Bicycle Accident: Doored Bike Courier
9 April 2007 | No Comments
Street: Bryant St.
Cross Street: Mariposa St.
City: San Francisco
State: California
Date: 2006-04-18
Time: early morning
Severity: moderate
Driver’s Vehicle: small car
Driver’s Age: 30
Driver’s Gender: Female
Description: I got doored by a parked car while working as a bike courier for the city’s mosquito abatement program. The driver didn’t see me, despite the fact that I was wearing a bright yellow safety vest. I fell on my back and two months later I’m still having chronic back pain. The front wheel was the only damaged part of my bike.
Bicycle Accident: Crazed Bike Hater
9 April 2007 | No Comments
Street: 9th street
Cross Street: folsom street
City: San Francisco
State: California
Date: 2006-05-01
Time: early morning
Severity: moderate
Driver’s Vehicle: other
Driver’s Age: 35
Driver’s Gender: Male
Description: This fucker whacked me off of my bike. He was on foot. I want REVENGE!!!!
Bicycle Accident: Biking in da ‘Hood
9 April 2007 | No Comments
Street: McAllister
Cross Street: Webster
City: San Francisco
State: California
Date: 2006-02-08
Time: early evening
Severity: moderate
Driver’s Vehicle: other
Driver’s Age:
Driver’s Gender: Male
Description: I tried reporting this incident to Leah at the bike coalition, but b/c of their on going email problems, this never reached anyone over there despite numerous attempts to send it. Yesterday evening while I was riding on my way home from work down McAllister St (the part that takes you past the block of projects), I made the mistake of going at a leisurely pace to take in the nice balmy weather. Well unfortunately when it’s nice out all the hoodlums have the same idea, except their idea of fun also involves throwing things at passing cyclists. I got hit pretty hard, which made me lose control for a moment. I fell and hurt my hand quite badly but I supposed it could’ve been much worse. (Typing hurts like hell.) I reported this incident to the police afterward, and the guys to came to take my report aptly told me that I wasn’t the first victim and certainly won’t be the last. I was wondering if you’ve heard any similar accounts and more importantly, is there any solution we can look into? I no longer feel comfortable having to ride through that part of McAllister. thanks for listening, Jeannie
Bicycle Accident: Doored Big-Time
9 April 2007 | No Comments
Street: 17th Street
Cross Street: Valencia
City: San Francisco
State: California
Date: 2006-02-24
Time: early evening
Severity: moderate
Driver’s Vehicle: small car
Driver’s Age: 25
Driver’s Gender: Female
Description: i got DOORED big-time. This woman kicked her door open hard as i’m hauling up 17th home from work. no response time, no brakes, just a full chest plant into the doorframe. Got a gnarly puncture wound just below the clavicle, missing a collapsed lung by a few cm. 10 stitches to the chest, plus a broken finger. Seven hours at SF General. $208 in bike damage.
Bicycle Accident: SUV Drivers Never Pay Attention
9 April 2007 | 1 Comment
Street: Market Street
Cross Street: 8th Street
City: San Francisco
State: California
Date: 1999-10-16
Time: late morning
Severity: severe
Driver’s Vehicle: SUV
Driver’s Age: 61
Driver’s Gender: Male
Description: I was northbound on Guerrero St with another cyclist 10-20 feet behind me. At 27th St a SUV waited to turn Left. In the other two lanes traffic was backed up, but clear of the box. The curb lane, my lane was clear. As I approached the intersection at about 15-20 mph the SUV pulled out in front of me. I hit the right rear side of the car with my bike, left shoulder and left side of my face. I then bounced off hitting the pavement with the back of my head. My helmet was crushed at the rear. I sustained a significant laceration to my left cheek, complete shoulder separation, a subarachnoid hematoma (bleed in my brain), and permanent amnesia of the preceding hour and following 22 hours. I responded to the ambulance personel with typical head trauma non cooperation. I did not recognize the paramedics nor the ER physician who I knew personally. I was hospitalized in the ICU for 2 days and 1 day in a regular ward. 2 operations and 14 months later I returned to work.
Bicycle Accident: Wow. Driver is Nice :(
9 April 2007 | No Comments
Street: Marina Green Driveway
Cross Street: near Ft. Mason
City: San Francisco
State: California
Date: 2006-02-18
Time: late morning
Severity: not severe
Driver’s Vehicle: large car
Driver’s Age: 51
Driver’s Gender: Male
Description: I was riding across a driveway entrance at the Marina Green (the entrance next to the main entrance of Ft. Mason) A car making a left hand turn into the driveway didn’t see me and I ran into his car. There was a witness to the incident and the driver of the car was very cooperative.
Bicycle Accident: Pedestrians Should Watch for Bikes Too
9 April 2007 | No Comments
Street: polk st.
Cross Street: o\’farrell
City: San Francisco
State: California
Date: 2005-08-26
Time: late night
Severity: severe
Driver’s Vehicle: other
Driver’s Age: 21
Driver’s Gender: Female
Description: a pedestrian ran into the bike lane, we collided. i flew off my bike, had a concussion, broke my collarbone, numerous other injuries, spent a day and a half in the hospital.
Bicycle Accident: Who’s at Fault?
9 April 2007 | No Comments
Street: JFK Drive
Cross Street: 8th Street
City: San Francisco
State: California
Date: 2006-02-14
Time: early afternoon
Severity: not severe
Driver’s Vehicle: other
Driver’s Age: 13
Driver’s Gender: Female
Description: Bicycling through Golden Gate park on a nice Sunday afternoon, everyone else in the park on the closed off street, the young girl lost control of her bike an cut over at 90 degrees, tboning my front tire. I flipped over the front, minor bruises, but a horked front tire. Her mom was there, and apologiezed (but didn’t apologize enough to offer to buy me the tire that her daughter just destroyed, sigh). Reminder, slow down through there, and if you are inexperienced, and start panicing…. just hit the brakes and stop. No need to go running into other people. Just stop. Stopping is good. It can be your friend. Love the stop. love it!
Bicycle Accident: Left Turn Scare
9 April 2007 | No Comments
Street: Steiner St.
Cross Street: O\’Farrell St.
City: San Francisco
State: California
Date: 2005-12-09
Time: early evening
Severity: moderate
Driver’s Vehicle: large car
Driver’s Age: 39
Driver’s Gender: Female
Description: It was dark. I was using a headlight (but after this accident, which is my first, I went out and bought a much much brighter one). I was cycling north on Steiner. The car was driving south and made a (if I recall correctly) sudden and unsignaled left onto O’Farrell St. and across my path. I had a couple of big ass bruises and my front fork had to be replaced. The driver gave me and my bicycle a ride home and her insurance paid for the repairs. She was apologetic, but also thought my light should have been brighter. She said she didn’t see me until I was right on top of her.
Bicycle Accident: MUNI Track Scare
9 April 2007 | No Comments
Street: Market St
Cross Street: 8th St
City: San Francisco
State: California
Date: 2003-08-01
Time: late morning
Severity: not severe
Driver’s Vehicle: other
Driver’s Age:
Driver’s Gender: Male
Description: No driver - I got caught in the Muni tracks and crashed in the middle of the intersection. Luckily it was a red light phase both ways when it happened, so I didn’t get hit. Pedestrians helped me to the sidewalk. Headset was tweaked, and so was my arm, but all in all I got off easy.