Texas Bicycling Action – February 12, 2023
San Antonio’s population growth adds congestion, danger for local cyclists
by Sam Boykin | sanantonioreport.org
Feb. 20 marks the three-year anniversary of the death of Irie Suarez, a fifth-grade student at Kallison Elementary who was struck and killed by a motorist while riding her bike to school.
Irie lived and died at Valley Ranch, a sprawling neighborhood in far West San Antonio, where new subdivisions are gobbling up former farmland. She was one of three Bexar County cyclists to die in 2020 after being hit by a motor vehicle. In 2021, there were seven such fatalities and nine last year, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.
In the eight-county San Antonio metro area, there have been 55 fatal cycling accidents since 2013, and 266 incidents in which cyclists sustained “suspected serious injuries.” Those numbers made San Antonio the country’s 16th most deadly U.S. city for bicyclists, according to an analysis of U.S. Department of Transportation Fatality Analysis Reporting System data by CarInsurance.org.
As San Antonio’s population continues to …
Man on bicycle hit by truck, taken to hospital
by: Dylan Jimenez | www.texomashomepage.com
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — One man was taken to the hospital after being hit by a truck Sunday evening in Wichita Falls while riding a bicycle.
It happened just before 6 p.m. in the 4200 block of Kell West and McNiel.
A Wichita Falls Police sergeant said the man was riding his bike and pulled out in front of a Ford F250. The man was taken by AMR to United Regional with non-life-threatening injuries.
Super Bowl ride !! It’s always nice seeing my cycling friends
Cesar Gutierrez | strava.com
Super Sunday solo Montgomery County, Texas
Eric Price | strava.com
Afternoon Ride Harris County, Texas
Melissa Kunthea | strava.com
Hoping for a Super Bowl and not a Pander Bowl. Unfortunately that’ll be pushed all evening ?????….other than that, Mahomes and the Chiefs got this one….. Pflugerville, Texas
Sanora Baptiste | strava.com
Don’t let Dexter near your phone Houston, Texas
Deric Delgado | strava.com
Texas Biking from Twitter
Sunday morning neighborhood rides are the best rides.#rideyourbike pic.twitter.com/A5cAjebLb6
— mellowjohnnys (@mellowjohnnys) February 12, 2023
More traffic congestion means more risk for bike riders, but the City of San Antonio plans updates to its 12-year-old bike plan. https://t.co/2LwEbW7ZyT
— San Antonio Report (@SAReport) February 12, 2023
Sunday Funday! pic.twitter.com/BxXaneQGkP
— Miss Vásquez (@Learningin2nd) February 12, 2023
I think I may be out of my mind, but I'm training for a half-iron man #triathlon in early April and @TexasMS150 at the end of April. Today: 6 miles of running, 40 miles of biking. I'm totally wiped out! #MSWarriors #MS #multiplesclerosis @mssociety pic.twitter.com/Uv2OBMAfS9
— Lisa Doggett (@lisadoggettmd) February 12, 2023
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Bike ride, birds and a bit of nature Willow Waterhole For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: https://t.co/TFBwM3Hvy7
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 13, 2023
NEO is dedicated to helping people of all ages and backgrounds lead more active outdoor-oriented lives for… https://t.co/iSsdFMYzr5
New Event Spiderversary Shredebration – Burnet, TX https://t.co/SfgoeOFExC
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 13, 2023
Celebrate 4 years of lift-served downhill mountain biking in Texas!
Spider Mountain is being Reimagined and we’re bringing a new experience to the trails and the resort. Cel… https://t.co/tKbzWNrPXe