A bicyclist died after being struck by a truck in Harlem, New York on Friday morning around 8:30 am The driver of the truck was driving illegally on the bus-only lane on First Avenue near 118th Street when he struck the 41 year old bicyclist. The police also mentioned that…
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Every day cyclists are injured in accidents and drivers who struck them are going away without even a summons
Around 20 people are injured in bicycle accidents in New York City every day. The majority of these accidents are cyclists struck by cars. When a cyclist is struck by a motor vehicle, the injuries are often serious because cyclists do not have any protection expect sometimes for their helmet…
A bicyclist who just died from his injuries is the 23rd victim of a fatal bike accident in New York City in 2020
A Man who was seriously injured in a e-bike accident near the Queens-Midtown tunnel on Saturday November 28th died from his injuries, the NYPD announced on Tuesday. 28 year old Jakir Hossain from the Bronx was riding an electrical bike on East 38th Street, Saturday November 28th around 8:45 pm…
NYC traffics fatalities back to pre-Vision Zero levels while injuries remain low
After reaching a record high in September, NYC auto accident fatalities remained high with 12 pedestrians, 1 cyclist, 4 passengers and 7 drivers killed in auto accidents in October compared to respectively 13 pedestrians, 6 bicyclists, 2 passengers and 14 drivers last September and 9 pedestrians, 3 cyclists, 1 passengers…
22 year old cyclist dies from his injuries one week after being struck by a car in East New York
A New York cyclist who was struck by a car died from his injuries one week after the accident occurred. On Saturday November 7th around 1:00 am , Juan Tiu-Caxaj was riding his bicycle on Autumn Avenue. As he crossed Fulton Street he collided with a car heading westbound on…
New protected bike lane in Brooklyn still doesn’t protect cyclists from accidents between Grand Army Plaza and Downtown Brooklyn
The DOT recently inaugurated a new segment of protected bike lane crossing Prospect Park in Brooklyn. While the new protected bike lane covers Flatbush Avenue from Grand Army Plaza to Empire Boulevard (see picture from the DOT ). The DOT indicates that the protected bike lane connects to Downtown Brooklyn”.…
E-scooters rentals are planned to arrive next March in New York
While e-scooters can be a very convenient way to commute in big cities, e-scooter accidents can result in very bad injuries including head trauma. In New York, it is now legal to ride a E-scooters but by-the minute rental which are already popular in many cities around the world are…
Cyclist fatally struck by tractor-trailer truck in the Bronx, NYC
A 34 year old man died in a bicycle accident in the Bronx, NYC, yesterday. The cyclist collided with a tractor-trailer truck on Bruckner Boulevard around 1:45 pm. It is still not clear how the accident occurred. An initial police report indicates that the cyclist was riding westbound on Bruckner…
Delivery man on e-bike killed by hit and run driver in Harlem, New York
A driver fatally struck an e-bike rider in New York and then fled the scene of the accident. 42 year old Ernesto Guzman of East Harlem was delivering a pizza on his e-bike yesterday around 4:30 pm when a black Chevrolet Tahoe SUV with TLC plates crashed into him. The…
Why do New York Cyclists Avoid the Brooklyn Bridge?
A recent collision between a wedding photographer and a cyclist on the iconic Brooklyn Bridge (see video below) is probably a perfect example as to why the Brooklyn Bridge is the only bridge between Brooklyn and Manhattan that saw a decrease in bicycle traffic since the beginning of the pandemic. …