Posts tagged bicycle accident

• Driving While Distracted? It Causes Deaths.

  Mike Bryant | August 18, 2011 9:52 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Wrongful Death
  

  The Minnesota road death numbers for 2010 continue to be dissected. The hope is that the more we learn the less deaths there will be in the future. One area that has to be looked at is driver...

• Too Many St Cloud Bicycle Accidents

  Mike Bryant | May 12, 2009 12:35 PM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  With recent studies showing that, while overall road deaths have dropped in Minnesota, death by bicycle riders has grown at an alarming rate. The staff at the Injuryboard has looked at the important...

• The Bike-Friendliest City? Minneapolis

  Mike Bryant | April 07, 2010 9:10 AM | 3 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Move over Portland, Ore. Minneapolis has now taken over as the bike-friendliest city. That is the word from todays Bicycling magazine. What did it? A combination of the increased number of bike...

• Higher Gas Prices Might be Saving Lives

  Mike Bryant | May 06, 2011 9:43 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Wrongful Death
  

  The Insurance Journal had a very interesting study from the Mississippi State’s Social Science Research Center. The finds included: gas prices have both short-term and intermediate-term...

• Do Higher Gas Prices Save Lives?

  Mike Bryant | August 12, 2009 9:39 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Wrongful Death
  

  The Mitchell, South Dakota Daily Republic had a very interesting editorial recently. They suggested that maybe we should keep gas prices high. It's clear that people drive less. When people drive...

• 11 Year Old Bicyclist Hit In New Munich

  Mike Bryant | August 05, 2009 4:05 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Yesterday, a 11 year old bicyclist was hit by a car in New Munich. A vehicle traveling north on County Road 2 was turning left when it struck the boy. The boy was said to be in the crosswalk when he...

• 87 Year Old Bicyclist Hit In St Cloud

  Mike Bryant | August 02, 2009 9:49 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  This past week, a 87 year old bicyclist was hit by a car in St Cloud. The bicyclist was west on Third Street North and crossing Cooper Avenue when he was hit by the car. The collision is still under...

• So You're Driving: Maybe Pay Attention

  Mike Bryant | July 31, 2009 2:02 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Does every car you see have a driver in the middle of a conversation? What did we do with all of that time we now use talking to someone? How about eating, texting, doing your nails, and maybe in my...

• Two Children Hit By Car As They Ride Behind Their Father's Bike

  Mike Bryant | July 21, 2009 8:16 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  This morning, a 5 and 1 year old, were injured when the bike trailer they were riding in was hit by a car. They were being pulled by their father on the sidewalk when a car exiting a parking lot hit...

• 60 Year Old Bicyclist Killed In Blaine

  Mike Bryant | July 19, 2009 1:21 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  This past week, a 60 year old bicyclist was run over by a car in Blaine. The bicyclist was on 131st block of Jefferson Street NE when he was hit by the car. He died at Mercy Hospital in Coon...