Thursday, May 5, 2011

disconcerting

this morning i rolled up on this scene. i went upstairs very saddened. i saw 3 police cars, one ambulance, one fire truck, one bent bike, one stretcher and an interview in progress.


disconcerting



needless to say, it was a very disconcerting to encounter this virtually first thing in the morning.

this year has been full of many bikey friends and loved ones getting hurt while riding. some seriously hurt, some not so seriously. be careful out there people. please. we can't have 2011 be the year of the battered bikey badass. :( you will read one of the stories here on this blog tomorrow.

how do you guys feel when you roll past a scene like that?
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9 comments:

  1. ChristopherMay 5, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    I have yet to come across one of these and I can only hope that I never will. I hear about it in the news ever so often, and you never really hear how exactly it happened. Accidents do happen; I just want to believe that most of them or not because of negligence or aggression.

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  2. MamaVeeMay 5, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    It's eiry bad. I rolled past the dredges of a big fatal scene last spring. I was the polic in the rode and somehow knew it was a cyclist. Later I found out I knew the guy vaguely from him working at my local cafe. Double sad.

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  3. Adrienne JohnsonMay 5, 2011 at 5:04 PM

    I just get frustrated because it is always something that could have been avoided. I wish more people understood that better infrastructure means fewer deaths of people we know and love.

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  4. shuichiMay 6, 2011 at 3:01 AM

    I am sorry to hear that you saw a sad accident in the morning.Well, I have been reading Copenhagenize.com for six month. I happened to visit your blog through the "Lego pics". I hope I will read your blog from now on. Of course, I am glad that you will check my blog.

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  5. AnonymousMay 6, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    I haven't seen many (knock on wood), but I tend to feel sad and angry when I do. Sad for the obvious reason, and angry because I assume (possibly unjustifiably) that it was caused at least in part by the actions of one or more motorists.

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  6. kristen michelleMay 6, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    ugh! i'm so lucky only my arm was fractured due to unobservant people! this stuff makes me super frustrated! it is an infrastructure issue. oxox

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  7. AnonymousMay 6, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    I've only come across one when I was an EMT in college (and I was responding to the accident). Considering that I've been bike commuting in LA for 5 years and a daily rider (commute + most trips) for the past couple of years, the fact that I haven't seen more is pretty hopeful.

    What gets me is when I bike past a smattering of broken headlight plastic. I see that and think, "Another reminder that cars crash and I better make sure it's not into me."

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  8. kfgMay 7, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    Passing something like this is always a bit disturbing, but I have to admit I prefer being the guy riding by on the bike and not the guy riding the stretcher (I'm a "repeat customer" I'm afraid. 1 black pickup deliberate aggressiveness, 2 automotive failures to yield right of way. I've been "clean" for 20 years now, knock on Reynolds).

    On the other hand while I've lost a friend to a fatal bike/pickup "accident" (driver drunk out of his gourd), I've lost several to fatal car or car/car accidents. Life isn't safe, so it's important to keep the risks we incur in proper perspective.

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  9. AnonymousMay 10, 2011 at 8:51 PM

    I haven't gone past a scene like this before but I read about them in our local paper and always feel so sad for the surviving family members grieving for a life unexpectedly cut short. I recommit to my efforts to be a visible, considerate and safe cyclist, not only for my life but the sake of my husband who also bike commutes and is training for a triathlon.

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