Comments on: Denver cycling accidents on track for all-time record in 2012 http://urbanvelo.org/denver-cycling-accidents-on-track-for-all-time-record-in-2012/ Bicycle culture on the skids. Sat, 18 May 2013 11:04:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: rogbie http://urbanvelo.org/denver-cycling-accidents-on-track-for-all-time-record-in-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-105359 rogbie Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:12:33 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=31534#comment-105359 One of the causes of this is the lack of education for both cyclists and motorists. I see dozens of riders a day push their luck with traffic by splitting lanes, passing a line of cars on the right, ignoring traffic signals, etc. However, I also see dozens more motorists roll into crosswalks, make RTOR without stopping, excessive speeds, and not giving enough passing room, to name a few.

That said, I was hit by a motorists 2 months ago. I filed a claim with his insurance and they only paid out 50% of the value to replace the bike he destroyed. I now have to take him to small claims court to get the rest of my compensation. The sales are tipped in the favor of the status quo.

]]> By: Justin! http://urbanvelo.org/denver-cycling-accidents-on-track-for-all-time-record-in-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-105175 Justin! Sun, 22 Jul 2012 06:48:01 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=31534#comment-105175 Cycling in Denver has blown the F- up! There’s a lot of not-so-tempered riders out there. It’s been amazing to see the change, but I’m not sure how many people are simply fair-weather riders. I’m thinking a lot of riders will go back into bike-hibernation, come winter.

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