Wednesday, June 1, 2011

As Seen From A Bike

Posted by Hank Greer
Ready to fly down the Post Street hill.
> 6:13 AM

4 comments:

Drew said...

That's a fun hill to ride, but careful at those intersections down the road. Not everybody looks both ways before crossing...

http://www.krem.com/news/Car-hits-bicyclist-but-bicyclist-cited-122062254.html

June 1, 2011 at 9:07:00 AM PDT
Rachel said...

Not the first bike accident at that intersection either. There was a hit-and-run in 2009: http://spokanevalleyinsider.com/?p=1291

Of course, if a bike is going over 10 mph, "speed was a factor" apparently tells all of the motorists in the world that the bike was "speeding" and its all their fault.
Hitting a car at 30 mph would certainly be enough to cause one to fly up in the air, and that's definitely not speeding. I see cars fly down there at 40 all the time ... 'course, they're a lot more solid.


It's so fun to go fast (and by fast I mean 25-30) ... unfortunately it's not very safe on roads you have to share with cars. :-(
Maybe we should have the next Summer Parkways on that stretch.

June 1, 2011 at 9:42:00 AM PDT
Bryan B said...

Yeah, love that hill. Like Drew says, I watch the intersection 3/4 of the way down like a hawk. There is also a nice huge ridge directly after the intersection that (if you're going fast enough) can make your front wheel lift off for a second. A little jarring if you're not looking out for it.

June 1, 2011 at 9:43:00 AM PDT
Hank Greer said...

And the cold, morning air makes your eyes water like crazy.

I stay in the middle of the lane and watch the intersections closely. No close calls there for the past 11 years but I have had a couple further on down the road closer to Buckeye.

June 1, 2011 at 11:08:00 AM PDT

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