Personal Injury Law

San Diego Bicycle Accident Caused by Rider's Inattention, Vanity

By Ross Jurewitz

A fixed gear bicycle rider was injured when he crashed into the back of a truck on Adams Avenue in the North Park area of San Diego. The bicyclist was riding along Adams Avenue when he caught a glimpse of himself in a mirror that was attached to a truck. The truck was delivering the large mirror to a house in Kensington from North Park Glass and Mirror and was stopped at a red light. The rider of the "fixie" bicycle was wearing a vintage, Italian racing cap and when he saw himself in the mirror he could not help but admire the view.

This moment of vanity caused the bicyclist to stop paying attention to the road and crash into the stationary truck. He hit the truck at nearly 30 mph, partly because fixed gear bicycles have no brakes. When the bicycle rider crashed into the truck, he shattered the mirror and seriously injured himself. The cyclist was taken to Sharp Memorial Hospital where he is expected to fully recover. You can read more about this San Diego bicycle accident in this San Diego City Beat story.

Full post as published by San Diego Injury Lawyer Blog on April 02, 2009 (boomark / email).