3 cyclists hit by falling tree in Sonoma County
07-20-09, 12:30 PM
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3 cyclists hit by falling tree in Sonoma County
The incident occurred yesterday morning. 1 back injury, 1 broken arm, and 2 broken collar bones.
https://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?sec...bay&id=6923880
https://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?sec...bay&id=6923880
07-20-09, 11:41 PM
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I'm trying to think of what the chances of this happening are.
07-21-09, 11:56 AM
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About five or six years ago a bay area racer (sorry, I forgot his name) was killed by a falliing tree in Los Altos Hills.
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07-22-09, 08:38 AM
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There have been a rash of trees falling on people around here.
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article...ce-experts-say
Maybe the trees are pissed off at us.
Jeff
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article...ce-experts-say
Maybe the trees are pissed off at us.
Jeff
07-22-09, 11:55 AM
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Really tongue-in-cheek, or philosophical, isn't he: "If the tree had failed on a Sunday morning without bike riders, would it even get reported?” = "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"
07-23-09, 05:07 PM
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07-24-09, 10:37 PM
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Wonder why the media felt it was important to point out the rider was an attorney?
Just struck me as funny.
Just struck me as funny.
08-04-09, 02:23 AM
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I liked seeing my family doctor interviewed for the PD story. He is a sports medicine specialist and works most of the triathalons in this area. I picked him to have a doc who would not just tell me to get off the bike whenever something happened to me.
You'll be seeing a lot more tree falls for a while as the Sudden Oak Death fungus kills off the prone trees. Not just oaks either.
You'll be seeing a lot more tree falls for a while as the Sudden Oak Death fungus kills off the prone trees. Not just oaks either.
08-23-09, 09:48 PM
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Yeah, I was there, it was during the bike part of the Vineman 70.3 triathlon...By the time I got to the spot, firefighters were routing people around...
