Sam Ollinger | March 26, 2012
Last Thursday while over 800 bike advocates (including myself) were in Washington D.C. urging members of the House to vote in favor of a clean extension of the existing Transportation Bill and support the Petri Amendment in order to ensure safe routes for bicyclists of all capabilities, twenty nine year old David Ortiz began his [...]
Sam Ollinger | March 23, 2012
Thanks to Ted Rogers, I learned that two individuals have been arrested in connection with the death of cyclist Jordan Hickey. The Union Tribune is reporting that, investigators do not believe the two men, who are associated with a street gang, knew their victim. A senseless crime took away a man that was much loved. [...]
Sam Ollinger | February 24, 2012
The family of Jordon Hickey, a cyclist who was gunned down last April, is asking the community help find his killer. Hickey, a developmentally disabled and artistically gifted young man, was ruthlessly gunned down while riding way home after visiting his girlfriend last April. Hickey’s family is asking the community to help find Jordon’s killer [...]
Sam Ollinger | February 17, 2012
NBC San Diego is reporting that one of San Diego’s only pedal powered business may be shut down because of the City Attorney’s archaic views on what constitutes transportation. Not unlike the slippery slope that began with the City’s attitude to pedicabs, the city seems intent on promoting a message that a dense urban downtown [...]
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 [...]
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