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Permalink Reply by Jim Reho on June 30, 2015 at 5:51pm

So rather than just proceed more slowly in your own lane, you rode against traffic in the opposite lane?  And you're complaining about the people who were in their own lane?  

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Permalink Reply by Eric on July 1, 2015 at 9:22am

Thank you for the reply.

From what we can tell it looks like it was a single bike accident. But we’re not sure if the cause was because of another pedestrian…biker…or simply loss of control.

As we all know biking is great sport and my last intention is to scare anyone away from it. So without giving to much detail on his injuries I can tell you that they are life threatening. He’s still in the hospital with head trauma (unconscious) and some other minor injuries.

What makes this so puzzling is that there were no witnesses and there is no police report.

To give more detail on my friend…. He is in his 40’s and lives downtown.  We’re simply looking for some closure for his family to help understand how he ended up in this condition.

Thank you again for the responses.

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Permalink Reply by Michael A on June 30, 2015 at 4:29pm

I was involved in an incident at about 1:45 in that area. I was on my cross bike and rode off th path through the grass to avoid a puddle, the two fixed gear riders drafting off of me did not handle the pavement to grass transition too well and collided. I did stop to see if they were alright until they started bitching at me for riding offroad. Neither seemed hurt badly but they both were going to have to walk home with busted wheels.

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