4/14/08

News Coverage of Bike Accidents

There has been a lot of talk recently about how media is covering the recent auto and bicycle collisions.

Tuscon Bike Lawyer talks about it on their blog often. A few other blogs talked about it recently.

To prove their point, I found the following two articles on the same tragic accident in Concord, NH:

WMUR leads their story with:

CONCORD, N.H. -- Concord police said a 6-year-old boy died after being struck by
a pickup truck at Meadow Brook Apartments on Sunday.

While the Union Leader leads with:
CONCORD – A 6-year-old died yesterday after the bicycle he was riding collided
with a pickup truck.

Do you see the difference? Here I'll show you:

CONCORD, N.H. -- Concord police said a 6-year-old boy died after being
struck
by a pickup truck at Meadow Brook Apartments on Sunday.
CONCORD – A 6-year-old died yesterday after the bicycle he was riding
collided with a pickup truck
.

I'm sure the bicycle really was just tired of being ridden around by a little boy, its lifelong dreams of racing the Tour de France slowly fading away and decided to end it all.




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