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Crash reports for Washington, DC
Location:
4198 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned into crosswalk
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
I needed to turn left on Van Ness from Wisconsin, but did not want to do it from the street in heavy traffic, so I moved to the crosswalk and biked across when the crosswalk light turned green. As I was crossing, a car turning right from Van Nes onto Wisconsin hit me. Full report
Location:
2298 P St NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned after passing bike
Injury:
Serious
Description:
A gray Volvo sedan pulled up to me and crowded me as I was headed west on P Street at 4:50pm on Friday, July 16, 2010. I was on the far right side of the road. The vehicle pushed me towards the curb, blared its horn and then abruptly pulled ahead and made a sharp right turn directly in front of me onto the northbound entrance to Rock Creek Parkway. The car did not use its directional signal to indicate this turn even though there were cars (and me) directly behind.
The car hit my bike, I went down at this intersection and was sprawled on the pavement. The car stopped about 30 feet ahead of me for approximately five seconds even though there were no cars directly in front of it on the entrance ramp. The car then left the scene. I was able to get a description of the car and the license plate number. The DC police responded to my 911 call within 90 seconds or so. They determined that the car is registered to an owner in Maryland. The Police said the registered owner would be interviewed by someone in that jurisdiction and that I'd be contacted by the DC Hit and Run Division. There was a witness to the accident (a cyclist riding directly behind me) and we both told the police that we thought the driver deliberately hit me. The witness took photographs of my injuries with my cell phone camera. She also gave her statement to the Police. I later picked up the Traffic Crash Report, which lists the type of accident as "Hit & Run". I went to the Emergency Room at GW Medical Center with abrasions to my arm, hip and knee. My knee and wrist were both sprained and I was advised to stay off my feet until these injuries healed. My road bike was damaged only slightly, since I was the one who hit the pavement and took the full force of the fall. Full report
Location:
3901-3999 Van Ness St NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle overtook from rear
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
I had just crossed Wisconsin Ave NW on Van Ness NW after the signal had switched to green. Soon after clearing the intersection, the car that was behind me struck me from behind. There is no bike lane in that location and there were no cars parked on the right side. The lane is not wide enough to accommodate both a car and bicycle. I was riding on the right side of the lane, at 1/3 of the width of the lane, to assert my right to that space and maintain visibility. Observations of the car after the accident suggest I was struck by the right front bumper. I was thrown forward and landed in the street directly in front of the car; the driver fortunately stopped. The bicycle ended up under the right front wheel of the automobile. I was transported via ambulance to the hospital. The police responded to the scene; their report is not yet available. Full report
Location:
1527-1599 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA
Geometry:
Pedestrian crossed into path of bike
Injury:
Serious
Description:
I was coming out of Dupont Circle. Pedestrian crossed against his light. He froze in the middle of the crosswalk, I couldn't swerve because there was a car to my left and hit him at his hip. Full report
Location:
2100 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned into passing bike
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Was heading south on 14th Street on the right hand side of two lanes of traffic. The car ahead of me pulled out abruptly to make a right hand turn and I wasn't able to stop in time. I crashed into the car and the bike fell on top of me; I landed on the left hand side on the ground. Full report
Location:
58 Grant Cir NW, Washington, DC 20011, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned into passing bike
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
I was going around a traffic circle and a car pulled out just as I was about to go past it. The car hit me and I flew off my bike, hit the hood of the car and then the ground. I hit my head on the ground and my back (?) - my back and thumb are sore but my helmet saved my head. My bike's frame is bent - the bike is totalled. 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:
Beach Dr NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned into oncoming bike
Injury:
Serious
Description:
While going straight through green light at intersection, a car approaching from the opposite direction made a left turn in front of me without slowing down or yielding. He struck me with his right front bumper, I flew over the hood and landed on the pavement. My bike was broken at the top and down tubes, and the left crank arm was bent, presumably because that is where the car hit me. The driver stopped as well as several witnesses. I was transported to GWU hospital in an ambulance. Full report
Location:
US-29, Washington, DC 20006, USA
Geometry:
Bike rear-ended stopped vehicle
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
I'm an idiot. The alleycat had just started, and I was in the middle of the pack. Mercedes coupe pulls into intersection then slams on brakes as other racers blow through intersection. I thought I had enough room to go behind, and I didn't.
FAIL Full report
Location:
3276 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned into passing bike
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
The driver started yelling. I was on his hood and yelling back.
Strong words were exchanged (!) and after seeing the bike was ok, I rolled out. Full report
Location:
929 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle overtook from rear
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Cyclist stopped at red light intersection of 21st and Penn Ave NW. Was balancing on a fixed-gear bicycle, preparing to depart when the light turned green. When it turned green, the SUV accelerated rapidly and the SUVs front left bumper knocked the cyclist down. Full report
Location:
4212 13th Pl NE, Washington, DC 20017, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned into passing bike
Injury:
Serious
Description:
Traveling north/east (towards MD) on Queenschappel Road. Car accident on Taylor which had traffic stopped. I passed the traffic and had 2 lanes of wide open road with no vehicles in either lane. Car traveling opposite direction turned left onto 13th Pl and hit me directly on the side of my bike. Threw me off bike and landed about 5 feet away. Helmet cracked down the middle. Driver received ticket for failing to yield. Broken ankle, deep knee bruise and to this day have a numb calf on my right leg. Ended up having surgery on ankle (7 pins and plate). After one year still not healed totally. Full report
Location:
819-825 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
Geometry:
Bike swerved into vehicle path
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
No description. Full report
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