Norcal peeps: a rider needs your help.

[Trek420]

To anyone in Norcal if you witnessed this collision or know someone who did, please come forward with information. Patrick Shortle is an AIDS/LifeCycle Training Ride Leader. He was hit and run on his bicycle in the vicinity of the Golden Gate Bridge and there are apparently NO police records of this incident. As a former ALC training ride leader I hope the driver comes forward or we can find him or her.

http://oblogdeeoblogda.wordpress.com...ail-to-report/

[maillotpois]

The GG bridge is a nightmare for cyclists - and it sounds like this was off the bridge in the parking areas where there are cars in addition to clueless pedestrians and clueless tourists on rented bikes. Poor guy.

[Trek420]

True, that. It could have been a tourist on a Blazing Saddles hybrid. Those folks are more dangerous than someone in a rented Hummer. Fact is I'd rather face an SUV.

[bmccasland]

Up date is on the website - there were police at the scene, and it apparently wasn't a hit & run.
Mr. Shortle’s collision did not involve a vehicle and was not a hit-and-run. An independent witness described that Mr. Shortle struck a curb and fell from his bicycle alone, and was the only party in the collision.

Still, hope the gentleman recovers quickly from his accident. Bike crashes hurt, no matter how you get them.

[Trek420]

Up date is on the website - there were police at the scene, and it apparently wasn't a hit & run.
Mr. Shortle’s collision did not involve a vehicle and was not a hit-and-run. An independent witness described that Mr. Shortle struck a curb and fell from his bicycle alone, and was the only party in the collision.

Still, hope the gentleman recovers quickly from his accident. Bike crashes hurt, no matter how you get them.

Thanks for the update! Can you tell me where you saw that? I checked the blog and don't see it. In the comments?

Anyway I am reminded of the TE ride when Cindysue struck a speedbump at the wrong angle, fell, got scraped up yet led the ride.

We found out afterward she broke her collarbone

Tough gal!

[Trek420]

Can someone explain 'blazing saddles?' Is this some kind of tourist rent-a-bike thing?

Yep!

[maillotpois]

It's even worse now that everyone is confined to the east side of the bridge. I was returning from the 200k last week, and it was hell. I had a stupid blazing saddles idiot riding almost into me as he held a camera over his shoulder, looking backwards. I spent the entire time yelling at people trying to get them to not run into me. That's what you want - to be worried about being taken out by idiots after you've just ridden your bike 125 miles.

[jobob]

It's even worse now that everyone is confined to the east side of the bridge.

STILL !?! Bah.

[maillotpois]

STILL !?! Bah.

Well we weren't for a while - even in mid Jan - and now we are again.