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McNeil said that WMATA's preliminary investigation indicated that the cyclist "ran into the bus." D.C. Fire/EMS spokesperson Pete Piringer said it was his understanding that the cyclist, an adult female, was adjusting her bike on a bike rack when the bus driver somehow ran over the bike. This photo sent in by a reader, in other words, makes it look a lot worse than it could have been.
The woman was taken to a nearby hospital to be evaluated for injuries that are not considered serious, mostly neck and back pain, Piringer said.
The bus driver involved in the crash was traveling on route #54, heading north to 14th and Colorado, according to McNeil.
Metro said MPD's crash unit was investigating, and we have a call in to them for more details on how this collision actually happened. We'll update when we hear back.
UPDATE 9/16: D.C. police spokesperson Gwendolyn Crump said that major crash was not investigating this incident, speculating that it might have been assigned to the local division.
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On first glance, this appears to be a very good example of why both sides need to ratchet down the rhetoric. As of right now, it's a possible he said/she said spat given the entirely opposite statements made. And why? A reasonable (though admittedly speculative) conclusion is one or more parties involved are aware of the stakes and/or are hiding something, and what we get is blame, denial and more inflamed rhetoric. Again, I know I'm speculating, not on who's at fault though, but rather that fault has become such a hideous specter in the larger scheme of things.
I realize by trying to champion the cause of sanity I'm probably opening the floodgates...my apologies in advance
You hit the nail on the proverbial head. Why do you think lawyers are gainfully employed? One reason = lack of responsibility. If you F up, own up.
Oh god...here we go....
This just in: A Metrobus driver ran over a crack and broke your mother's back. WMATA's emergency responders are investigating this incident and we'll have more information available as this develops.
Get back on the short bus, Liz.
Given the condition of many DC roads, the lawsuits from all the mothers are going to completely bankrupt Metro...
oh wait, I mean, get back in the S9 Liz...gah, it just doesn't sound the same when I say it...
this picture is mighty confusing...between the description and the photo, it's nearly impossible to tell what happened.
Word.
I can only deduce that this is the work of an ancient and mysterious cabal of conspirators called....the Bavarian Illuminati!
I agree, and I hope to get more back from major crash. My best guess so far is that the cyclist was not actually on the bike at the time of the collision, but rather holding on to it, and so got some whiplash-type injuries when the bike got pulled from her hands. As for who was at fault here, it's definitely not at all clear.
The picture is actually part of a WMATA exhibit protesting ghost bikes. The other 21 in the exhibit will be on display after WMATA secures donations from Craigslist.
Alright, who has a bus?
Blame it on the goose
I'm taking my cue from the wtopnews.com comment threads and blaming this on illegal immigrants. Mexican, Bavarian, or otherwise.
The picture is actually part of a WMATA exhibit protesting ghost bikes. The other 21 in the exhibit will be on display after WMATA secures donations from Craigslist.
Alright, who has a bus?
True story: About eight months ago a gentleman I know was on his motorcycle and a bus ran over his foot at a stop light. He still hasn't fully recovered from his injuries. The news media is worse than the Gestapo these days. Do we really need to hear about every "minor" accident involving WMATA? Are we that insignificant that we will cease to exist if we are not force-fed every single detail of suffering in the District of Columbia? And they ask me why I drink!
HEY! My ancestors were Mexican Bavarians! Well, they were Bavarians who got lost at sea on the way to Puerto Rico after escaping Napoleon's army and ended up in Mexico. Why do you think southern Mexican cuisine is so damn good?!?! It sure as hell ain't just because of the moles!
on the way to Puerto Rico
I give up...I don't want to look back on my life and think about any time when I wondered why the Please Wait for your comment icon was still spinning after three minutes...
(this was in response to monkey @ 3:03pm...!@#$% Movable Type!!!)
yeah, it's been a bitch today, hasn't it?
All well and good, but will we get any followup on the causes of the two scary-sounding bike accidents
the other day? Reporting the incident makes for great hits and a lot of who-dun-it blame games but it helps riders and drivers alike to find out what really happened. thanks for reporting this, but I wonder if we'll get a report back when the full story emerges.Hahahaha. Good luck.
Big whoop. This is worthy a post?
i could ask the same thing about every goddamn gun post.
Or the time of the morning roundup comments? Morning Roundup to 8:30!!!!
tom's in charge this morning, so early it is...
Good thing the cyclist wasn't dressed as McGruff the Crime Dog.
so, from the update, you can say that this investigation is just being thrown under the bus, right?
so let me get this straight - woman is standing ON THE SIDEWALK, with her bike ON A BIKE RACK, and somehow the bus manages to run over her bike anyway. and they report that as "cyclist ran into the bus."???? is it me or do they always say the same thing regardless of the actual circumstances, because they seem to say the same thing no matter what actually happened.