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Crash reports for Washington D.C., DC
Location:
601 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington D.C., DC 20004, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned into passing bike
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Taxicab made a u-turn across center bike lanes without checking that they were clear. Cyclist was too close and too fast to avoid collision, but turned enough to make the potential t-bone into a sideswipe. Cyclist was knocked to the ground with minor injuries and taxi side mirror was broken off. Full report
Location:
1201-1207 H St NE, Washington D.C., DC 20002, USA
Geometry:
Bike lost stability and crashed
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
The newly installed in-pavement trolley tracks along the edges of H Street NE are larger than a bike tire, so the tire was caught in the track when going straight along the street. Full report
Location:
1101-1111 19th St NW, Washington D.C., DC 20036, USA
Geometry:
Bike hit open door of vehicle
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
A person getting out of their taxi, which was stopped on the left side of the street opened the door into traffic, just before I hit it. I was unable to swerve because of traffic in the center lane.
Biker (me) went down, and was scraped on knee and hands. No major damage. Full report |
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