Sam Ollinger | January 24, 2012
Typically I do not cover bicycling collisions in San Diego although I do make exceptions if readers send in additional information. I find it very difficult to write about the death of fellow cyclists because I can empathize with the pain the family members must experience to lose a loved one in such a horrific [...]
Sam Ollinger | January 23, 2012
Last week was a horrible week for the City’s cyclists. Last Wednesday, a cyclist was injured when he collided with an automobile while riding against traffic on Market Street. According to the Union Tribune, The cyclist suffered multiple open-leg fractures and a broken arm. The injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. We hope that [...]
Sam Ollinger | January 19, 2012
Channel 10 news is reporting a serious injury of a 45 year old cyclist who was hit from behind on the 6000 block of Sorrento Valley Boulevard. A BikeSD reader happened to be riding that exact stretch and reported it in: The Union Tribune is also covering this story but isn’t reporting any additional [...]
Sam Ollinger | November 30, 2011
A reader wrote in about a collision that happened yesterday morning at Catalina and Wilcox in Point Loma. A 10 year old cyclist was hit at Catalina and Wilcox. According to our reader, the cyclist was hit when the van turned left across traffic hitting cyclist coming in opposite direction. Cyclist was hurt but was [...]
Sam Ollinger | October 27, 2011
A reader, Doug, recently asked the following question, What does the vehicle code say about bicycles making a left turn at a light that won’t turn green. I always assumed a “safe and prudent” approach and not turn left until there is no oncoming traffic??? Though a friend was just cited for this. I thought [...]
Sam Ollinger | October 18, 2011
As part of the SDPD’s promise to continue a dialogue with the City’s cyclists, Lt. O’Hanlon of Traffic Patrol looked into whether patrol officers were targeting San Diegan cyclists exclusively or unfairly. Lt. O’Hanlon reported that in the eight months beginning in January 2011, only 52 citations had been given to cyclists for a variety [...]
Sam Ollinger | October 14, 2011
I received an email an hour ago from a reader about an accident last night. Our reader, Amy, said that a cyclist was down at 32nd and Redwood and that the police had blocked the entire corner. I don’t have any more information. If you do, please leave a comment or send an email to [...]
Sam Ollinger | October 2, 2011
Justin Newman, a 30 year old resident, of San Diego died from injuries caused when a driver opened their car door into traffic causing Newman to ride into it and injure himself. The collision occurred on September 28th while Newman was riding westbound on University Avenue. He was transferred to Scripps Mercy hospital and diagnosed [...]
Sam Ollinger | August 22, 2011
As promised, Assistant Chief of Police, Patrol Operations, Boyd Long, sent me the memorandum he sent out to the San Diego Police Department’s Patrol and Traffic Officers today. This memorandum will be placed in the officers’ line up books. Although our discussion last Friday revolved around CVC 21202 and its exceptions, the memorandum also includes [...]
Sam Ollinger | August 20, 2011
Within the next two weeks, all patrol officers in the City of San Diego will receive training on the full text of CVC 21202, the bicycle law that applies to cyclists in California. This section of the vehicle code is the one that addresses where cyclists can be positioned when riding on the street and [...]
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