A 59-year-old bicyclist was struck by a vehicle on Glacier Highway Thursday and was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Juneau Police Department Sgt. David Wrightson said in a statement that JPD responded to the accident at about 7:22 p.m. at Engineers Cutoff Road.
An investigation found a 57-year-old woman, Melanie Ann Melvin, was driving outbound on Glacier Highway in her 1993 Subaru Legacy. She failed to yield as she turned left onto Engineers Cutoff Road, striking the bicyclist who was inbound on Glacier Highway, according to the statement.
Police said Melvin was cited for negligent driving, failure to show proof of insurance and expired registration.
Alcohol was not a factor in the crash, police said.
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Add commentI am sure you all agree...
onewolf38 is showing off the limited use (he?) makes of the neurons firing across his synapses.
@oneworf
Your kidding right? Bicyclist have all the same rights as cars on the road. They can turn in the left hand lanes across traffic... you may not "feel" like sharing the road, but its the law. Get over it.
onewolf38 - an inconsiderate soul
Only an apathetic, classless, moronic person would dare to say that it's good he got run over! Next time, think twice about what you say. If you have nothing good to say don't say it at all.
I think its funny how all of
I think its funny how all of you idiots get mad. Juneau is so full of you pathedic idiots. Keep your bikes off the road, stay on the bike paths. HAHAHA
This could have been serious
Laws are laws. Cyclest have to abide by the rules of the roads as do motorist. This woman did not yield and caused a collusion. My young daughter witnessed the accident and it was pretty traumatic for her. Imagine how the cyclest feels. The lesson here is to be aware of your surroundings when driving and cycling and follows the laws if you're going to be on the road.
Cyclists should also follow the rules of the road.
There have been plenty of times we get caught behind the red light at the Costco area intersection and people on bikes just pass us on our right side and head right through the red light! They are also supposed to obey the rules of the road. We all need to be mindful of the rules and of each other because there are idiots that drive as well as idiots that ride. Common sense is a wonderful thing!
The same as
I have read many time here that bikes have the same rights as cars and they do. In saying that they also have to follow the same rules of the road as cars do SO WHY DON'T THEY??? they don't stop at stop signs then don;t ride on the right side of the road with traffic they ride agaist it. I am all for the bikers but follow the rules you will not win a bike vs car meeting. I think it is great that there are many folks that ride but please please follow the rules of the road just like if you where in a car............
I have never seen a bike go
I have never seen a bike go 45 in Juneau .
Traumatic for ALL
I ride all the time & know Im smaller than a Hamster car,always assume a car or moter bike doesn't see you,wear clothes that reflect sun or headlights,going down a big hill hand is ready to apply bike breaks.Im sure Melanie is in distress as No good person wants to hit another person!If you know her see if she needs to be driven somewhere & then you can remind her to put her updated Ins. card in purse?Mabey?
One wolf, sad
You need anger management help ther buddy.
I love riding my bike.
But I don't understand why I have to drive 5 mph behind a bicyclist riding in the middle of the road up Calhoon Ave ( I go slow, it is dangerous to veer out of the lane on such a small street and I am mellow enough that I can follow behind ever so slowly until the intersection at the SOB) but then that same cyclist doesn't stop for cars or pedestrians on foot at the intersection. So many times I have witnessed folks biking like they are cars - but only adhering to traffic laws as it suits them. Frustrating and dangerous.
Ride a Bike in Juneau and find out how well your neighbors drive
I commute regularly from the valley to downtown both on bicylce and in a car. A bicycle in Juneau is a scary thing, and it is not because of other bicyclers or bears.
Yes, some bicyclers do not follow the rules.
But, I see more failure to stops by cars then bicycles per daily commute.
The bike lane is optional for a bicycle, but you should ride your bicycle in it before you tell me I should. Especially the bike lane from Vanderbilt to K-Mart, holes, gravel, and broken glass. Ever notice how many cars use the bike lane when turning right?
A bicycle has the same privilege to the road as a car, and would you want a car to pass you in the same lane.
