Crash reports for US
Location:
Eastlake Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Geometry:
Bike crossed into vehicle path
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
My fault. Tried to take bike lane entering onto Eastlake north of University bridge, did not wait for double articulated bus to enter Roosevelt/Eastlake. I merged with bus and did not have enough room between curb and tail end of bus which pinched me between bus and curb. Scraped curb and bars scraped on bus, lost control and went down as bus passed and did not stop. Fairly slow crash, left shoulder roll but pinched left arm on road under bar or brake lever, causing hematoma and severe bruising which "flowered" over the next several days. Two great guys in SUV's stopped, made sure I was OK, which I was except for bruised arm and brain fade. What was I thinking? I'm fine and wiser. Full report
Location:
9700-9834 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85748, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle overtook from rear
Injury:
Fatal
Description:
Drunk driver Glenda Rumsey crashed into two boys from the rear while trying to merge into the through lane. Full report
Location:
300-398 NE Ravenna Blvd, Seattle, WA 98115, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned into passing bike
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Traffic was lined up at stop sign at 5 way intersection. I was travelling along the right side of the cars, next to Gregg's Cycle when a young driver made an impulsive decision to enter the parking lot just as I pulled along side. I bounced off the car and went down. Full report
Location:
County Road 136, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA
Geometry:
Bike ran into object
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Attention distracted by a loose frame pump. At a bridge over railroad tracks, an expansion joint was mounded with dirt, about two inches. Front wheel hit the dirt and twisted sideways. Rider thrown over the handlebars. Full report
Location:
1151-1183 Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98121, USA
Geometry:
Pedestrian crossed into path of bike
Injury:
Serious
Description:
Riding downhill in the middle of westbound traffic lane (at approx 20-25mph), I suddenly encountered jaywalking transient in middle of lane. With little time to respond, I attempted to avoid him but still clipped him. Next thing I remember I was being helped to the sidewalk by a good samaritan passerby female. Transient appeared inebriated and free of injury, and he confirmed that he was alright. I had all the symptoms of a concussion and got picked up by a friend who took my disoriented self to the ER to find out I luckily had no fractures. Full report
Location:
12145-12153 Buckingham Gate Rd, Austin, TX 78748, USA
Geometry:
Bike lost stability and crashed
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Turning onto residential street from two-lane thru street. Residential street surface held more water than the road, and front tire slid out from under me. Landed hard on right hip and shoulder. Full report
Location:
1 S Rosemead Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned into passing bike
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Was traveling eastbound on Colorado. Right hand lane was being closed off with construction cones because of construction starting on Rosemead Blvd. I cut into construction lane quickly because someone cut me off. Was traveling just barely in construction lane when I began to enter intersection. Grey sedan next to me did not signal and turned right in front of me. I struck the passenger side door, flew off and landed directly on my tailbone. Car occupants pulled over, made sure I was ok, offered to take me to the hospital and repair my bike. Exchanged information just in case I needed to go to the hospital later. My carbon seatpost cracked and saddle bent from the impact. Full report
Location:
1101-1299 N 34th St, Seattle, WA 98103, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned into oncoming bike
Injury:
None
Description:
The car was stopped behind a red light and began moveing once the signal was green. Made an quick decision to turn right and turned in front of on-coming bike coming down the hill in the bike lane on 34th.
Bike hit rear passenger door and came off bike. Full report
Bike hit rear passenger door and came off bike. Full report
Location:
1550-1598 Eckington Pl NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned into passing bike
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
There is a bike lane for the 2 blocks of Eckington in this area. I was about to pass a car on the right when it turned into a parking lot without using blinkers or checking the bike lane. Be mindful of this parking lot! Full report
Location:
1470 Lopez Sound Rd, Lopez Island, WA 98261, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle swerved into bike path
Injury:
Fatal
Description:
A 15 year-old without a license was driving a 1974 Chevrolet Nova at over 120 miles per hour on Lopez Sound Road - a narrow two-lane road with no shoulders, no center or fog lines, and a posted 35 mph speed limit. There are numerous driveways along the road. The road is advertised as a bike route on internet web sites and the Tour de Lopez, a yearly bicycling event, includes Lopez Sound Road. It was the middle of the vacation season and many tourists and visitors were on the island.
