On a calm evening in Ridgewood a short ride can feel timeless. Kids head to the library, neighbors roll to the train, and the town’s rhythm makes cycling seem like the most natural way to move. It is a good picture to hold. It is also incomplete. Across the country the risk to people on bikes remains stubbornly high, which turns a local conversation into a national one.
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Glen Rock NJ, the Glen Rock Police are seeking information regarding a truck that hit a cyclist at the intersection of Harristown Road and Berkeley Place around 2 p.m. Thursday, May 28th. A female bicyclist had been hit by the passenger side mirror of a truck, which had left the scene by the time officers arrived. Fortunately the women declined medical aid and appeared unhurt . The victim described the truck as a black utility-type vehicle commonly used for construction or landscaping.
The Glen Rock Police are investigating the matter. Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or has information that could help identify the vehicle or driver is asked to contact Glen Rock police: (201) 652-3800.
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Ridgewood NJ, A village of Ridgewood native and emerging artist becomes the third cyclist killed on New York City’s streets in the past week, and the 15th struck and killed this year.
NYC Police have identified and confirmed Devra Freelander, 28, as the victim. Living less than a mile from the where the crash occurred at the intersection of Boerum Street and Bushwick Avenue, in Brooklyn .
Continue reading Ridgewood Native Killed in Cycling Crash in Brooklyn
photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page
September 6,2016
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Ridgewood NJ, A late afternoon Sunday, 09/04 bicyclist vs. pedestrian crash on the Saddle River Area Bike Path in Ridgewood sent the adult male cyclist involved in the collision on a short ambulance ride to The Valley Hospital with multiple injuries. Ridgewood PD and EMS responded along with a unit from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division. The pedestrian involved in the crash refused transport to the hospital after being evaluated on the scene by Ridgewood EMS EMTs.
By Cindy Boren June 2 at 2:11 PM
Cyclist Tejay van Garderen has removed his name from from consideration for the U.S. team that will compete in the Rio Olympics, becoming what is believed to be the first U.S. athlete to back out because of concerns about the Zika virus.
Van Garderen, who was likely to make the team, is concerned that, if he contracted Zika, he could pass it along to his pregnant wife, who is due to give birth in October.
“If Jessica were not pregnant right now, assuming I was selected, I would go,” he told Cyclingtips. “But the fact is, she is pregnant. If we were just going to start trying, I’d say we could start trying six months after the Olympics. But when she has a baby in her belly, I don’t want to take any chances.”
photo courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook
December 2,2015
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Ridgewood NJ, A male juvenile who was riding a bicycle sustained a non-life threatening leg injury after being struck by a pickup truck at the intersection of North Van Dien and Linwood Avenues in Ridgewood on Tuesday, 12/01 at about 4:45 PM. The victim was transported by ambulance to The Valley Hospital. Ridgewood PD, EMS, and FD units responded to the scene.
Fair Lawn police officers investigating a collision between a bicyclist and vehicle at the intersection of Plaza Road and Waverly Avenue
Fair Lawn NJ, Fair Lawn police officers investigating a collision between a bicyclist and vehicle at the intersection of Plaza Road and Waverly Avenue in Fair Lawn that took place shortly before 12:30 PM on Saturday, 7/25. More than one (1) vehicle may have struck the victim, who was transported by ambulance to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. The victim was reportedly in full cardiac arrest at the scene of the collision. Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Criminal Investigation personnel were called to the crash site to assist in the investigation.
