Bicyclist Going 45 MPH Hits Bear In Boulder Co.

[SadieKate]

I'm not sure whether Colorado law considers bears and other large critters as "pedestrians," but the 45 mph speed is a little over the top. The law in most states requires that you ride only as fast as you can control your bike and prevent these sorts of collisions, a more common-sense approach is that you should ride only as fast as your guardian angel can fly

Yeah, it's fun and a thrill... but what if that had been a little old lady, or a child that stepped out in the road like that?

Whaaaaat? What does Old Stage Road look like and what is the speed limit? Would you expect there to be pedestrians suddenly darting across your path? Perhaps vehicular highway speeds should be lowered in case? Perhaps bears and deer should be trained to only cross at intersections?

On a mtb ride many years ago, two bear cubs suddenly sprinted out of the forest and across the dirt road just feet in front of my husband. He slammed on the brakes just as Momma came roaring after them.

I feel for both of the rider and the bear.

[Mr. Bloom]

but the 45 mph speed is a little over the top.

Pfew! I hit 43mph last night...I'm too short to be over the top

At least it was in an area with a 45mph limit.

I don't want to make light of the whole ordeal, but this quote is just a gem:

"This bear looked at me with a look of terror on his face and sort of made a noise," said Egan. "I looked at him with a look of terror and we went, 'aaaahhhhh.'"

[Tuckervill]

That was a pretty funny comment. Know what else was funny, and I'm just reminded about it now?

In Jamaica, I giant PIG ran out in front of me when I was mountain biking! I couldn't have hit it, but I was laughing so hard I almost wrecked on the rocky road!

Karen

[smurfalicious]

No, the best part today was in the Daily Camera. They have a little section where they put a choice quote from readers. This was todays:

That's how it starts. First someone is running over bears. Next thing you know, they're starting cats on fire. This man must be stopped.

Luckily the bear was not hurt. As you can see from the picture, he shook off the impact and was quite gracious about the whole thing.

[crazycanuck]

I love Smoky Bear

Whilst driving from Calgary to Seattle, Ian had no clue what I was on about when i wanted to stop at a Smoky Bear sign..

Running into a bear on your bike would kinda ruin your weekend ya..

[jesvetmed]

OMG! Last night after the Wed night club ride, we were sitting at the pub, telling stories. And turns out that two weeks ago during club ride, the "fast ones" were coming down a hill and one of our riders hit a bear! He ended up with stitches and pretty beat up/sore. The bear just ran off. He was still pretty beat up the next week -- his wife drove him out to the club ride so he could say hello and check in. What a nightmare!

Jes

[wannaduacentury]

Not sure where to post this, but thought this was quite a story!!

http://cbs4denver.com/watercooler/bi....2.757376.html

Poor bear was as surprised as he was. Glad both will be okay. Jenn