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Crash reports for US
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:
500-514 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Geometry:
Bike lost stability and crashed
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Crossed minor (looking) crack in pavement; low angle of crossing caused front wheel to skid. Dramatic fall according to onlookers, but damage was minor. Full report
Location:
1000 E Aloha St, Seattle, WA 98102, USA
Geometry:
Bike lost stability and crashed
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Front wheel locked up while braking down the hill. Lost control, leaped off the bike, and slide across some wet pavement. Full report
Location:
Burke-Gilman Trail, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Geometry:
To avoid a pedestrian
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
A capture the flag player in all black ran into the path of my bike giving me less than 25 feet to stop and avoid hitting him. Flipped as a result. Full report
Location:
5809 24th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle came from side
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
While traveling Southbound on 24th I anticipated a crosswalk light. This enraged a motorist traveling in the same direction and he attempted to run me into the parked cars which resulted in me wrecking in the lane of traffic after I over-corrected and cut behind him. He was arrested after several witness statements to the police. However he received no traffic citation, and was not fully booked into jail. Full report
Location:
962-998 Valley St, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Geometry:
Bike T-boned Car when it pulled onto bike path
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Car stopped coming out of parking lot at a red light, then suddenly pulled forward onto bike path to take a free right. Bike t-boned car. Full report
Location:
2525 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98121, USA
Geometry:
Bike rear-ended stopped vehicle
Injury:
Serious
Description:
Bike was going north on sidewalk. The car pulled out of the Edgewater driveway and bike slid into the passenger door and fell off bike onto elbow. There was no damage to either the bike or car. Full report
Location:
4800-4898 14th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107, USA
Geometry:
Bike lost stability and crashed
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Front wheel of bike got stuck in railroad track. The track crosses the road, which makes it necessary for a biker to cross the tracks. It was slippery and my tire just got stuck in the railroad rut, which sent me flying, my hip crashing into my handlebars. Full report
Location:
Burke-Gilman Trail, Seattle, WA 98103, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned into crosswalk
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
I was traveling westbound coming across on the Burke-Gilman crossing Meridian Ave N. Car was stopped on N Northlake Way waiting to turn left onto Merifian. Driver indicated he was distracted by child in car and thought it was clear. He proceeded to turn left into me. Full report
Location:
Burke-Gilman Trail, Bothell, WA 98011, USA
Geometry:
Bike lost stability and crashed
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
I was crossing the bridge and had to take a left to stay on the Burke Gilman trail. I did not see that the Bridge had a drop off (pothole right at the area where the bridge meets the trail.) My front tire caught the hole and flipped the bike over with me going over the handle bars. Full report
Location:
11 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle came from side
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
I was riding in the right of two lanes. The vehicle passed me in an intersection, while still in my lane, then quickly cut right back in front of me. Then braked immediately after passing me, resulting in me swerving, and crashing into the right hand side of their vehicle. The passenger rolled down her window and yelled at me for not being on the sidewalk and told me it was my fault that I had hit their car. They drove away. Full report
Location:
170 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned after passing bike
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
I was riding in the left side bike lane, she went to take a left turn and didn't check her mirrors. She drove into the side of me, knocking me off my bike. This was a hit and run. Full report
Location:
3242 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned after passing bike
Injury:
None
Description:
RIGHT HOOK - Approaching Furman, vehicle in right lane passes me I'm in bike lane to the right, about 10' behind the the car.
