“The last thing we need is to have someone driving on Timberline Road encounter an out-of-control cyclist and the police knocking on a relative’s door to tell them their son or daughter are dead because of this.”
— Oregon State Police Sergeant Duane Larson
In response to a serious injury crash involving a man riding his mini-bike down Timberline Road on Saturday, the Oregon State Police and the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office have just issued a statement saying they are taking a “zero-tolerance enforcement approach” to “Hoodbombing” in order to “prevent similar use of that highway and potential crashes.”
This is the second serious injury crash during the Hoodbomb run in as many years. Hoodbomb (which derives from locally famous Zoobomb) is the name given to a 5.5 mile ride from the top of Timberline road down to Highway 26 on Mt. Hood.
OSP Sergeant Duane Larson had this to say in the statement: “Most bicyclists using our roads know the laws and the importance of riding safely while sharing the road, but the use of Timberline Road to ‘Hoodbomb’ can be unlawful and place not only themselves but others driving along the road in an extremely dangerous situation.”
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