Bike accidents Archives • Average Joe Cyclist https://averagejoecyclist.com/tag/bike-accidents/ A Blog for Average People who LOVE to ride bikes! Wed, 26 Mar 2025 22:22:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 15693361 Top 10 Tips to Not Get Hit by a Car on Your Bike https://averagejoecyclist.com/not-get-hit-by-cars/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/not-get-hit-by-cars/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:08:31 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=39168 To avoid falls, stay AWAY from the gutters. Bike safetyHere is a must-read post about bike safety, with 10 excellent tips on how NOT to get hit with a car by a motorist. This post will provide you with practical tips to help you to stay safe on your bike.

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/not-get-hit-by-cars/feed/ 2 39168 Reform the BC Motor Vehicle Act to Save Lives and Prevent ICBC Costs from Soaring https://averagejoecyclist.com/reform-bc-motor-vehicle-act/ Tue, 12 Dec 2017 16:50:00 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=27141 Local cycling charitable organization HUB Cycling is calling on the BC Provincial Government to commit to modernizing the BC Motor Vehicle Act in order to improve road safety for vulnerable road users.

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]]> 27141 Cyclists Running Red Lights – Infographic https://averagejoecyclist.com/cyclists-running-red-lights-infographic/ Fri, 17 Feb 2017 22:20:39 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=21230 Sometimes when I mention I am a cyclist, somebody will go off on a rant about how "entitled" cyclists think they are, and how they don't respect the rules of the road. To hear them speak, you'd think almost all cyclists completely ignore the rules of the road. That has not been my experience at all. And I've just found an infographic that shows some actual research to prove it!

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]]> 21230 Should Motorists who Kill Cyclists go to Prison? https://averagejoecyclist.com/cyclists-killed-by-motorists/ Tue, 27 Sep 2016 19:17:30 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=19298 Here’s a crash that happened when a driver decided to ignore (or simply was too careless to notice) the sign that says that cars cannot turn right (across the cycle lane) at this intersection. The cyclist was taken away in an ambulance, the motorist was somewhat inconveniencedA London lorry driver who carelessly killed 29-year-old cyclist Louise Wright in London has been convicted of causing her death by careless driving – but has walked away with a suspended sentence and assorted wrist slaps. Should he have gone to prison? The family doesn’t think so …

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]]> 19298 Self driving cars will be better than human drivers, but will need an ethical code https://averagejoecyclist.com/self-driving-cars-better-than-human-drivers-ethical-code/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/self-driving-cars-better-than-human-drivers-ethical-code/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2016 20:41:07 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=19064 Will self driving cars endanger human lives?We have grown to accept human motorists killing thousands of people every single day. After all, cars are so convenient, right? But are we going to let self driving cars kill even ONE human being? Absolutely not! We must have a code of ethics to force them to behave the way we wish WE would behave. But before we get around to making laws about ethics for robotic cars, we might want to think about passing a few laws reflecting the fundamental ethic that cyclists are human beings too, and therefore motorists are not allowed to run them down?

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/self-driving-cars-better-than-human-drivers-ethical-code/feed/ 2 19064 What Cyclists Should Do if a Driver Crashes into Them https://averagejoecyclist.com/what-cyclists-should-do-if-a-driver-crashes-into-them/ Tue, 13 Sep 2016 12:08:31 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=18730 To avoid falls, stay AWAY from the gutters. Bike safetyIf you are ever hit by a motorist while cycling, you may be in too much shock to know what to do. This guest post explains the 3 crucial things you should do in this situation. Includes infographic about common cycling collisions, and advice to avoid collisions for drivers and cyclists.

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]]> 18730 Sentence for Tineke Kraal – who worked tirelessly to harm North Shore Mountain Cyclists – is ludicrously light https://averagejoecyclist.com/sentence-tineke-kraal-north-shore-mountain-cyclists-light/ Fri, 22 Jan 2016 16:05:25 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=16335 a LOT of people ride those trails. Any one of them could have ended up in a wheelchair due to Kraal’s tireless nightly efforts.The sentence for Tineke Kraal - who tried to harm North Shore Mountain Cyclists - is ludicrously light. A tap on the wrist for a woman who spent two hours a night for two years trying her best to injure and kill mountain bikers by sabotaging mountain trails on Vancouver’s North Shore!

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]]> 16335 Boycott Victoria Businesses that Oppose Bike Lanes! https://averagejoecyclist.com/boycott-victoria-businesses-opposing-bike-lanes/ Thu, 21 Jan 2016 22:00:14 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=16302 Boycott Victoria Businesses that Oppose Bike Lanes!In Victoria on Vancouver Island, design of its first protected two-way bike lane is taking shape. The design calls for the loss of 32 parking spots. In reaction, local merchants have submitted a petition opposing any protected bike lanes that compromise parking. I am sick of selfish interests compromising cyclist safety - BOYCOTT these businesses!

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]]> 16302 Don’t Forget Me: Ghost Bikes – A Photographic Memorial by Genea Barnes https://averagejoecyclist.com/dont-forget-me-ghost-bikes/ Sun, 20 Dec 2015 00:14:31 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=15701 Some of the most haunting images in Don't Forget Me: Ghost Bikes are of ghostly children next to ghost bikes.This is a review of an important and memorable book by a remarkable photographer - Don’t Forget Me: Ghost Bikes – A Photographic Memorial by Genea Barnes. Moved by the sight of ghost bikes all over North America, Genea Barnes went on a photographic odyssey to record and document ghost bikes.

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]]> 15701 The OTHER reason I am voting YES in the Metro Vancouver Transit Referendum https://averagejoecyclist.com/voting-yes-metro-vancouver-transit-referendum/ Wed, 20 May 2015 14:06:25 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=12424 Just like Queen, I want to ride my bicycle! I don't think it's too much to ask for safe cycling infrastructure in a world-class city like Vancouver - why I am voting yes in the metro Vancouver Transit ReferendumI am voting YES in the BC Transit Referendum because I want a better future for my descendants - but ALSO because I simply want to be able to commute by bike without being killed!

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