The driver lost control of the car and swerved into a family of cyclists, maiming a seven year-old girl riding a Trail-a-bike attached to her father's bike, narrowly missing the mother and a younger sibling. Sadly, a jogger just behind the cyclists was killed instantly. Due to the excessive speed and incompetence of the driver, neither the cyclists nor the jogger had time to react once the vehicle was in sight. Full report
The driver lost control of the car and swerved into a family of cyclists, maiming a seven year-old girl riding a Trail-a-bike attached to her father's bike, narrowly missing the mother and a younger sibling. Sadly, a jogger just behind the cyclists was killed instantly. Due to the excessive speed and incompetence of the driver, neither the cyclists nor the jogger had time to react once the vehicle was in sight. Full report
Location:
4301-4305 8th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107, USA
Geometry:
Bike ran into object
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Exited the Burke Gilman trail heading North to 8th Ave NW (behind Hale's Ales). Crossed the train tracks perpendicularly and with enough velocity to avoid slipping. Immediately hit a large, hidden (water-filled) pothole. Went over the bars and landed on my head, cracking my helmet and snapping my frame. Full report
Location:
3575 157th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned into oncoming bike
Injury:
None
Description:
Vehicle came to a stop to make a right turn. Driver looked left but never looked right. Bike was using sidewalk and was slowly crossing. Car started turning right and made contact with the bike. Car eventually stopped once cyclist made enough noise. This happened slowly and there were no injuries. Bike had 3 bright lights in front. One blinking on the head and 2 brights on the handle bar. Full report
Location:
80000-80004 Daffan Ln, Austin, TX 78724, USA
Geometry:
Bike lost stability and crashed
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Cyclist sitting 3rd wheel in a group ride hit loose gravel in a turn and tires slid out. Speed was low, but gravel large enough to cause crash. Full report
Location:
1110 W Lynn St, Austin, TX 78703, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned into passing bike
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Was travelling south on West Lynn. Car ahead was stopped with left blinker on to turn into coffee shop parking lot as I approached. As northbound traffic cleared, he started to turn left and I moved to pass on the right. At that point he swung hard right into a different parking lot. Couldn't stop at that point, but was able to begin braking and swerve right. Hit the car hard just behind the back door with my left side and bounced onto the sidewalk.
Driver stopped and assisted with recovery and first aid (pharmacy across the street) for a bad cut on my finger from the left brake lever. Witnesses and driver confirmed he changed direction and had left signal on. Full report
Driver stopped and assisted with recovery and first aid (pharmacy across the street) for a bad cut on my finger from the left brake lever. Witnesses and driver confirmed he changed direction and had left signal on. Full report
Location:
Wasatch Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
Geometry:
Bike lost stability and crashed
Injury:
Serious
Description:
I had just crossed Foothill Blvd, headding south on Mario Capecchi Drive (onto the VA Hospital Campus), when my front tire blew out, causing the rim to slide on the pavement, and pitching me over. Full report
Location:
11631-11635 Parkfield Dr, Austin, TX 78758, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned after stop
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
I was riding down the road in a bike lane. The car approached from a side street on my left and came to a stop at the stop sign. The car signaled and turned left onto the road I was on and I hit the car. I could see the driver clearly as they pulled out onto the road. Even though they were turning to the left, they only looked to the right and therefore never saw me as I was approaching from their left side. I was able to anticipate the car pulling out and immediately turned to the left, so I made more of a glancing blow off the back half of the side of the car instead of a full t-bone style hit. The driver of the vehicle was a middle-aged woman and she was more shaken up than I was. There was a vehicle legally parked between the bike lane and the curb. This may have made it harder to see me. It was dawn or a little later, and I had a headlight on my bike. I was not seriously injured so I continued my commute to work. I did not notify the police or receive medical treatment. My bike was fine except for some scrapes to the handlebar and torn handlebar tape. Full report
Location:
Burke Gilman Trail, Seattle, WA 98107, USA
Geometry:
Bike lost stability and crashed
Injury:
Serious
Description:
Bike slid out on the slippery rubber surface around the railroad tracks. Full report
Location:
1737-1799 Boyer Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112, USA
Geometry:
Hit a pot hole
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Crossing the controlled intersection, cyclist hit a deep pot hole on the far side of the intersection and flipped over the handlebars. Full report
Location:
University Bridge, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Geometry:
Bike lost stability and crashed
Injury:
Serious
Description:
The bike lane was closed, so I rode out on the metal grating. I'd done this before in the summer, so I wasn't terribly concerned. This time, my speed & the wet road conditions caused me to fishtail; I was unable to correct that motion and broke my hand while bracing from the crash. Full report
Location:
18-1284 Grant Hill Rd, Guilderland, NY 12084, USA
Geometry:
Bike lost stability and crashed
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Road my bike on to the bridge from dry pavement at 20-25 mph. The cold night air had left the bridge wet. Almost made it across before losing the bike out from under me as though I were on ice. Chin and chest took the the worst of it for me. Full report
Location:
4148-4282 Ballard Bridge, Seattle, WA, USA
