[*Updated 3:17pm]

Bob Verrinder remains in serious condition.(Photo courtesy of Bob’s friends)

On Thursday, October 18, Bob Verrinder was seriously injured when he and a motor vehicle collided on NE Marine Drive.
Unfortunately, because a separate tragic event occurred the following Monday, I have been unable to follow-up on this story.
First, I want to share an […]

We wore race number 800 in honor of Brett Jarolimek.(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

Wearing white t-shirts emblazoned with the words “No Blind Spots”, Cross Crusade founder Rick Potestio and race director Brad Ross said losing Brett Jarolimek was like losing “a member of the Cross Crusade family.”
Also speaking before a memorial lap was Bike Gallery’s Kris […]

Doug Ollerenshaw as Pac-Manat last year’s Halloween race.View slideshow below(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

Traditionally, the Halloween edition of the Cross Crusade is two days of fun and partying. Last year’s race, full of costumes and silliness, was one of my favorite events of the year.
But this year, in light of recent events, things might […]

As detailed yesterday by the Oregonian (and later discussed on this site), the driver of the AGG Enterprises garbage truck that killed Brett Jarolimek last week had a slew of speeding infractions on his record.
Now, I’ve learned that speeding was the least of his problems.
According to my research and to sources who have requested to […]

*[Updated 10/24, 2:34pm]

(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

A service to pay tribute to the life of Brett Jarolimek has been scheduled for Monday (10/29).
The event is open to the public and will be held at 6:30 pm in the commons area of Pacific Northwest College of Art (1241 NW Johnson), where Jarolimek graduated in 2003.
Organizers […]

One of the major questions the community is grappling with after the deaths of both Tracey Sparling and Brett Jarolimek is; why were the truck drivers not given a citation for failure to yield to a bicycle in a bike lane?
The law (ORS 811.050) seems clear:
“A person commits the offense of failure of a motor […]

*[Updated 10/24, 5:11pm]

(Photo: Bob Mionske)

Today’s edition of the Oregonian has more coverage of the collision that claimed the life of Brett Jarolimek.
One of their stories, Truck driver has checkered record, reports that the driver of the garbage truck has had, “…a string of run-ins with police, including 25 convictions for speeding, driving without a […]

[*Updated: 8:45pm]

(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

City Commissioner of Transportation Sam Adams is convening an “emergency meeting” to discuss what the city can do to prevent bicycle fatalities in light of, “a recent string of tragedies”.
An email invitation sent from his office says,
“The conversation will focus on potential policy measures that could be instituted both in […]

Late Monday night, a ghost bike was placed at the scene of yesterday’s fatal collision…

(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

Read remembrances of Brett Jarolimek.

*[Updated: 10/24, 12:39pm]
The victim of today’s fatal collision in North Portland was Brett Jarolimek. Brett was an employee of the Bike Gallery and his death has hit many in our tight-knit community very hard.

Brett Jarolimek racing at Alpenrose a few weeks ago.(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

“Artist, craftsman, son, brother, cyclist, friend… I miss you […]

[Updated: 3:58pm with photos from the scene.]

Photo taken from the scene at 2:17pm.More photos below(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

A bicyclist died in a collision with a garbage truck sometime around 12:30 today at the northwest corner of N. Interstate and Greeley in North Portland. I’m on the scene right now and just finished talking with Traffic […]

*[Updated: 10/19, 8:16am, 9:14am, 10:41pm ]
The Portland Police Bureau’s Major Crash Team responded to a serious injury collision involving a bicyclist at around 5:00pm tonight out on NE Marine Drive near the Portland Airport.

View of motorist, driving west on Marine Drive.View Google Street View

Here’s more from a statement released by the PPB Public Information […]

(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

Salem newspaper, the Statesman Journal has details about the memorial service planned for Tracey Sparling.
“Her family will hold the event Thursday afternoon at the First Church of the Nazarene. Invited guests will speak about Tracey and a short reception will be held afterward, family members said.”
The paper also has details about a […]

With all the discussion going on about how to make bike travel safer on crowded downtown streets, I thought we should take a closer look at some of the options on the table.
The first one has to do with signage and how legislation, enforcement, and engineering deal with non-motorized vehicle travel lanes (previously known as […]

Screenshot of Oregonian’s web headline.

I don’t have time to share as much as I’d like right now, but given the massive front page story by the Oregonian today, I have to share some thoughts.
First, I am disappointed at the Oregonian’s story, especially at a time when emotions are so raw.
Also, it is important, […]

(Photos © Jonathan Maus)

Hundreds of Portlanders came together tonight to ride (and walk) in memory of Tracey Sparling and the tragic collision that took her life less than 36 hours ago.
We gathered at the west end of the Burnside Bridge. Before making our way up Burnside to SW 14th, ride organizer Carl Larson mounted […]

[Updated 12:29pm]

A memorial for Traceyhas been created in thelobby of PNCA.(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

According to the Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s Office, the victim in yesterday’s fatal collision in downtown Portland was Tracey Sparling.
Sparling was attending design school at Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA). She was 19 years old and was living in an […]