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\u201cIt\u2019s difficult to encourage people to go out and use the roadways if we don\u2019t have laws to protect them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

Said Clinton Parks and Recreation Department Director Ray Holloway, quote taken from the Clinton News in Clinton, Mississippi.<\/p>\n

According to the same article Tupelo, Mississippi is the first city in the State to adopt a 3-foot passing law! \u00a0Currently there is no such law on the books in New York State. \u00a0If Mississippi can do it, it can be done anywhere!\u00a0 I would also like to point out that for the past few weeks Oprah has been on air urging people to stop texting while driving and to turn off their cell phones entirely, I applaud her for that. \u00a0I along with\u00a0BIKESNOBNYC<\/a> would love it if she’d spend a minute pointing a finger towards the helmet-less hipsters thumbing away on their iphones while pedaling down the roads on their fixies. \u00a0Utterly hypocritical of cyclists to ask drivers not to text and drive, all the while texting and riding?<\/p>\n

So instead of coming up with clever ways to urge people to drive and ride safer I am going to share what comes to my email inbox every morning.\u00a0 Before 9 am there are three Google alerts waiting for me to read, the first search term and most heart-breaking: hit and run, the next is: bicyclists and the third simply: cyclist.<\/p>\n

If you are not familiar with a Google Alert here is the definition: Google Alerts are emails automatically sent to you when there are new Google results for your search terms<\/p>\n

In an effort to make the biggest impact I am going to copy these alerts from Wednesday January 28, 2010 and Thursday January 29, 2010.\u00a0 I chose these two days arbitrarily.<\/p>\n

Wednesday Jan 28, 2010. Google Alert for Hit and Run<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Teacher injured in hit-and-run<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A Central Kentucky teacher is in serious condition at UK Hospital after being hit<\/strong> by a car.<\/p>\n

Police: Hit-And-Run<\/span><\/strong> Driver Was A Woman – Connecticut News Story …<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

CANTON, Conn. — Police say they have located a car in connection with a hit-and-run<\/strong> in Canton that left a 7-year-old girl injured. Wednesday, January 27, 2010.<\/p>\n

Two Suspected Drunk Drivers Crash Into Each Other in Van Nuys <\/a>…<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The driver of the truck was put under arrest for a felony hit-and-run<\/strong> and is still under investigation for a misdemeanor DUI. “It was ugly,” Los Angeles Police Officer James LaForce said in the Los Angeles Times.<\/p>\n

Girl’s father recounts hit and run<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A seven year old girl is recovering after being struck by a hit and run<\/strong> driver. Tonight, her father is talking about the accident that nearly took his<\/p>\n

KCBS – 4 Injured in SF Hit and Run<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — Four people were injured Wednesday morning following a hit and run<\/strong> crash in San Francisco’s Ingelside Heights neighborhood.<\/p>\n

Hit-and-run<\/strong> charge added for U.S. soldier indicted in Okinawa …<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A US soldier charged with negligent driving resulting in death over a fatal accident last year in Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture<\/p>\n

Infant injured in Fife <\/a>hit-and-run<\/a><\/strong> dies | Local News – The News <\/a>…<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/a>Jan. 27, 2010 – A 3-month-old boy hurt in what police say was a hit-and-run<\/strong> accident Sunday in Fife died Tuesday.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hit and Run<\/strong> in Chubbuck, Police Look for Suspect – KPVI NEWS 6 …<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Best source in East Idaho for news, weather and sports. Live streaming video. Covering Pocatello, Blackfoot, Rexburg, St. Anthony, Soda Springs,<\/p>\n

Witness Helps Police Find Driver In <\/a>Hit-And-Run<\/a><\/strong> – Pittsburgh News <\/a>…<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Police are crediting a witness for helping them catch the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit and run<\/strong> in Butler County late<\/p>\n

