Photos: Man taken by Flight for Life; woman hurt
Two bicyclists have been taken to area hospitals with injuries they received in an accident with a car this morning in Nashotah.
The accident occurred east of Woodfield Court on Wisconsin Avenue.
One man was taken by Flight For Life. A woman was taken by ambulance.
Sheriff's Department deputies, City of Delafield and Chenequa police and the Lake Country Fire Department
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18 Comments
WI cyclist - Oct 01, 2010 12:16 PM
What will it take for motorist to pay attention and respect the right of those sharing the road?
patron0122 - Oct 01, 2010 1:09 PM
Buena29 - Oct 01, 2010 1:19 PM
onemoremile - Oct 01, 2010 1:52 PM
much right to the traffic lane as does a car. Passing on a double-yellow line is
illegal even if the car has to slow for a bicycle. The only safe and legal solution is
for the driver of the car to remain well behind the other vehicles (yes, bicycles are
vehicles under Wisconsin law) until the car gets to a place where it can pass
safely, while giving the bikes the required three feet of clearance. I rode the
county roads in the Waukesha County lake country last Saturday afternoon and
three vehicles left much less than the required three feet as they buzzed past me.
By the way, if you would have cyclists ride on something other than a county
highway, where would that be, Interstate 94?
WI cyclist - Oct 01, 2010 2:02 PM
No, I am not suprised about that, i wias just stating a fact... i can be aware of motorist, but should I have to jump into the ditch every time a car approaches from behind for fear of being hit?
polishboy - Oct 01, 2010 4:33 PM
come to Pewaukee and tell your biker friends to obey stop signs. If bikers want rules followed by drivers they need to fallow road rules too
WI cyclist - Oct 01, 2010 4:41 PM
Also, "polishboy", do you break any traffic laws lately? I am 99.99% sure that you have. Please have a little more respect.
Tief - Oct 01, 2010 5:39 PM
vehicles also have a right to expect that they will be able to drive on a road up to
a safe speed and that in an area of low visibility, there will not be an obstruction
in their lane moving 30 mph slower than they are. I feel horrible for the person
injured in this accident as I do all accidents and I'm not accusing him - just
talking in general. But I think that bicyclists need to be cognizant of the fact that
not are roads are conducive to bicycle travel and perhaps should be avoided.
Many bicyclists don't seem to care about that and seem oblivious to the motor
vehicles they are in the way of. I find that to be selfish and arrogant. It's like
some pedestrians who cross a road without looking just because "the law says"
they have the right of way. Well "the law" isn't going to pay your hospital bill.
You've got to use some common sense and look out for yourself. Don't expect
everyone else to always look out for you.
patron0122 - Oct 01, 2010 6:07 PM
UriahHeep - Oct 01, 2010 6:51 PM
Bikes were on highways before cars were invented. Cars have no legal right to intrude in a bike's space, period. Motorists MUST slow for bikes unless they can pass with 3 feet to spare. Guess what? You have to yield to horses and buggies, too. That's just the way it is. Get some patience and suck it up.
Bikers who are illegally passed should be able to have tickets written to the illegal passers just like school bus drivers can.
Bike paths are NOT places were serious bikers can ride. Real bikers are going along at 25-35 mph. If you do that on a bike path, you'll kill a kid or person walking their dog and not paying attention. The only proper place for traffic at those speeds is on the highway.
Why don't we just switch your logic around a bit. Think bikes belong only on bike paths? How would you feel about cars being allowed only on divided highways? You can walk from the interstate to your house; the highways aren't open to you. Still sound good? Do you get the point? Having a couple paths just isn't going to make transportation work. Like cars, bikes need to go down highways to get places.
And, btw, there are cyclists on the interstate. Their bikes have motors. Car drivers like to ignore them and kill those riders, too.
The real sin is that in Waukesha County there isn't a chance in the world of the DA criminally prosecuting an impatient and negilgent jerk for negligent homicide...
lawmanone - Oct 01, 2010 7:03 PM
the community. I find some of the comments on this site to be insensitive at
best, shameful at worst.
I think that if the driver broke the law, and that the driver's actions result in the
permanent disability or death of this good man, that driver should face jail time.
Additionally, that driver should do community service by speaking at local high
schools about driver safety and how to obey all of the laws.
It's curious that when a driver breaks the law, and it harms someone, people still
find a way to blame the cyclist.
If this motorist didn't observe the rules, and due care was not taken, that
motorist should pay.
DICKRJY - Oct 01, 2010 7:19 PM
lawmanone - Oct 01, 2010 7:37 PM
I agree that we should all be considerate, and obey the rules. There are rules
for cyclists and drivers in your example. There is a maximum distance that
cyclists can be away from the right side of the road.
Having said that, I wish that people would have some respect here. A man is
critically injured, and the outcome is unknown.
Please save the rants about cyclists for another time. I humbly request that
people direct their energies elsewhere, and pray for this good man.
I honestly believe that you're missing the point here. A motorist broke the law,
and now a man has a head injury. Let's close this disrespectful thread down,
please?
cummins - Oct 01, 2010 9:29 PM
Get off the road!
psychlst - Oct 01, 2010 9:40 PM
Bicycling on the roads in that area are as beautiful as they are to drive and Mr Littmann knew all of them well. He is an extremely skilled cyclist. He always followed the rules of the road, respected motorists by riding to the right, wore his helmet and encouraged others to do all of the same.
Bicyclists have equal rights to use the roads as any other motorist does. We are supposed to "share the road" and pass with courtesy. BTW "training ride" is just a fancy term cyclists use for going on a bike ride, nothing more.
None of us were present at the scene this morning so we can't say for sure what contributed to this tragedy. What is ture is that if motorists were to slow down, use hands free cell kits, and treat cyclist with the same respect they hope to have if they or their kids were cycling on the road accidents like this one may be avoided. A few mph slower may have enabled the driver, who is a victim of this horrible accident as well to see the cyclists and pass without incident. How different the world would be to us if that happened this morning
Rather than comment that the cyclists should not have been where they had every legal right to be enjoying a healthly activity maybe think that a husband and friend may not return home. At the end of the day if a mortist slows down to pass a cyclist/s riding along, even if that cyclist is in the wrong it may only have added a minute or so to the drive rather than stealing a life time of them from someone else.
Please share the road
caring - Oct 04, 2010 2:03 PM
concerned cyclist - Oct 05, 2010 1:15 PM
Please share the road with cyclists, and if you feel that they are not obeying the law please report them to the authorities rather than buzzing them with your car or recklessly passing them.
I am not suggesting that this was the case with this accident, but sharing some of my own scary experiences.
RIP Jeff.