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In reply to htxag09 • 8:48p, 9/25/21
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A group of cyclists from houston went out to hockley for a ride today. Since, you know, cyclists don't belong on city streets. Well, a truck tried to blow smoke at them, or that's what the story is, and ended up running over some/running the rest off the road. Two were life flighted to the med center


Know any more? I saw this earlier today on my Facebook feed but have heard nothing since

Edit. Just saw more on Facebook. The story I see there agrees with what you were saying. I saw pictures of ambulance stretchers and someone laid out pretty good on the side of the road. Looks like a black pick up truck with dents all on the front of it did the damage
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chico said:
htxag09 said:
A group of cyclists from houston went out to hockley for a ride today. Since, you know, cyclists don't belong on city streets. Well, a truck tried to blow smoke at them, or that's what the story is, and ended up running over some/running the rest off the road. Two were life flighted to the med center


Know any more? I saw this earlier today on my Facebook feed but have heard nothing since

Edit. Just saw more on Facebook. The story I see there agrees with what you were saying. I saw pictures of ambulance stretchers and someone laid out pretty good on the side of the road. Looks like a black pick up truck with dents all on the front of it did the damage

That's about all I know. They're in a couple of the same Facebook groups as me with threads. But no updates on condition yet. Someone did say the guy driving didn't even get arrested.
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In reply to htxag09 • 9:04p, 9/25/21
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htxag09 said:
chico said:
htxag09 said:
A group of cyclists from houston went out to hockley for a ride today. Since, you know, cyclists don't belong on city streets. Well, a truck tried to blow smoke at them, or that's what the story is, and ended up running over some/running the rest off the road. Two were life flighted to the med center


Know any more? I saw this earlier today on my Facebook feed but have heard nothing since

Edit. Just saw more on Facebook. The story I see there agrees with what you were saying. I saw pictures of ambulance stretchers and someone laid out pretty good on the side of the road. Looks like a black pick up truck with dents all on the front of it did the damage

That's about all I know. They're in a couple of the same Facebook groups as me with threads. But no updates on condition yet. Someone did say the guy driving didn't even get arrested.


Friend of mine had right of way going through an intersection on his bike. Pick up truck blew through the stop sign hitting my friend who needed skull surgery to survive. The pick up driver was blind in his left eye so he never saw my friend. Cop did not give him a ticket either. However Ed Gonzalez who was city Council remember at the time influenced it enough that the driver got a 3 foot unsafe passing ticket. Ridiculous
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9:09p, 9/25/21
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I'm seeing on Facebook 18-year-old driver was arrested. One cyclist was life flighted and another was ambulance to the hospital. Apparently the 18-year-old passed them twice rolling coal both times and hit them on his second pass. Triathletes? CMob group?
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9:49p, 9/25/21
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****ty deal certainly. But how people think it's a good idea to ride on major roads with no barriers with thousands pound vehicles is beyond me.
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In reply to chico • 9:55p, 9/25/21
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chico said:
I'm seeing on Facebook 18-year-old driver was arrested. One cyclist was life flighted and another was ambulance to the hospital. Apparently the 18-year-old passed them twice rolling coal both times and hit them on his second pass. Triathletes? CMob group?


I hope that stupid **** gets nailed with multiple attempted murder charges actually.
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9:59p, 9/25/21
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https://www.fox26houston.com/news/pickup-truck-runs-over-6-cyclists-in-waller-county-4-people-hospitalized

Has not been arrested. 4 cyclists taken to hospitals, 2 via helicopter.
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In reply to Jock 07 • 7:33a, 9/26/21
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Jock 07 said:
****ty deal certainly. But how people think it's a good idea to ride on major roads with no barriers with thousands pound vehicles is beyond me.
what's the alternative? you would cry and moan just the same if they blocked off or closed the roads just "for safety"

how about maybe, don't be an ******* and have respect for other people?
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In reply to Jock 07 • 9:11a, 9/26/21
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Jock 07 said:
****ty deal certainly. But how people think it's a good idea to ride on major roads with no barriers with thousands pound vehicles is beyond me.


That's your response to someone being critically injured by a jerk who could have easily gone around instead of playing games with peoples lives?

Wow, I hope you never have a family member killed or seriously injured in a car accident. How would you like this statement made? "****ty deal certainly but how people think it's a good idea to go drive on major roads in a car going 70MPH with the potential to get hit by another car is beyond me.' This comes down to basic sanctity of life and caring for other people besides yourself.
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In reply to Jock 07 • 11:19a, 9/26/21
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Jock 07 said:
****ty deal certainly. But how people think it's a good idea to ride on major roads with no barriers with thousands pound vehicles is beyond me.

What a dip**** response this is.

Bunch of people seriously hurt because some little turd's parents didn't teach him how to act apparently and you somehow are trying to turn the finger around on cyclists.
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11:26a, 9/26/21
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This thread continues to deliver.

