UPDATE: Cyclist "Impales" Jogger on Hudson River Bike Path

too many of us. go away.

So my question now does the jogger sue the cyclist? and if he/she doesn't have any money then what happens?

I think it's just a matter of time before they start requiring cyclist to carry insurance and to be honest if I was a cyclist I would want insurance because if God forbid I hit someone I wouldn't want to be paying them for the rest of my life.

About 2 month ago I hit two people while riding my bike - in two consecutive days. But, here's the issue: I had the right of way both times and the people did something that many NYers do on a daily basis - start jaywalking without looking left for traffic. Luckily, both incidents were uneventful. One lady seems mad that I dare ride my bike on the street while she didn't look before walking into the street from behind a parked car. Jesus Christ! What if I were a semi-tractor trailer?? She might be dead. Dumb bitch. At least when I jaywalk I have the common sense to look before I cross the street.

I agree. I would like some sort of registration of and identification on bicyclist of age.

Not some 2 year old on a trike. Messengers, delivery people and adults who bike regularly need to be held accountable. Regularly meaning sport or travel to work. If you can use the bike lane...put a plate on the bike.

they are. you can easily file a police report and describe the person, their bicycle, and when/where the incident occurred. Also, I think in our Gestapo-esque society, all adults are required by law to carry photo-ID of some kind. If you can't get them to fork it over after an altercation and they leave, it's hit and run. If you can, problem solved.

Also, no insurance carrier in the US will cover a bicycle and it's rider the way car insurance does. The only coverage one can possibly get for a bicycle is renter's or homeowner's insurance which only covers the theft of the bicycle if it was stolen from your apartment.

I'm guessing the bicyclist had unplugged bar ends. Who the hell uses bar ends anymore?

There's a lot of tension between bikers and runners.

I'm a runner and I find that Bikers treat Runners and other pedestrians just like cars treat them. They basically take out their frustrations with cars on pedestrians ... therefore making them no better than road rage drivers

bicycle road rage caused by track bike riders with no brakes and no regard for anyone else but themselves.

I think there's plenty of blame to go around. I don't like riding there. The path should be a relaxing place to ride and take in some open space and fresh air, but every time I try to take a slow ride there, I have to dodge pedestrians all over the path and get buzzed by people who think they're Lance Armstrong. Hey, losers, I could leave you in the dust if I wanted to, but this is supposed to be a scenic path. Take it to Kissena Velodrome if you think you're so fast.

I ride there all the time and there are always joggers in the bike lane and create a lot of accidents and close calls. There is a pedestrian path for joggers that provides safety form the cyclists and I doubt this accident would have happened if the jogger was where she was supposed to be.

that area does not have a separate lane for joggers yet. it's not till you're around Houston street. and forget about the area below chambers, there's still lots of construction going on.

re. separate path for joggers:

in theory that is correct. however, since the landscaping work went underway that path has not been available. as a result, that part of the greenway has seen some serious crowding during the evening rush. while many cyclists should slow down at times, i have seen many joggers negligently weaving or turning with nary a glance.

everyone, please be sure there is proper clearance before you move left or right or pass someone!

Plenty of sex acts in cars.......was this an attempt at a sex act on a bike??

Could've been worse:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg0WGp5-7cQ

That path is where I had my last bike accident - another bicyclist made a left-hand turn into my path and I flew over a railing. Bashed up my hand (this is why you wear bike gloves people) and had the wind knocked out of me. The other guy stuck around just long enough to confirm I didn't need paramedics and hightailed it out of there.

Hope she has a speedy recovery.

Good!

Fucking kill each other already!

lol!

I can't tell you how many times I've seen cyclists run into joggers in Prospect Park. A-holes all think they're George Hincapie. "On your right! ON YOUR RIGHT!" Go to hell.

And the problem in Prospect Park is aggravated when people aren't aware that the traffic pattern changes when it's closed to drivers. So cyclists insist on keeping to the marked bike lane, which becomes a pedestrian lane when the drive is closed. I've been buzzed and nearly hit many times while running by idiots who won't read a sign. Everyone just needs to pay a lot more attention.

Hey, if people not reading the lane markings and signs pushes your buttons, try taking any of the bridges which are all CLEARLY marked for bicycles on one side and pedestrians on the other. If I buzz someone because they can't be bothered to read the signs then that's their fault. Also, when they let cars through zoom through PP like it's the fucking autobahn every morning, realize that us cyclists have a very narrow swath of road to use in between those jerkoffs and you guys running in both lanes.

