Which intersection was it?
Which direction was he headed?
What did the driver have to say?

stevep said...

so, i was the hittee.

> Which intersection was it?
dodge st. and prarie du chien. i.e. right in front of the summit bar (for those of you who only navigate by drinking establishment waypoints)

> Which direction was he headed?
alternative answers:

home
the "right" direction
i was traveling south, the hitter was traveling north. he made a left hand turn from dodge street towards prarie du chien.

> What did the driver have to say?

you ok?
sorry
i didn't see you
can you get up

Del said...

What do you think about the "ghostbike" program as a way to " be memorials for the fallen and reminders to everyone to SHARE THE ROAD with one another"

http://ghostbike.org/

stevep said...

mmm. that is an interesting idea. i definitely like things that increase awareness to motorists, e.g. critical mass, etc. but being kind of a bike parts pack rat though i'd have to think that i'd want some parts from that ghosted bike. assuming that you put this in some public place - even if you chained it to some area/thing - my guess is that the city hauls this away. and i'll bet they don't give it to the bike library for recycling (sic).

Anonymous said...

I like the ghostbike program and have had discussions with the IBC board to institute a statewide program but nothing concrete has been laid down.

Sorry about the pain and bent steel but its good that this instance would not warrant a ghostbike, more like a very darkly tinted windshield or something...

gpickle

Del said...

gpickle,

Some of the Ghostbike programs recognize not only where cyclists were killed, but also where cyclists were hit.