Sad deal. Hope everyone ends up ok
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11:28a, 9/26/21
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I can't believe nobody has posted that gif of the car plowing through the bike riders.
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11:37a, 9/26/21
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Cyclists annoy me sometimes but this was on a 4 lane road and it's really easy to pass cyclists there.

That being said I live in Waller and the Sheriff's department just came by my house looking for the neighbors teenage son. Never had them come by before in the 6 years I've lived here, seems like a pretty big coincidence.
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In reply to drumboy • 11:53a, 9/26/21
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drumboy said:
I can't believe nobody has posted that gif of the car plowing through the bike riders.


That's an instant ban gif for anyone thinking about it.
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In reply to htxag09 • 12:22p, 9/26/21
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htxag09 said:
A group of cyclists from houston went out to hockley for a ride today. Since, you know, cyclists don't belong on city streets. Well, a truck tried to blow smoke at them, or that's what the story is, and ended up running over some/running the rest off the road. Two were life flighted to the med center


It's a TexAgs wet dream.

All the big mouths who hope for cyclist injuries need to show up and celebrate.
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In reply to Jock 07 • 12:24p, 9/26/21
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Jock 07 said:
****ty deal certainly. But how people think it's a good idea to ride on major roads with no barriers with thousands pound vehicles is beyond me.


Hey, ****stick, perhaps you missed the part where the kid made multiple passes to roll coal and intimidate riders. Something I thing you've been all for in the past.

I know a guy who was in the group right behind the group that got hit.

This kid was doing exactly what all you pencil dicks want to do, or others do.
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In reply to sts7049 • 12:25p, 9/26/21
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sts7049 said:
Jock 07 said:
****ty deal certainly. But how people think it's a good idea to ride on major roads with no barriers with thousands pound vehicles is beyond me.
what's the alternative? you would cry and moan just the same if they blocked off or closed the roads just "for safety"

how about maybe, don't be an ******* and have respect for other people?


It's hard for people to not be *******s when you dare inconvenience them by a minute or two.
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In reply to drumboy • 12:26p, 9/26/21
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drumboy said:
I can't believe nobody has posted that gif of the car plowing through the bike riders.


Because it's an ******* thing to do.

How ****ty of a person are you to celebrate innocent people being run over by a car?
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In reply to CDUB98 • 12:52p, 9/26/21
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CDUB98 said:
drumboy said:
I can't believe nobody has posted that gif of the car plowing through the bike riders.


Because it's an ******* thing to do.

How ****ty of a person are you to celebrate innocent people being run over by a car?



Just breathe… CDUB. Just breathe…
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12:57p, 9/26/21
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Hey CDUB-

Do you know what shop this ride took off from?
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In reply to LRHF • 1:07p, 9/26/21
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LRHF said:
Hey CDUB-

Do you know what shop this ride took off from?


I believe it was a CyTri group so likely either Hockley Community Center or Zube Park.
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In reply to Jock 07 • 3:05p, 9/26/21
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Jock 07 said:
****ty deal certainly. But how people think it's a good idea to ride on major roads with no barriers with thousands pound vehicles is beyond me.


Then you take for granted how many daily activities put people and thousand pound vehicles into close contact without any physical barriers.

If someone is going to deliberately and recklessly operate a motor vehicle - particularly for the sake of intimidating or antagonizing total strangers - then a host of activities from crossing a crosswalk, to walking to your car in a parking lot, to picking up your kids in a carpool line would be "beyond you."
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In reply to CDUB98 • 3:32p, 9/26/21
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CDUB98 said:
Jock 07 said:
****ty deal certainly. But how people think it's a good idea to ride on major roads with no barriers with thousands pound vehicles is beyond me.


Hey, ****stick, perhaps you missed the part where the kid made multiple passes to roll coal and intimidate riders. Something I thing you've been all for in the past.

I know a guy who was in the group right behind the group that got hit.

This kid was doing exactly what all you pencil dicks want to do, or others do.


I'm on the cyclists side on this one, but come on, no one here wants to murder anyone else. I hope.
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3:44p, 9/26/21
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Holy ***** A lot of emotional unstable people in here it seems. Seems to be a common theme with bicycle riders for some reason.

If this was intentional, which by all accounts here seems to be the case, and honestly even if it wasn't and due to negligence, I hope the guy faces the full extent of the law.

All I'm saying is that physics aren't on your side when you're out riding. I enjoy riding my bike, certainly not to the extent many of you seem to, but I personally would never even think about venturing out onto a major roadway where cars are traveling 45 MPH+. All it takes is one distracted driver to veer off the road.

And I'm not even going to try and start to unpack the logic thread comparing a car with all of its safety features to a bicycle.
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In reply to Jock 07 • 3:58p, 9/26/21
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Jock 07 said:
Holy ***** A lot of emotional unstable people in here it seems. Seems to be a common theme with bicycle riders for some reason.

