42 Fatal Bike Accidents in Texas in One Year
One of the advantages of living in a southern state is the weather that allows us to enjoy activities that those in winter 'states' may not access - such as bike riding. Unfortunately, though, year-round bike riding leads to greater numbers of injury and fatality accidents. All of the following have occurred in recent weeks across the state of Texas. According to reports:
*An elderly man was crossing a city street on his bike when he was struck by a pick-up truck driven by a man in his twenties who had lost control of the vehicle causing it to flip on its side and slide through an intersection. The cyclist was killed as were two passengers in the truck. In all, four vehicles were involved. Alcohol is believed to be a factor.
*A Texas resident was riding his bicycle as night on the side of the road when he was struck from behind by a vehicle. The roadway was unlit and the person was injured. The following day a teenager was also struck and killed in Texas under similar circumstances.
In a single recent year forty two Texans lost their lives in bicycle accidents. This was a decrease of ten people from the year before but is little compensation to those whose loved ones were killed as a result of driver error.
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