Texas Bicycling News Tuesday – June 25, 2024
Austin’s ghost bikes are disappearing. Volunteers say the city is likely to blame.
By Dylan Ebs | www.kut.org
The Bicycle Advisory Council is calling on the city to protect ghost bike installations after a cycling safety group reported four bikes they put up in the last few months were removed.
Volunteers with the Austin Ghost Bike Project (AGBP) have placed at least 10 ghost bikes — painted white and attached to a nearby sign or post — at locations where bicyclists have been killed by motorists to memorialize them and remind motorists to drive safely. But in recent months, a few of the ghost bikes have been removed with no explanation given, though members believe the removals are likely from maintenance and construction crews.
“We are constantly looking for ways to remind people of the toll of traffic violence, and I …
Investigators seek driver in fatal Lufkin hit-and-run involving cyclist
By KTRE Digital Media Staff | www.ktre.com
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) – Investigators are searching for the driver in a fatal Lufkin hit-and-run involving a cyclist on June 7.
According to a release from Crime Stoppers, the cyclist, later identified as Darryl Thorton, was struck around 10:30 p.m. in the 2300 block of North Timberland Drive. Thorton was in the outside northbound lane near the railroad crossing, the post said, and was hit from behind.
The driver fled and Thorton was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the post, the vehicle likely has damage to the front end after the crash, and possibly has blue paint from the bicycle as well. There may be damage to the hood and windshield as well.
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for the first, most accurate, anonymous tip that helps solve the case. Tips are accepted only at 639TIPS.com, through Crime Stoppers’ app (639TIPS.com/app) and, through calls to (936) 639-TIPS.
Video: ‘I cried like a baby’: Mother brought to tears after Central Texas man replaces her son’s stolen bike
By Julie Hays | www.kwtx.com
MCGREGOR, Texas (KWTX) – A Central Texas boy who had his bike stolen wasn’t without wheels for long after a stranger saw his mom’s post on social media and surprised the 8-year-old with a new bicycle.
Landyn Swaim, of McGregor, was heartbroken when he walked out of his friend’s house where he was playing only to discover someone had stolen his bike.
The incoming fourth grader at McGregor Elementary rides his bike every day. He rides it so much, his mom, Paige Harrison said, it no longer had breaks and Landyn used his feet to slow down.
Paige aired her frustration on social media with thieves.
“Some people can be scum of the earth,” she posted on the McGregor Texas Neighbors Facebook page. “I could cry. I’m upset. My …
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— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 26, 2024