Thursday January 29, 2010 Google Alert for Hit and Run<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Trooper nearly struck during <\/a>hit and run<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Chicago Sun-Times\u00a0The vehicle the trooper had pulled over was not hit<\/strong> either and no one was hurt, he said. ISP are hoping that video cameras installed on the squad car have a<\/p>\n

Pedestrian injured in <\/a>hit-and-run<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/a>BBC News,\u00a0A 30-year-old man is being treated in hospital after he was deliberately struck by a car in a hit-and-run<\/strong> incident in Barlanark in Glasgow.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Saugus Man Killed By Hit<\/span><\/strong> & Run<\/span><\/strong> Driver<\/a><\/p>\n

WBZ\u00a084-year-old Christo Agganis was crossing Central Street near Saugus Center just after 5 pm on Thursday when he was hit<\/strong> by a dark colored, small to mid-size<\/p>\n

Houston police: 1-year-old injured by hit-and-run<\/span><\/strong> driver<\/a><\/p>\n

Houston Chronicle,\u00a0A toddler was injured after he was run<\/strong> down by an apparent hit-and-run<\/strong> driver last weekend in north Houston, police said. Police initially today said the<\/p>\n

3-month-old hit-and-run<\/span><\/strong> victim remembered<\/a><\/p>\n

Northwest Cable News\u00a0by CHRIS DANIELS \/ KING 5 News FIFE, Wash. – The Candles lit up a Fife neighborhood. You could see them from a few blocks away – each one, representing a<\/p>\n

$50000 Reward Offered For Hit and Run<\/span><\/strong> Killer Of DHS Girl<\/a><\/p>\n

KPSP Local 2,\u00a0California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has offered a $50000 reward for information leading to the identity and arrest of the hit and run<\/strong> driver who<\/p>\n

Suspected Hit<\/span><\/strong> & Run<\/span><\/strong> Driver Injures School Crossing Guard<\/a><\/p>\n

KESQ\u00a0This afternoon, police say 39-year-old Mandy Guntman of Palm Desert was arrested, and booked for felony driving under the influence and hit and run<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

One-year-old boy injured by hit-and-run<\/span><\/strong> driver<\/a><\/p>\n

HOUSTON (KTRK) — Authorities want to find the driver who hit<\/strong> a baby and fled the scene. Police say at about 4:30pm Sunday, a one-year-old boy was found in<\/p>\n

Two women injured in hit-and-run<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

BBC News\u00a0Police said a 46-year-old woman was struck by a black-coloured BMW car as she crossed Union Street, near Argyle Street at about 1315 GMT on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Macon man found guilty of vehicular homicide, hit and run<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Macon Telegraph\u00a0By AMY LEIGH WOMACK – awomack@macon.com A Bibb County jury has found a 28-year-old Macon man guilty of vehicular homicide and hit and run<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Tiptree hit and run<\/span><\/strong> leaves family shaken and road closed<\/a><\/p>\n

Daily Gazette\u00a0By Adam Cornell \u00bb A FAMILY has been shaken but not seriously injured in a hit and run<\/strong> crash in Tiptree. Police are trying to trace the driver of a white .<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hit-and-run<\/strong> charge added in Okinawa soldier’s case<\/a><\/p>\n

Stars and Stripes\u00a0By David Allen, Stars and Stripes NAHA, Okinawa \u2014 A soldier charged with vehicular manslaughter now faces an additional charge of hit-and-run<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Elderly man hurt in Harlingen hit-and-run<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

KGBT-TV\u00a0Harlingen police are asking for the public’s help in finding the driver of an SUV that hit<\/strong> an elderly man and fled the scene. Investigators told Action 4<\/p>\n

Driver Wanted for <\/a>Hit-and-Run<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/a>Goose Creek, SC – The South Carolina Highway Patrol say they are looking for the driver of a burgundy Pontiac Bonneville in connection with a hit and run<\/strong> on <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Two women injured in city centre hit-and-run<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Glasgow Evening Times\u00a0The pair were struck by a black car as they tried to cross Union Street yesterday afternoon. It happened just a day after an 87-year-old woman was killed<\/p>\n

