by Bicycle Coalition | Sep 5, 2018 | Crash, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
By Kate Norris and Randy LoBasso Over Labor Day weekend, this past Sunday, the driver of a Ford F-150 hit and killed a women walking to or waiting for the bus on the 10900 block of Academy Rd. The person driving the car hit her at excessive speed, fled the scene of... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 5, 2018 | Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Jason Laughlin recently reported that if someone is killed or hurt due to an illegally-parked public vehicle in the right of way, the municipality is legally at fault. As noted in the article: The Aug. 21 ruling shifted a 30-year... by Randy LoBasso | Aug 27, 2018 | Crash, Featured
Two years ago, West Philadelphia resident Jamal Morris was killed by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bicycle on Market Street. In the years since, the Bicycle Coalition has worked with his family to begin to change state laws and advocate for better bicycle... by Randy LoBasso | Jul 10, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
Members of the Philadelphia Office of Transportation and Utilities were out on JFK Boulevard on Tuesday, showing off new garbage trucks that have added Vision Zero protections, including night vision cameras on each side of the truck, side guards, and side mirrors.... by Randy LoBasso | Jul 6, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured
Philadelphia handed out 2,116 parking tickets for motor vehicles illegally parked in bike lanes during the first five months of 2018, according to statistics provided by the Philadelphia Parking Authority. Amazingly – but not surprisingly – the majority of tickets... by Randy LoBasso | Jul 5, 2018 | Crash, Featured, Uncategorized
Ag Manta and his brother, Vin, were riding their bicycles on Main Street, Manayunk, early Saturday morning, June 30th when, as Ag recounts it, he was intentionally hit from behind by the driver of a gray Toyota Scion. The crash happened at 1:30am at the corner of Main...