tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post6182081013697449947..comments2024-01-19T00:51:29.523-08:00Comments on Cycling Spokane: Cyclist hit on 4th and LincolnJohn Spearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187638368645707099noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-9963069521661896432010-10-13T12:28:08.243-07:002010-10-13T12:28:08.243-07:00I usually go down Bernard, which can be almost as ...I usually go down Bernard, which can be almost as dangerous as Lincoln, though Bernard seems more "open" as you come down the hill. In fact, I was riding in the middle of the far left lane of Bernard one morning and a car came barreling from the right across three lanes to try to beat the cars that must've been behind me. I SCREAMED at the top of my lungs "HEYYYY" and the person suddenly saw me and braked enough that i could go around. Since then I have also had a squirrel jump right in front of my tire as I was coming around the "s" part of Bernard (as it passes under Grand). So now I am extremely cautious when I come down there and try to let traffic go by at the top of the hill so that I go through that stretch from 14th-6th all by my lonesome. I used to occasionally get up to 45+ mph (ok, it was a new bike and I was trying it out), but since those scary moments I keep it around 20 or less coming through that "chute". I hope the guy on Lincoln gets well and I think about him and his family as I write this.Chris Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-49515323620460613072010-10-08T23:46:19.388-07:002010-10-08T23:46:19.388-07:00I avoid Lincol because I am too tempted to speed. ...I avoid Lincol because I am too tempted to speed. The danger lurks at every intersection. I was pulled over by a motorcycle cop (parked @ 4th)for going down lincoln @ 37mph. I was on a 1959 Scheinn Panther at the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-15034684263548966142010-10-07T20:42:51.559-07:002010-10-07T20:42:51.559-07:00That's very unfortunate. I've ridden my bi...That's very unfortunate. I've ridden my bikes up and down that street to and fro Greenview Apts on the 7th numerous times. I can imagine how that accident happened. Though the traffic is relatively not as busy, it obviously is prone to accidents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-4076676579962903532010-10-06T10:57:07.752-07:002010-10-06T10:57:07.752-07:00Heidi,
The only advice I can offer you is to keep...Heidi,<br /><br />The only advice I can offer you is to keep riding. I was hit by a car in April from behind at a very high rate of speed (50 mph). It's been a long road back and I'm not even close to being comfortable on the road again..I'm still dealing with my injuries but the hardest part is the constant fear I have in my head of getting hit again.<br /><br />I know where you are coming from and it will get better...<br /><br />My heart goes out to the injured and his family.Tednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-18397237433377464292010-10-06T08:31:49.954-07:002010-10-06T08:31:49.954-07:00I was hit a few weeks ago on Sprague and Wall. Rea...I was hit a few weeks ago on Sprague and Wall. Rear-ended, in fact. Fortunately, it was a low-speed crash, but the motorist was uninsured and my bike was totaled. The worst of my injuries has been PTSD that I'm going to get hit again. Every car I pass, every car that passes me, every rev of an engine makes me heart beat out of my chest. Unfortunately, bicycle commuting in Spokane is not for the faint at heart.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073547611599433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-24155056522752379442010-10-06T06:41:42.647-07:002010-10-06T06:41:42.647-07:00News in brief indicates that the bike was headed n...News in brief indicates that the bike was headed north, the van east, and the cyclist struck the van as it entered the intersection. Serious lack of detail here annoys me. <br /><br />http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/oct/05/in-brief-crash-injures-cyclist-closes-intersection/Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16309718082807491436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-54100221949814205512010-10-05T20:02:10.263-07:002010-10-05T20:02:10.263-07:00Yep, that's a scary intersection. It's tem...Yep, that's a scary intersection. It's tempting to bomb that hill at 50 mph, but I always wonder about "that" car on 4th pulling out. Hmm, speed limits apply to cyclist too, for a reason. But even at the speed limit, it's still dangerous. I'm aware of another cyclist fatally hit in the same spot, several years ago.Mike Sirotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11505373921530902972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-26162359155921974332010-10-05T14:00:02.153-07:002010-10-05T14:00:02.153-07:00ASFAIK: the cyclist was riding north on Licoln and...ASFAIK: the cyclist was riding north on Licoln and was hit from teh left on 4th, by a car that did not stop at the stop sign.John Spearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187638368645707099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-85718743976835162732010-10-05T13:55:54.109-07:002010-10-05T13:55:54.109-07:00was the cyclist riding on 4th or lincoln, and whic...was the cyclist riding on 4th or lincoln, and which direction was the car going?rorynoreply@blogger.com