Perhaps the police report offers answers to these questions: 1. Was the bicyclist wearing a helmet?
2. Was the bicycle equipped with a front light (so the taxi driver could have a chance of seeing the on-coming bicyclist)? 3. Was anyone distracted or impaired (taxi driver or bicyclist)? Knowing the answers may offer educational opportunities. As a bicyclist I only imagine avoiding a collision in a case like this when the parallel parking/reversing motor vehicle is far enough away to give me a safe stopping distance. Extremely bad luck to be so close to not allow that. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Meiers, Steve Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 12:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Bikies] cyclist in critical condition A 21-year-old Madison man is in critical condition after crashing his bicycle into the rear of a taxi cab minivan in downtown Madison Sunday night. The unidentified bicyclist suffered serious head injuries in the crash reported at 9:25 p.m. in the 10 block of Broom Street, according to a news release from the Madison Police Department. The 26-year-old driver of the Madison Taxi minivan told police he was slowly backing up into a legal parking space on North Broom Street when the bike crashed into the rear of the minivan. "The driver of the taxi immediately rendered aid to the bicyclist," said police spokesman Joel DeSpain. The crash remains under investigation. No citations were issued. >From Madison.com Read Steve Meiers Safety educator (608) 267-1102 Box 2986 Madison WI 53701 [email protected]
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