Update On Hit<\/span><\/strong> & Run<\/span><\/strong> Victim Jeff Kearney: Having \u201cBetter Days\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

The B-Town Blog (blog)\u00a0Lots of Readers have been asking about Jeff Kearney, the mentally-challenged man who was the victim of a hit-and-run<\/strong> last November in White Cent<\/p>\n

Judge clears former Peninsula tourism coordinator; husband awaits trial in hit<\/span><\/strong> …<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Peninsula Daily\u00a0James McCauley, 60, is charged with second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and with hit-and-run<\/strong> resulting in injury of a pedestrian.<\/p>\n

Brierley Hill newsagent jailed for hit and run<\/span><\/strong> death<\/a><\/p>\n

Stourbridge News\u00a0At Wolverhampton Crown Court Judge Michael Challinor told hit and run<\/strong> driver Zahid Hussain that while the family of Mushraf Surti were grieving he was<\/p>\n

Fairhaven Police and fire<\/a><\/p>\n

Advocate\u00a03 am, assist other police, New Boston Rd.; 9:49 am, hit<\/strong> & run<\/strong>, Hathaway St.; 2:31 pm, accident, Livsey Parkway; 5:21 pm, shoplifting, Sarah’s Way; 5:37 pm,<\/p>\n

Driver Runs Over 1-Year-Old, Flees<\/a><\/p>\n

Houston according to the statement. Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the HPD Hit and Run<\/strong> Detail at 713-247-4065.<\/p>\n

Police release damaged SUV<\/a><\/p>\n

Cape Cod Times\u00a0By MATTHEW M. BURKE PLYMOUTH \u2014 The SUV that investigators believe struck and killed a Buzzards Bay teen in a hit-and-run<\/strong> crash early New Year’s Day has been<\/p>\n

Teens Charged In Deadly Stone Mountain Crash<\/a><\/p>\n

WSBtv.com\u00a0Two teens have been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run<\/strong> near Stone Mountain High School on Jan. 20 that killed a 14-year-old.<\/p>\n

Injured skateboarder identified<\/a><\/p>\n

St. Augustine Record\u00a0By STAFF Police have released the name of a 6-year-old injured in a possible hit-and-run<\/strong> crash Monday. Sheppard Gutierrez was riding his skateboard in St.<\/p>\n

Crime report – Windsor Heights<\/a><\/p>\n

DesMoinesRegister.com\u00a014 – Police charged a 20-year-old Johnston woman with hit and run<\/strong>. 7229 University Ave., Jan. 14 – Police received a report of a theft from Kum & Go.<\/p>\n

Wednesday January 28, 2010 Google News Alert for Bicyclist<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Besides pedestrians, New York City streets are safer for drivers, passengers …<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

New York Daily News\u00a0Driver and passenger deaths fell 20% from 2008, motorcyclist deaths fell 30% and bicyclist<\/strong> deaths plunged 54% – which city officials said was because of new<\/p>\n

Columbia bicyclist<\/span><\/strong> lawsuit settled hours before trial begins<\/a><\/p>\n

The State\u00a0By JOHN MONK – jmonk@thestate.com A civil lawsuit in federal court involving a defendant who killed two bicyclists<\/strong> while driving and allegedly talking on a<\/p>\n

Bicyclist<\/strong> struck on Elm Street<\/a><\/p>\n

Lodi News-Sentinel\u00a0The driver of a silver Saturn clipped a bicyclist<\/strong> heading east on Elm Street before crashing into a telephone pole at the intersection of Elm Street and Ham<\/p>\n

LA council studies ways of protecting bicyclists<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Daily Breeze\u00a0By Rick Orlov Staff Writer Concerned that bicyclists<\/strong> have become targets of road rage, the Los Angeles City Council asked its staff Wednesday to determine<\/p>\n

