Sunday morning collision at 26th and Powell severs leg of man on bike (updated)
Police said preliminary information indicated that the man was biking south when a northbound truck turned left in front of him.
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Portland has mapped every reported traffic injury from 2004-13
This might be the best such map yet.
In 1934, The Oregonian’s ‘Let’s Quit Killing’ campaign declared a war on traffic deaths
The nationally-known campaign was strikingly similar to today’s Vision Zero.
Man issues citizen citation after police decline to investigate red-light collision
The man said he was nearly crushed last week by a large box truck whose driver allegedly ran a red light on MLK Boulevard.
Left-hook on N Williams leaves one man injured
The new left-side bike lanes will take some getting used to.
Collision between driver and bike rider on Williams
The scene.(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland) There was a collision on N Williams this evening at around 5:30 pm. It happened just south of Fremont right outside New Seasons market. Fire and police units responded but there were no serious injuries. I happened to roll up on the scene about a half-hour after it happened. The … Read more
TriMet bus kills man who had been walking bike in bike lane (UPDATED)
The man had reportedly been banging on the back of the bus before his death.
30-day jail sentence handed down for drunken hit-and-run in SW Portland
A slap on the wrist for a woman who drove drunk, hit two bicycle riders, then left the scene of the crime.
Collision involving FedEx truck kills man riding on Cornell Road in Cedar Mill
A right-hook claims the life of a man who was bicycling on NW Cornell Road.
San Diego Bike Coalition board member in critical condition after rear-end collision
Another serious injury rear-end collision on a rural Oregon highway. This time it was a veteran bicycling educator from San Diego, California.
Surprisingly civil car/bike collision in Oregon City caught on video
“Sorry about that.” “That’s all right.” Hardly the exchange you’d expect after a car/bike collision.
Arrest made in hit-and-run on SE 82nd in Clackamas County
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s office arrested a man today after a hit-and-run on SE 82nd just south of King Road (about 12 miles southeast of Portland). Here’s the story so far from the CCSO: On August 26, 2014 at approximately 3:00 p.m., Robert B. Hyer, age 30, was riding a bicycle in the bike lane … Read more