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Cyclist Injured in Crash on the Wiggle
A bicyclist was seriously injured this afternoon after a woman driving an SUV struck him at the intersection of Haight and Pierce Streets. According to eyewitness accounts, he remained conscious after the crash, and was taken to the hospital by the Fire Department.
November 19, 2009
Cupertino Resident Killed While Riding Bicycle Near De Anza College
Wanju Yu, a 74-year-old Cupertino resident, was struck and killed by a driver while riding his bicycle near De Anza College yesterday.
November 11, 2009
Bicyclist Injured in Collision at Market and Ellis Streets this Morning
A bicyclist was injured in an apparent collision involving an automobile at Market and Ellis Streets this morning. Limited details were available about the crash, but Streetsblog contributor Pam MacLean reports that it took place just before 7:40 a.m. today:
October 28, 2009
Bicyclist Killed in Redwood City Was a Fixture of Peninsula Bike Paths
Mary Yonkers, 58, of San Mateo, was killed by a truck driver while riding her bicycle to work on Shoreway Road in Redwood City last week.
October 23, 2009
U.S. Racer Dave Zabriskie Discusses Bike Crashes, Road Safety
Turns out even the fastest cyclists in the world still have to contend with oblivious and dangerous drivers, at least when they're not racing on a closed course. David Zabriskie, current U.S. time trial champion and winner of three cycling grand tour stages, recently told a capacity crowd in Larkspur, California, that he has been whacked three times by cars while riding in the United States.
October 20, 2009
Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Bicyclist Claims No Knowledge of Crash
Note: We've posted an update and a profile of Mary Yonkers.
October 14, 2009
Bicyclist Killed in Redwood City Hit-and-Run
Note: We've posted an update and a profile of the bicyclist, Mary Yonkers.
October 14, 2009
Bicyclist Injured in Haight Street Crash This Morning
A woman bicycling on Haight Street between Clayton and Belvedere was injured in a crash involving multiple delivery trucks between 9 and 10 a.m. today. Details are still unclear, but according to an eyewitness account, she was taken away in an ambulance, conscious but with apparent injuries to her legs.
October 9, 2009
Men Who Harrased Bicyclist On Her Commute Home ‘Severely Warned’
A San Francisco police inspector has "severely warned" two men who allegedly harassed a bicyclist in the bike lane along the Embarcadero last week. The terrifying tale, which we published verbatim on Streetsblog, stirred quite a reaction among new and regular commenters, and served as an important reminder about what to do when bicyclists encounter hostile, threatening motorists.
September 24, 2009
Eyes on the Street: Backwards Driver Crashes Into Cyclist in GG Park
From SF Citizen via Eyes on Blogs comes word of a nasty collision between a bicyclist and an SUV driver in Golden Gate Park Wednesday. The photographer who snapped these shots described the crash on his Flickr post:
September 18, 2009