tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135156990742537179.post3144894729594881775..comments2023-06-30T14:00:57.186-07:00Comments on Bike Dreams: Remembering Brett JarolimekKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02746408242501646563noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135156990742537179.post-85499424112125925232008-01-04T14:49:00.000-08:002008-01-04T14:49:00.000-08:00Hello Adam, The truck turned in front of Brett ...Hello Adam,<BR/><BR/> The truck turned in front of Brett as he was proceeding forward in a bike lane. The fact that the truck did not yield to the bike to the cyclist put him in violation of ORS 811.050 (failure to yield to a bike in a bike lane) Brett was unable to stop as the truck turned into his path and collided with the side of th e truck, and was crushed under the rear duals.<BR/><BR/> I was biking last September and collided into the side of an SUV that ran a stop sign coming in from a side street. That driver was cited for failure to observe a traffic control device. Her insurance paid my $26,000 in medical bills, repaired my bike to the tune of $1,400, paid my 10 days of lost wages........ and paid the lawyer who I had to hire after a year of having them say they weren't going to pay.<BR/><BR/>So yes, Brett and I both rode into the side of a vehicle that arrived first into a location. Both drivers violated laws to do that. Luckily I'm still here to make noise whenever I see things that need to change when it comes to auto and cyclist interaction.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment!Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02746408242501646563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135156990742537179.post-78091322858222068502008-01-04T13:24:00.000-08:002008-01-04T13:24:00.000-08:00I am very confused. I thought that Brett's bicycl...I am very confused. I thought that Brett's bicycle collided with and was run over by the truck - indicating to me that the truck occupied the site of the collison before Brett and his bicycle did. I actually thought that Kimberly Wilson's article made it sound like Brett arrived at the site of the collision first and was then struck by the truck. <BR/>- Adam Menendez, Portland, OregonAdam Menendezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200339231483210039noreply@blogger.com