If this was intentional, which by all accounts here seems to be the case, and honestly even if it wasn't and due to negligence, I hope the guy faces the full extent of the law.

All I'm saying is that physics aren't on your side when you're out riding. I enjoy riding my bike, certainly not to the extent many of you seem to, but I personally would never even think about venturing out onto a major roadway where cars are traveling 45 MPH+. All it takes is one distracted driver to veer off the road.

And I'm not even going to try and start to unpack the logic thread comparing a car with all of its safety features to a bicycle.
People get charged about it because this incident has zero to do with how big or fast cars are vs bikes and everything to do with lack of respect for others on the road who you are supposed to share the road with by law.

'Coal rolling' cyclists… what a pencil****.
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In reply to Jock 07 • 4:05p, 9/26/21
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I rode my bike for over 3 hours on my trainer in my closet yesterday. There is no way I am risking getting out on the roads.

Case in point your victim blame attitude.

Case in point the ******* running people over.

This isn't the first intentional strike out in Waller and it won't be the last.

Everyone ****ing hates everyone else and it ****ing sucks. What ever happened to being kind to your fellow man?
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In reply to Crazy Ag 97 • 4:16p, 9/26/21
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Crazy Ag 97 said:
LRHF said:
Hey CDUB-

Do you know what shop this ride took off from?


I believe it was a CyTri group so likely either Hockley Community Center or Zube Park.


I think this is correct.

It was more of a race group, not your normal weekend warriors. The guy I know was averaging 22mph at mile 80 in the ride, so they were cooking pretty good.
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4:17p, 9/26/21
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I went for a ride to cool off. Obviously, I was pissed.

But, with the news of Scimitar's passing, I don't have the energy to fight anymore today. He was a friend in real life.
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4:22p, 9/26/21
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Many years ago, I took my wife on a ride in the same area in her new woman's specific Bianchi. We were having a great time until some ******* three a slurpee at us from the opposite direction. Luckily, it sailed between us.

Had another ******* throw a beer at me while riding in woodlands.

Some meth-head tried to run us over while riding La Plata highway 15 years ago. Almost a fist fight in the middle of the damn highway after I insulted the driver.

We were riding one of the bike trails in the East side of Houston when some youths tried to knock us off our bikes and rob us. Joke would have been on them for stealing 20 yr old bikes but could have been badly hurt.

I love riding but some of the attitudes on TA's are ****ed up! Ride long enough and you will have plenty of stories like these. Life is hard, just ease up slide over a bit when encountering cyclists.

Glad I now Live in a cycling friendly community.
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In reply to CDUB98 • 4:32p, 9/26/21
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CDUB98 said:
I went for a ride to cool off. Obviously, I was pissed.

But, with the news of Scimitar's passing, I don't have the energy to fight anymore today. He was a friend in real life.
Who died? what happened?
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In reply to AndesAg92 • 4:36p, 9/26/21
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User Scimitar passed and it was posted that it was self inflicted, but I am in no position to verify these claims. Sad day for the board no matter what happened.
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In reply to Ragoo • 4:36p, 9/26/21
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Ragoo said:
I rode my bike for over 3 hours on my trainer in my closet yesterday. There is no way I am risking getting out on the roads.

Case in point your victim blame attitude.

Case in point the ******* running people over.

This isn't the first intentional strike out in Waller and it won't be the last.

Everyone ****ing hates everyone else and it ****ing sucks. What ever happened to being kind to your fellow man?

Yep. I did 105 miles yesterday, the majority of it on the picnic loop. Boring as hell. Even there, I was almost hit, had to veer off the road, luckily I was near a parking area I could turn into and not a ditch.
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In reply to htxag09 • 4:40p, 9/26/21
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htxag09 said:
Ragoo said:
I rode my bike for over 3 hours on my trainer in my closet yesterday. There is no way I am risking getting out on the roads.

Case in point your victim blame attitude.

Case in point the ******* running people over.

This isn't the first intentional strike out in Waller and it won't be the last.

Everyone ****ing hates everyone else and it ****ing sucks. What ever happened to being kind to your fellow man?

Yep. I did 105 miles yesterday, the majority of it on the picnic loop. Boring as hell. Even there, I was almost hit, had to veer off the road, luckily I was near a parking area I could turn into and not a ditch.


Dude- check my previous post end of page 3. Much better options to rack up miles in town. Seriously check out: Clinton from Jensen to Wayside. Armour and Harvey Wilson. I did a century along there last year and maybe saw five cars all day. The roads are very smooth
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In reply to chico • 4:44p, 9/26/21
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Well thankfully it was my last long ride. Taper starts for IMTX. But I'll check it out and log it in the garmin for future reference.

I will say I do like the bayou trails and picnic loop because I live about a mile from there. So easy to stop by the house halfway through the ride to refresh my water and nutrition. But with white oak bayou closed from around Antoine north, a good chunk of my normal route was gone.
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