Settlement reached in bicyclist’s<\/span><\/strong> death<\/a><\/p>\n

HOUSTON (KTRK) — Houston city council has voted on a settlement for the parents of a bicyclist<\/strong> who was killed when two Houston fire trucks crashed last<\/p>\n

10-year-old bicyclist<\/span><\/strong> struck, injured on Dale Mabry<\/a><\/p>\n

Tampa Tribune\u00a0TAMPA – A 10-year-old child was seriously injured this afternoon when he rode his bicycle in front of a car, Tampa police say. The child was crossing but<\/p>\n

Norton man admits killing North Canton bicyclist<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Canton Repository\u00a0By Anonymous, A Norton man admitted in court Wednesday to killing a bicyclist<\/strong> during a hit-skip crash in North Canton this summer. Joseph C. Klaus, 24,<\/p>\n

Police: Car strikes, kills 11-year-old bicyclist<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Tampabay.com\u00a0By Kim Wilmath, Times Staff Writer TAMPA \u2014 An 11-year-old bicyclist<\/strong> died after he was hit by a car about 1 pm at S Dale Mabry Highway and W Bay Avenue,<\/p>\n

Bicyclist<\/strong> remains in critical condition after Pompano Beach accident<\/a><\/p>\n

Sun-Sentinel\u00a0By Juan Ortega, Sun Sentinel A 60-year-old bicyclist<\/strong> is in critical condition after a car struck him in Pompano Beach, officials said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Safe passing ordinance up for debate in San Antonio<\/a><\/p>\n

San Antonio Express\u00a0When a pedestrian or bicyclist<\/strong> is seriously hurt or injured, the case often ends up in civil court, he said, which is punishment in itself.<\/p>\n

Thursday January 29, 2010 Google News Alert for Bicyclist.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Bicyclist<\/strong> killed in crash with truck, police investigating<\/a><\/p>\n

Statesman Journal\u00a0“When deputies and medics arrived, the bicyclist<\/strong>, an adult male, was injured and unconscious,” Schultz said. The man died at the scene despite receiving<\/p>\n

Study Finds Biking, Walking Save Lives<\/a><\/p>\n

Bicycle Retailer\u00a0“Bicycling and Walking in the United States: The 2010 Benchmarking Report” reveals that in almost every state and major US city, bicyclists<\/strong> and pedestrians<\/p>\n

VALLEY POLICE BEAT: Bicyclist<\/span><\/strong> injured in collision with car<\/a><\/p>\n

Imperial Valley Press (subscription) (press release)\u00a0By SILVIO J. PANTA, Staff Writer BRAWLEY \u2014 A 21-year-old bicyclist<\/strong> suffered unspecified injuries Tuesday night during a collision with a moving car,<\/p>\n

Tempering LA’s road rage<\/a><\/p>\n

Ted Rogers, a blogger and veteran bicyclist<\/strong>. “Yet, I’ve been honked at, yelled at, told to get off the road, had objects thrown at me, I’ve been buzzed<\/p>\n

San Francisco Lawyer injury attorney Mary Alexander recognized for achieving <\/a>…<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Palo Alto bicyclist<\/strong> killed by Caltrans SUV – San Francisco Bicycle Accident Lawyer S<\/p>\n

Wednesday January 28, 2010, Google News Alert for Cyclist.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Teenage driver faces jail after cyclist’s<\/span><\/strong> death<\/a><\/p>\n

Cambridge News\u00a0A TEENAGE motorist was facing jail today after being found guilty of causing the death by dangerous driving of an Army major at 70mph during a cycling time<\/p>\n

Cyclist<\/strong> supporter alleges road rage incident<\/a><\/p>\n

Stuff.co.nz\u00a0The Christchurch editor of a sport website embroiled in an online war of words between cyclists<\/strong> and motorists was himself allegedly assaulted in a road rage<\/p>\n

Driver guilty over cyclist’s<\/span><\/strong> death on Cambridgeshire A1<\/a><\/p>\n