With no turn signal the car slows suddenly, and begins to make a classic "right hook". I've got a 3' wide bike lane and nowhere to go but into the car. I yelled at the top of my lungs and still ended up with final braking maneuver being my hand on the side side window of the car. Immediately being mouthed to me from inside the car are the words "I'm sorry!" --- taking the cell phone away from her ear, she repeats the phrase several times as I'm now in front of the car yelling "you know you should get a ticket for being on the phone". The driver clearly wasn't paying attention. I had back and front bright daylight blinking lights. We parted company with pedestrians/witnesses shouting support "we saw it!" "she could have killed you!" "she was on the phone, I saw it!" Once the adrenalin settled, I realized the correct next step would have been to drop my bike in front of the car, get the licence plate number, and call the police to have the driver charged with Distracted Driving. Maybe next time I'll gain composure sooner to call the police. Full report
Location:
4993-5069 Shilshole Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107, USA
Geometry:
My bike slid on wet tracks after cut off
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
getting ready to cross tracks under ballard bridge in the wet. A small pickup (red with white cap) cut into the turn right on the tracks forcing me to take a more aggressive angle on the wet tracks to avoid being hit. Wheel slid on wet tracks and fell on my right side. Bruses and bumps with some minor scrapes to my bike. Full report
Location:
224-298 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Geometry:
Bike ran into object
Injury:
Serious
Description:
I was fully aware of the turn in the tracks, took it at the largest angle to the tracks I thought I reasonably could in traffic, & still got bike tire caught in the rut by the rail. 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:
1100-1198 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned into oncoming bike
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
I was in bike lane, got cut off and crashed into the rear of the car. 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:
5772-5798 Lake Washington Blvd NE, Kirkland, WA 98033, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle came from side
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Cyclist (me) was riding in the bike lane along Lake Washington Blvd, Saturday May 8, 2010 @ approximately 5:15 pm. A 2008 Mercedes SUV made a right hand turn, saying they did not see me, impacting my front wheel immediately. A witness says, I flew out of my cycling shoes and did a summersault in the air before landing. Full report
Location:
639 Lee Hill Dr, Boulder, CO 80304, USA
Geometry:
Bike ran straight into pedestrian
Injury:
Life_threatening
Description:
see 5/4/2010 article in Boulder Camera. Full report
Location:
1900-1998 NW Dock Pl, Seattle, WA 98107, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned into oncoming bike
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
I was stopped at the stop sign on Dock st., waiting to turn left onto Shilshole ave. The car was driving east on Shilshole, and was going to turn left onto dock street. The car began their turn, but drove completely through the oncoming (right) lane of dock street, where I was standing, hitting me head on. I rolled up the hood and windshield, and landed on the ground to the left of the car in the left lane.
Edit** The accident actually occurred at the intersection of Shilshole and 17th ave. NW, not NW Dock Pl. Full report
Location:
2494-2564 10th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102, USA
Geometry:
Hit a pothole
Injury:
Serious
Description:
I was riding north on 10th Ave E. It was around 9:30 pm. It was pretty well lit. There is a large section on 10th Ave E just before it crosses over 520 that has a cluster of deep potholes, cracks and ruptured pavement. As my back tire hit one of the potholes, my bike flipped upwards and I could hear my back tire hissing as my head and left side of my body slammed into the ground. It is a bit fuzzy after that. I was lucky that a number of cars had stopped and blocked the road so I didn't get run over. At least seven people stopped, collected my stuff, assisted and someone drove my bike to my apartment. Full report
Location:
23-47 Plaza Square, Orange, CA 92866, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle overtook from rear
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Traveling through the roundabout a vehicle passed me on the right and cut right in front of as she slammed on the brakes because of traffic. I hit the left rear on the vehicle. Driver tried to flee and refused to give any info. Drivers dad was a police officer, so the police were of no help at all. Full report
Location:
4101 Beethoven St, Los Angeles, CA 90066, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle came from side
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
I was part way across the intersection when the car came speeding from the right. she slowed down as she approached the stop sign, I thought she was going to stop and so continued on my path. after (I assume) seeing that there were no cars waiting at the stop sign, she hit the gas and gunned it through, t-boning me and sending me over the hood. Full report
Location:
5100-5198 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78751, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle turned into passing bike
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
No description. Full report
Location:
Interurban Trail, Auburn, WA 98001, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle came from side
Injury:
Serious
Description:
cyclist was in middle of crosswalk - 3 of 4 lanes had stopped cars; car appeared in previously vacant 4th/inside lane, speeding and overtaking/passing all stopped cars/crashed right into cyclist. Full report
Location:
14768-14798 NE 29th Pl, Bellevue, WA 98007, USA
Geometry:
Vehicle came from side
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
I was heading south on NE 148th in the far right-hand lane, heading for the 520 bike trail on the other side of the intersection. The driver, an Indian contractor working for Oracle and driving a Hertz rental car (a white Toyota Matrix), was heading north on 148th and turned left to go into NE 29th PL. I, unfortunately, was in that intersection. Full report
Location:
14701-14719 Washington 202, Woodinville, WA 98072, USA
Geometry:
Bike turned into oncoming bike
Injury:
Serious
Description:
A NB 11 year old cyclist crossed over the trail centerline and hit the SB cyclist (me) head-on. The trail has a slight constriction here and two fairly sharp bends where the trail passes around the end of a concrete retaining wall under the roadway.
Very poor trail alignment. Many people who stopped after the accident commented that this was a very unsafe location with many accidents. The 11 year old broke his jaw in two places. I broke my clavical. Full report
Location:
3500-3598 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75226, USA
Geometry:
Bike lost stability and crashed
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
The bike tires got stuck in the DART tracks and the bike fell sideways. The tracks are not perpendicular to the road and difficult for even the most expert riders. Full report
Location:
24314-24898 Frager Rd S, Kent, WA 98032, USA
Geometry:
Bike ran into object
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
I was riding north bound on Fragger road and hit a pothole. The road was wet and the pothole was filled with water so it was hard to see. I slid about 6 feet (skid mark left by my jacket). Full report
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