I'm talking about when the drive is closed to automobile traffic, which is most of the time. Bikes have two wide traffic lanes at those times and should not be in the lane that is otherwise marked for bicycles. There are signs to that effect all along the road.

I also commute by bike between Brooklyn and Manhattan daily, so I'm well acquainted with the bridges, which are not nearly as big an issue as so many people make of them. First if all, you shouldn't be riding fast enough on the Brooklyn Bridge to be "buzzing" anyone; it's too crowded. And all it usually takes to clear the way of any errant pedestrians is a polite ring of the bell you are required to have on your bike.

I believe (as others have stated) that this section of the bike path has a separate path for pedestrians / joggers. Only cyclists and roller bladers (which includes the guy who roller-dances backwards down the bike path...) are supposed to use the bike path. It's incredibly frustrating to try to bike on with all the joggers / tourists / etc who insist on walking / running on it anyway.

I'll be first.

Was the cyclist wearing a helmet and was the jogger wearing headphones? that oughta cover both sides.

Not charged?? Why, this is an OUTRAGE! An outrage, I say. Clearly, the cyclist was negligent.

Bikers are just as bad as car drivers. They speed along that bike path with complete disregard to what's around them. Some idiots even try to ride two abreast so that they can talk to each other.

Then there are the parents who have children that are riding in packs. Whole family bike riding packs.

Then you have the walkers and strollers who shouldn't even be on that path.

Then there are the golf carts driven by the maintenance people for the park.

With all that going on, it's a wonder there aren't more accidents.

I ride my mountain bike along there quite often. many on it ride those very streamlined urban bikes. frequently they try and squeeze by, while trying passing someone. one girl did this and her handle bars touched mine! I thanked my lucky stars we didn't have a 3-way collision.

The bike path is plenty wide enough for two cyclists going opposite directions to pass each other, but only if they keep to the right. The problem is that cyclists, just like pedestrians, don't want to keep to the right but ride whereever they please. Crashes are almost inevitable when even one cyclist insists on riding on the left instead of the right, because the cyclist heading in the opposite direction but riding correctly on the right can't always move over into the left side to avoid them, because there is usually another cyclist coming in the opposite direction who is keeping to the right. I wouldn't be surprised if one or the other of these accident victims was simply mowed down by a phalanx of bicyclists.

There is also a huge problem with pedestrians on the Hudson River bike path, even though pedestrians can walk on the nice path adjacent to the river, whereas cyclists are stuck on the crappy path near the West Side Highway. For some reason pedestrians meander around the bike path anyway, often pushing baby strollers or letting small children toddle around. I got into a terrible accident because I had to swerve to avoid pedestrians who were suddenly on the bike path.

I avoid the Hudson path altogether -- it was OK in the mid 90's but now it is just a ridiculous clusterfuck of speeding cyclists, clueless joggers/pedestrians on the wrong path, lost tourists, and unmonitored children. screw that -- I'll stick to the streets, thanks.

The West Side bike path is useless during the summer. I don't know why joggers, stroller jockeys and dog-walkers like it so much, but there they are. If you want to get somewhere on a bicycle, use the streets.

exactly. Isn't the pedestrian path separate from the bike path in that section? I'm pretty sure it is. Joggers shouldn't be on the bike path -- it's too dangerous. Obviously.

(and if there is just one path in that section, I take it all back!)

More than likely, one cyclist (or she may have impaled herself) didn't have bar end plugs. Unplugged bars can function like an apple corer.

The plugs can get lost all too often -- any bike shop will likely comp you one if you ask nicely. It's a real safety issue. If you want them to fit extra snugly, just wrap them in electrical tape before fitting them.

...or do it the old way and get some wine corks.

Sounds gruesome.

Hoping for a speedy recovery.

Get well soon female cyclist.

The cycist was uninjured.

UPDATE: Get Well Soon female jogger.

The worst cyclists are road bikers. The path is just that, a path, not a race track

I could not agree more. I frequent this park and path as I live very near it. I can not tell you how many times these "Lance Armstrong" wannabes come screaming down the path at 40 MPH, giving berth to nobody in their way. I like the path but not as a raceway and I certainly do not like the people who text or talk on their phones, oblivious to anyone (that includes riders and walkers). It is a park first a path second. If you insist on using it as a racetrack, it will probably be shut down for safety reasons. Lighten up and find the appropriate place for racing your bikes, the city is not one of them.

I bike there often, and I exit at that location. rarely have I seen bicycle accidents in that short stretch. but then I always stay to the right and go slow. would gloves have helped? I ask because my hands are always cold, bad circulation.

OH GOD SO GROSS!!!

pictures please