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List of DWI fatalities since May 2026 last post: 6/20 @ 15:41

I'm starting and stickying this thread. First up: 5/3/26 • Killed a 2-year-old girl • 2700 S. Lamar at Menchaca • Charged w/Intoxication Manslaughter • Driver: Keegan Shirley (30) • ...

List of Austin cyclists seriously injured or killed since 4/17/26 last post: 6/20 @ 14:05

I'm stickying this post to start making a list. 4/17/26 • 4100 S. Congress near E. Ben White • Seriously injured • 9:08am • ...

List of Hit-and-Runs since May 2026 last post: 6/19 @ 0:41

[color=maroon]6/12/26 • 11:35pm: Jonathan Hernandez (33, pedestrian, killed)[/color]. At 600 N. I-35. That would be Eastside Music, with Whole Foods and Target around the corner. I've been to ...

Sheriff investigating group of students riding eBikes (5/26) last post: 6/5 @ 13:07

This reminds me of Critical Mass. A large group of students rode e-bikes together, causing the Sheriff's office to investigate, for some ...

Long prison sentences for killing by car last post: 5/18 @ 21:36

I'm starting this thread as a place to post cases in which a driver received a lengthy sentence for killing someone. First up: In SC in 2024, Jamie Lee Komoroski was sentenced to 25 years for ...

Bicyclist Paul Wuersig killed @ Denson/Guadalupe 10/25 last post: 5/4 @ 10:41

Strong Towns did a crash report webinar on this incident and provided recommendations from some experts: ...

Tow truck parks on Austin sidewalk last post: 5/3 @ 20:55

There's irony for ...

4th-grade cyclist hit/killed riding in crosswalk on neighborhood st. last post: 4/10 @ 13:01

4/1/26 The speed limit is 35mph but cars have been clocked at 60mph. No charges so far, I doubt there will be. As always, remember that bicyclists have to follow the law if they want respect. ...

Do global overlords run car-free cities? last post: 3/7 @ 15:41

Tempe has a car-free community, and the right-wing is against it. The Daily Show explores this like only The Daily Show ...

Reddit has an anti-car subreddit last post: 3/1 @ 11:16

Reddit has had an anti-car subreddit for 10 years now. Man, I'm behind the ...

Driver shoots E. Austin bicyclist with shotgun (6/7/17) last post: 2/16 @ 17:13

Thank you very much for the update, even though disappointing. I checked and his case about the robbery was dismissed. He was sentenced in 2018 to 7 years for the bicyclist assault, but in 2019 he ...

Safety features are now standard last post: 2/5 @ 12:13

I'm not in the habit of buying cars, so I didn't know that modern cars now come with a plethora of safety features for no extra money. 10-15 years ago, advanced safety features didn’t exist 5-10 ...

Cannondale cofounder dies last post: 1/26 @ 10:23

Joe Montgomery, a cofounder of Cannondale and credited with being among the first to make aluminum-frame bikes, has passed ...

NJ requiring eBike registration, insurance last post: 1/24 @ 9:32

[quote=chavela]I am not clear on what the current Texas law is, and whether bikes going over 20 mph are held to a different standard.[/quote]Current Texas law is that electric bicycles that fit this ...

Failure of Vision Zero and the effort to protect pedestrians last post: 1/23 @ 20:55

WaPo takes a deep look at the issue, with the nationwide Vision Zero effort to reduce pedestrian deaths, which hasn't resulted in fewer pedestrian deaths, though defenders say that's because it ...

Black DWI driver charged, for killing another driver (1/2026 Airport) last post: 1/19 @ 9:27

Another drunk hit-and-run driver was charged with a felony for killing pedestrian Imam Mossaud at 12333 N. Lamar on 7/27/25. As in the previous case, the driver is black. It was forty years ago ...

City staff plans for no bike lanes on 6th St, over public objection last post: 1/13 @ 13:59

So what was driving this staff recommendation contrary to public input--do they, in their infinite wisdom, think the survey wasn't really representative; that too many cyclists responded and twisted ...

11/7/2000 was the last day there were no road deaths in Texas last post: 12/31 @ 19:35

this is a ...

Recurring rides last post: 12/29 @ 15:21

(I'm un-stickying this post because it's no longer being ...

Hit-and-run on cyclist near 30th at East Dr., 10/14/25 last post: 11/10 @ 19:41

Yet another hit-and-run on a bicyclist. What a ...