Geometry:
Bike turned into oncoming bike
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
I was heading northbound along the bike/walking portion of the ballard bridge. The other cyclist was heading southbound along the bridge. Cyclist did not see or hear me yelling until the last minute. I was near a stop but had no where to move to get out of the way. Our bikes collided-other cyclist went down as well. I hit my chin and cheek on the concrete bridge post. Some minor abrasions and bruising to my arm and ankle. Other cyclist reported no injuries. Full report
Location:
1730-1798 27th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, USA
Geometry:
Bike lost stability and crashed
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
I was descending 27th Avenue at Howell street (northbound), where vision of intersection (and any westbound cars on Howell) is obscured by the hill and sometimes by parked cars. As I braked to survey the intersection, my front wheel slipped out from under me and a crashed down on my right side. Hit my head hard, helmet cracked, and three road rash scrapes on my right side - ankle, knee, and hip. Sore shoulder and torn bike jacket. Full report
Location:
2442 Colorado Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle overtook from rear
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Car Performed " right Hook" as he was passing (1/2 way pass bike). Hesitated after crash, then fled the scene (Hit and Run). Maneuver seemed intentional. Full report
Location:
10000-10198 NE 1st St, Bellevue, WA 98004, USA
Geometry:
Bike ran into object
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
While riding my bike home tonight, I hit an improperly fitted manhole cover on westbound NE 1st St and 102nd Ave NE in downtown Bellevue. The manhole cover was raised enough (see photo below) that it instantly punctured both my inner tubes, ripped holes in my tires and, it turns out, did irreparable damage to my wheels. As soon as I hit it, I lost control of the bike and ended up skidding along the ground on my side. Luckily I was not actually hurt beyond a few bruises and a hole in my glove. More luckily there were no vehicles near me when it happened otherwise I could have been crushed. One motorist was kind enough to stop and check if I was okay. Full report
Location:
201-225 Silver Lake Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004, USA
Geometry:
Bike lost stability and crashed
Injury:
Serious
Description:
I was going to turn left on Virgil so I looked back to check for vehicles. Clear, so I banked to the left. The road was uneven and my front wheel did not get to "climb" the higher (left) portion causing me to fall on my left side.
The road looks like a tetris block with uneven slabs connected together.
I see that I'm the second crash (reported) in this location. If I had read about the previous crash, I might have saved myself a month of pain. Full report
The road looks like a tetris block with uneven slabs connected together.
I see that I'm the second crash (reported) in this location. If I had read about the previous crash, I might have saved myself a month of pain. Full report
Location:
411 4th Ave W, Olympia, WA 98501, USA
Geometry:
Bike lost stability and crashed
Injury:
Serious
Description:
Was riding down 4th Ave to meet up with a few friends. Going fairly fast but had started to slow down as I went through the light at the bottom of the hill. I went over this small sewer hole cover in the middle of the road, and it jerked my front wheel to the side at the exact moment that my pant leg un-rolled, caught in my chain, and pulled my foot out of my clips. I flipped controlled my fall as much as I could and hit hard. Full report
Location:
800-942 Martin Luther King Way S, Seattle, WA 98144, USA
Geometry:
Bike ran into object
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Horrible seam on road, cars parked in bike lane. Crossed seam to prevent hitting opening doors, seam grabbed wheel resulting in crash Full report
Location:
829-899 18th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, USA
Geometry:
Bike lost stability and crashed
Injury:
None
Description:
I was heading at a good pace south on 18th. As I leaned slightly into the weave around the intersection island, my bike hit ice and just went right out from under me.
I must have slid, wasn't even bruised. There was a guy standing nearby who had just done the same thing about 10 min earlier. He was pretty banged up. We were headed in the same direction and walked our bikes home from there. Full report
I must have slid, wasn't even bruised. There was a guy standing nearby who had just done the same thing about 10 min earlier. He was pretty banged up. We were headed in the same direction and walked our bikes home from there. Full report
Location:
16501 Washington 522, Seattle, WA 98155, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned into crosswalk
Injury:
Serious
Description:
Pick-up truck made a left hand turn hitting my bike in the crosswalk.
We had both waited for the light. The Walk signal was on and evidentally the driver didn't see me in the crosswalk. I was riding my bike to go uphill practising for the STP. The driver received a negligent driving ticket.
A fireman that just got off work from the Lake Forest Park Fire Dept arrived shortly after the accident and stopped the traffic and called an ambulance. Full report
We had both waited for the light. The Walk signal was on and evidentally the driver didn't see me in the crosswalk. I was riding my bike to go uphill practising for the STP. The driver received a negligent driving ticket.
A fireman that just got off work from the Lake Forest Park Fire Dept arrived shortly after the accident and stopped the traffic and called an ambulance. Full report
Location:
900-998 28th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112, USA
Geometry:
Bike lost stability and crashed
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Biking north on 28th Ave. As my bike entered the unexpected ice/slush patch, which formed due to water flowing over the roadway from a creek/spring without proper drainage, the bike slid out from under me causing me to loose stability and crash. Full report
