Female bicyclist hit at 23rd and Spruce

**phillymin** · 10-05-2011, 10:54 PM

Biking home from school at about 10:20 pm, I happened upon her and her wrecked bike lying in the intersection at 23rd and Spruce just after police and paramedics had arrived. Seemed like it was a hit and run, though I didn't ask anybody. Anyone have any more information? I hope she will be okay, she looked and sounded like she was in excruciating pain.

**supersupper** · 10-05-2011, 11:37 PM

Originally Posted by phillymin

Biking home from school, I happened upon her and her wrecked bike lying in the street just after police and paramedics had arrived, about 10:20 pm. Seemed like it was a hit and run, though I didn't ask anybody. Anyone have any more information? I hope she will be okay, she looked and sounded like she was in excruciating pain.

Where? I hope she ends up being OK too.

**Gladys** · 10-05-2011, 11:45 PM

If it was a hit and run at least there someone should have seen something... i hope she can recover and is pain free ASAP!

I just don't understand hit and run drivers... the mitigating circumstances would need to be pretty severe for me to do that.

**phillymin** · 10-06-2011, 12:49 AM

I don't understand them either. People fail to realize that at almost every moment in a city they are under surveillance, whether it be security cameras at private residences, businesses, SEPTA bus cameras, traffic light cameras, etc. Very sad.

**phoenix** · 10-06-2011, 07:03 AM

Wow, that's a shame. I hope she is ok

-and I hope they catch whoever hit her and left the scene.

Know what's sad? I can see some people hitting a person on a bike and not even realizing it:P I don't know how many times I have noticed people riding by me, sometimes even cutting me off to turn....you can tell they don't know I am there

- sad, but I worry about something like that happening to me, sometimes...especially riding on Del. Ave, some cars ride terribly close to you....I guess they don't realize there IS a bike lane? Or perhaps they don't care....

**bryson662001** · 10-10-2011, 01:18 PM

Female bicyclist hit at 23rd and Spruce .......LOL

**Gladys** · 10-10-2011, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by bryson662001

Female bicyclist hit at 23rd and Spruce .......LOL

why is that funny?

**supersupper** · 10-10-2011, 06:19 PM

I'm going to guess he's thinking "girl hit on at 23rd and Spruce". It fits his juvenile manner regarding all things biking.

**MareMcHenry** · 10-10-2011, 10:05 PM

Some people are just jerks Gladys. I fell off my bike on 11th right near Devils Den and a guy started laughing hysterically until I shot him a look of death. Someone came over to see if I was ok, good thing too, otherwise I was about to walk over and knock the dude upside the head very hard with my U-Lock (adrenaline does weird things to people). I have been told on more than a few occasions that as a bicyclist I should: die, get hit by a car and die, get off the sidewalk or they would push me into traffic where hopefully I would get hit by a car-and die (was riding a half block in the early am with my dog to the vet) I think the general idea is death by car.

**Gladys** · 10-10-2011, 10:26 PM

good God

**longtimephilly** · 10-10-2011, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by bryson662001

Female bicyclist hit at 23rd and Spruce .......LOL

See? See what South Park and Beavis and Butthead have done to poor impressionable minds???

**Gladys** · 10-10-2011, 11:58 PM

heh heh hehhhhhhhhh

**The Count** · 10-11-2011, 05:43 AM

As it stands now, in PA, if you are drinking and you hit somebody with your car it's more advantageous to you to flee the scene than stay and help.

The penalties for DUI are more severe than hit-and-run.

They're trying to change it: PA House Approves Hit and Run Law, House Bill 208 - DUI Laws - The Philadelphia DUI Law Blog

**Ihatepickles** · 10-11-2011, 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by The Count

As it stands now, in PA, if you are drinking and you hit somebody with your car it's more advantageous to you to flee the scene than stay and help.

The penalties for DUI are more severe than hit-and-run.

They're trying to change it: PA House Approves Hit and Run Law, House Bill 208 - DUI Laws - The Philadelphia DUI Law Blog

I was wondering about that. Drunk drivers and people with drugs or guns in the car would flee without a 2nd thought, I'd imagine.

**InYourVacancies** · 10-11-2011, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by MareMcHenry

Some people are just jerks Gladys. I fell off my bike on 11th right near Devils Den and a guy started laughing hysterically until I shot him a look of death. Someone came over to see if I was ok, good thing too, otherwise I was about to walk over and knock the dude upside the head very hard with my U-Lock (adrenaline does weird things to people). I have been told on more than a few occasions that as a bicyclist I should: die, get hit by a car and die, get off the sidewalk or they would push me into traffic where hopefully I would get hit by a car-and die (was riding a half block in the early am with my dog to the vet) I think the general idea is death by car.

Yeah, the threats are unnecessary, but if I was that guy I'd be laughing too.