BBC News\u00a0A 19-year-old motorist who hit and killed a cyclist<\/strong> on the A1 in Cambridgeshire has been found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving.<\/p>\n

Cyclists<\/strong> versus cars<\/a><\/p>\n

AsiaOne\u00a0Here is a selection: Much has been said about cyclists<\/strong> sharing roads with cars and I would like to give some suggestions. There are two categories of<\/p>\n

Cyclist<\/strong> injured in police involved accident<\/a><\/p>\n

6abc.com…<\/strong> of one stolen from another section of the city. As officers converged, the cyclist<\/strong> lost control and slammed into at least one of the two involved cruisers.<\/p>\n

See all stories on this topic<\/a><\/p>\n

With Pedestrian Deaths Up, Mayor, DOT, and NYPD Pledge Safer Streets<\/a><\/p>\n

Streetsblog New York (blog)\u00a0Cyclist<\/strong> deaths, meanwhile, dropped from 26 in 2008 to 12 last year. Although the small sample size of cyclist<\/strong> fatalities makes it difficult to draw hard and<\/p>\n

Thursday January 28, 2010, Google News Alert for Cyclist<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A to study ways to protect bicyclists, considers ‘bill of rights’<\/a><\/p>\n

Los Angeles Times\u00a0Among the ideas being consider: creating bike sharing lanes in certain areas, improving training for police and creating a cyclist<\/strong> “Bill of Rights.”<\/p>\n

‘Solar Cyclists<\/span><\/strong>‘ spend two days in Gainesville<\/a><\/p>\n

Gainesville Sun\u00a0\u201cSolar Cyclist<\/strong>\u201d Jamie Vining, left, converses with one of those who participated in Thursday’s Solar Expo on the Plaza of the Americas.<\/p>\n

Dyers Pass cyclist<\/span><\/strong> attacked<\/a><\/p>\n

Stuff.co.nz\u00a0By GLENN CONWAY – The Press RED-NECKED: Cyclist<\/strong> Rik Unthank sports red marks on his neck after being attacked by the passenger of a vehicle that he claimed<\/p>\n

Miami DWI Death Galvanizes Cyclists<\/span><\/strong> in South Florida<\/a><\/p>\n

Streetsblog New York (blog)\u00a0by Brad Aaron on January 28, 2010 Cyclists<\/strong> rally in memory of Christophe Le Canne. Photo: rydel\/Picasa via Miami Bike Scene The horrific death of a<\/p>\n

Whitmore Lake driver who struck, killed cyclist<\/span><\/strong> enters plea deal<\/a><\/p>\n

AnnArbor.com\u00a0A Whitmore Lake man whose vehicle struck and killed a bicyclist in Northfield Township last summer pleaded no contest to negligent homicide.<\/p>\n

City’s bike lanes need revamp: advocates<\/a><\/p>\n

National Post\u00a0The Toronto Cyclist<\/strong> Union says that safer, separated lanes are the key to getting more people riding their bikes, according to board member Dave Meslin.<\/p>\n

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This information weighs on me daily and I cannot express enough how avoidable these collisions are. \u00a0The only place where cars and trucks are the lone travelers on a roadway is the highway.\u00a0 On every other drivable surface there are any number of obstacles that could insult the \u201cright of way\u201d of motorists, so pay attention and be alert whether you ride a bike or are just crossing the street, hopefully the cars will slow down and we’ll all be safe.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s difficult to encourage people to go out and use the roadways if we don\u2019t have laws to protect them.\u201d Said Clinton Parks and Recreation Department Director Ray Holloway, quote taken from the Clinton News in Clinton, Mississippi. According to the same article Tupelo, Mississippi is the first city in the State to adopt a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-long-bike-back"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.longbikeback.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.longbikeback.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.longbikeback.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.longbikeback.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.longbikeback.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=295"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blog.longbikeback.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":305,"href":"https:\/\/blog.longbikeback.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295\/revisions\/305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.longbikeback.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.longbikeback.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.longbikeback.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}