Bicycle Accidents

The prevailing attitude in the United States at present is that bicycles, while beneficial to both rider and community, are primarily a novel intruder on roads reserved to accommodate motor vehicles.  Bicycle accidents would not take place if bicyclists didn’t insist on darting out of nowhere onto a path designed for use by cars; their…

Riding a bicycle is like eating a raw vegan brownie:  You may think you’re just having a great time; but in reality, you’re significantly improving several different facets of your health.  Bicycling is the exercise equivalent of a spinach-infused baked good:  the unpleasant associations of the healthy alternative are effectively submerged by their combination with…

A bicycle in dangerous disrepair is like a flighty steed:  you might gallantly suppose you can handle the challenges, but you stand a good chance of ending up on the ground before it comes time to dismount.  In either case, you are better off choosing a steady mount than risking life and limb for lack…

“Do you ever take it off any sweet jumps?” The “sweet jumps” to which the protagonist of Napoleon Dynamite is referring (consisting of a jerry-built wooden ramp) are, unfortunately for the gangly teenager and his reserved friend, not the height of bicycling daredevilry.  The more experienced cyclist, however, will be happy to learn that there…

KSL5 news reported that Stephen Covey, author and motivational speaker, was in a bike accident in the Provo Foothills on Friday night which resulted in head trauma.  He was knocked unconscious after losing control and then falling off of his bicycle.  There were no others involved; he was simply riding too fast around a turn,…