Drunkcyclist.com

Oh hell…
Cops: Enraged motorist swerves into bicyclists, injures one
A cyclist was struck while riding his bicycle Saturday morning, and both the victim and law enforcement officials say it was no accident.
A 41-year-old Kamas man was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault after witnesses reported seeing him swerve at groups of eastbound [...]

Two years. One million beers. Today is my death day. It was two years ago that I woke up in the hospital. With a wife and a six month old daughter at home.
So much for being a cyclist.
Oddly enough, I’ve managed to collect even more bikes since that day. [...]

 
I got an update on the grim LA road rage incident via email.
From: Eric
Subject: Fwd: charges in la road-rage case
latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bikecrash
‘course the local hotheads are claimin’ bullshit on felony reckless driving - apparently they don’t like the semantics and would prefer attempted murder or some such, but I for one am pleased to see [...]

Just got this one via email.

From: Brad
Subject: Hit and Run / Biker Down From DC…
Rolled up on this scene moments after it happened yesterday - a horrible thing on an otherwise spectacular SW Colorado day.
montrosepress.com

From the article:
The state patrol is seeking the driver of an SUV it says struck and killed a bicyclist Thursday [...]

From: Hank
Subject: Biker Down
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (accident yesterday and today)
Woman arrested in bicycle death
Authorities have arrested the 43-year-old woman suspected of crashing into and killing one bicyclist and injuring another Wednesday night on Five Mile Road in the Town of Raymond.
Janell D. Gehrke of the Town of Norway allegedly was driving drunk, [...]

Let the good times roll.

From: Flo
Subject: Reason to own a .40 cal.
it’s shit like this that makes me want to tote my .40cal with me on road rides. Too bad the damn thing weighs too much. Gotta find a lighter handgun to compliment all the carbon.
laist.com/2008/07/07/road_rage_motorist_vs_cyclists_on_m.php#comments
I summize that soon we will be reading about cyclists [...]

It just keeps coming.
It was a daring dream by an exceptional man. Daniel Hurtubise had spent two years organizing a bicycling trip across Canada with his two teen children that would raise money and increase awareness of Type 1 diabetes, the condition he lived with from age 15.
They left Vancouver in mid-June, joined by Robert [...]

Oh Christ…
SUV jumps sidewalk and strikes the girl, almost 2, and her family on a bike ride. Her mother, father and younger brother sustain broken bones and internal injuries. Suspect faces murder charge.
Unreal. They guy was running from the scene of a different accident he got into earlier.
A toddler was killed and her mother, [...]

From: Erik
Subject: biker down in NC
The driver swerved to miss a deer (his story), crossed the center line and hit a cyclist head on. This was like 3 miles from my house. I’m leaving the bike on the trainer.
abclocal.go.com

Oregon is contemplating a law to make killing a cyclist a felony when driving a motorized vehicle.
The local fear mongering ABC network has a poll where you can tell them how you feel about it: www.koin.com
Scroll down the right side of the screen and you will get a “Yes” “no” type of poll. [...]