Every bicycle commute I am amazed, dumbfounded on how well the majority of drivers do not know the rules of the road in reference to bicycles.
Watch out!!
I have a "Bike" too. It's a motor bike, and I can tell you that people DO NOT share the road. I think I must be crazy to ride it, because everytime I do, I come very close to getting hit by a person in a car with their head up their arse! People cutting corners at stop signs, backing up going 30 mph and not looking throughly before backing up. People changing lanes when I'm literally right beside them on Egan Drive. I always do my best to "BE SEEN" but I think people are in a big hurry for no reason, or their mind is somewhere else; not on driving. Juneau car drivers wake up and look around before you kill someone!!! It is infuriating!!!!
W.O.W.... some of you are pathetic
Do you have nothing better to do, than sit around and rip someone to shreds because they were involved in an ACCIDENT? THIS is what *I* read in the article:
"failure to show proof of insurance and expired registration."
Ever stop and think...how OFTEN we receive our insurance card in the mail, and maybe we space exchanging the old with the new for a bit... HELLOOOOO! It does NOT SAY she had NO insurance. It says she failed to SHOW PROOF she HAD insurance! MY tags were also expired for about a month this last May... just because I spaced putting the sticker ON MY PLATE!
Seriously people! You kick someone when they're down & karma will come back and B%$#@ slap ya, right back. Lets face it- accidents HAPPEN... this was an ACCIDENT. I've known Melanie & her family for over 50 years- don't get me wrong--- my thoughts and prayers are with the person on the bike- it sounds like a very traumatic and scary experience... but it was an unfortunate ACCIDENT. I know Melanie well enough to know this was traumatizing for her as well. I know her well enough to know she doesn't disregard peoples lives (OR ANIMALS for that matter!) as you are implying.
I agree with some posters- ALWAYS wear clothing etc., that will be seen VERY easily. You just don't know when the sun may hit the windshield just right, or whatever... you must dress TO BE SEEN on a bike! (not implying this person was not, but I have barely seen some bikers myself!)
Respect For Others
As a driver, we all need to be aware of pedestrians, bicycles, dogs, porcupines, and other things that might appear in the road and react responsibly as drivers when we come upon those things with our eyes fully on the road and aware of the surroundings at all times. Everyone makes mistakes, but when we do, it is important to say "I am sorry" when we hurt someone. Melanie has not apologized to the bicyclist. It is one thing to be responsible as a driver, it is totally something else to be responsible as a human being toward others.
Respect For Others
As a driver, we all need to be aware of pedestrians, bicycles, dogs, porcupines, and other things that might appear in the road and react responsibly as drivers when we come upon those things with our eyes fully on the road and aware of the surroundings at all times. Everyone makes mistakes, but when we do, it is important to say "I am sorry" when we hurt someone. Melanie has not apologized to the bicyclist. It is one thing to be responsible as a driver, it is totally something else to be responsible as a human being toward others.
My experience has been
I was involved in an accident with a motorcycle & a truck in Portland years ago... I was not ALLOWED to say ANYTHING to the person who hit me. It was proven to NOT be my fault, and I was extremely concerned. I STILL don't know how he was because my legal counsel told me I was NOT to contact them- AT ALL.
We DON'T KNOW what is going on.. most of us that DO KNOW MM, KNOW she is not an uncaring, nasty person.
Not uncaring?
That's how you'd describe her? Just take a look at her records: http://www.courtrecords.alaska.gov/eservices/?x=N0wN5qC4mfYwuuH0XE8cZw
Reckless endangerment, personal injury, failed to register. . . hmmm...
Engineers Cut Off Bicycle Accident
To say "I am sorry" is just simply a humane and responsible thing to do. It surpasses legal or lawsuit concerns. It is a mere human thing to say it to someone when you hurt them. It doesn't cost anything to say those words other than pride perhaps. Wow. I would hate to think that I would EVER realize that I hurt someone and not say, " I am sorry". I prefer to be responsible for my actions in ways and words as well as feeling good about the way I treat others, as I would want to be treated. It doesn't take a law degree.