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Woman who assaulted West Seattle Greenways leader found guilty

In July 2013, Seattle Bike Blog published a troubling email we received from dedicated West Seattle Greenways leader Jake Vanderplas, who was the victim of an intentional assault when a road raging person yelled at him from her car, then … Continue reading

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Woman says she fended off attacker while biking to work on Dexter

A woman emailed Seattle Bike Blog Tuesday to report a scary attack she said happened while she was biking northbound on Dexter around 6:45 6:10 a.m. She said she was headed downhill in the bike lane when a man stepped … Continue reading

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Drunk racists attack man making delivery by bike in Ballard

Police are investigating a racially-motivated attack on a man making a bicycle delivery on Leary Ave just south of Market St. The suspects are a group of drunk white males who started yelling racial slurs at the man when he … Continue reading

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Man charged with assault for running down person on bike after bar argument – UPDATED

UPDATE: After posting, the victim in this case contacted us. See the update below for more details. Prosecutors have charged Mareko Lemafa with second degree assault for striking someone on a bike with his car after an argument in a … Continue reading

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Two people riding bikes assualted by angry drivers this week

So, this is downer news. There are two different reports from the past week of people riding bikes being assaulted by people driving. The most recent report comes from Nina Shapiro at Seattle Weekly, who happened to be on the … Continue reading

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After Yelling Match, Racist Driver Hits Biker in U District

The following post was originally published at SeattleCrime.com An apparently racist driver assaulted a biker in the U District after the two got into an argument. He then spit on him and called him a racial slur, according to the … Continue reading

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Driver of Annoying Loud Car Attacks Biker in Cap Hill

This story was originally published at SeattleCrime.com. A giant douche bag in a smashed up Mazda with an annoying loud muffler got mad at a biker for no reason and swerved into him, knocking him to the ground before speeding … Continue reading

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Driver Intentionally Hits Bike Messenger Downtown

A driver intentionally hit a bike messenger downtown Wednesday. The cyclist was not seriously injured. From me, over at SeattleCrime:

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