[ORRando] Del broke his shoulderblade and collarbone

[cecilanne at comcast.net]

Aw, crap, Del - that's awful!  I ride through the cemetery every morning and was dismayed to see the bumps (unpainted and invisible the first day or two) - fortunately, the wind-about route I take only encounters one of the speed bumps, which is the one directly in front (or back, depending on your direction) of the gate at the bottom of the hill by HWY 43/Macadam.  In my daily commutes, I have often stopped to talk to Lee Rogers, who is the cemetery manager, as he makes his early morning rounds.  He has told me in the past that they are under an extreme amount of pressure from plot owners to ban all cyclists from the cemetery because there are a few cyclists who do not treat the cemetery or mourners with respect  - stories abound of cyclists practicing for cross over grave sites, barreling through funerals, etc.  (Although I have never seen a cyclist riding in the grass over graves I have seen many tracks evidencing that it does happen). 


 Lee says that he has resisted those efforts, because he wants cyclists to have a safe alternative up and down the hill.  The new speed bumps are definitely designed to force cyclists to stop, rather than simply slow down - they are practically curbs!  I am wondering if this is a last resort before banning cyclists.  I have not seen Lee in a few weeks, but the next time I do I plan to have a little chat with him. 


Del, you should check with a personal injury lawyer - but be aware that the cemetery may be immune from liability under Oregon's recreational use law, which protects private landowners who allow people to engage in recreational activities on their land from lawsuits if those people are injured.   


I hope you feel better soon. 


Cecil 


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From: "Sandy Earl" <sandyearl at gmail.com> 
To: "Keith Kohan" <bike2work2live at yahoo.com> 
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Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 2:32:50 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
Subject: Re: [ORRando] Del broke his shoulderblade and collarbone 

The way he (and Greg) have been riding lately, they were on track to break that record. 
Looking at the photos of the barriers they appear to be designed to do a bit more than "slow" cyclists. 



On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Keith Kohan < bike2work2live at yahoo.com > wrote: 


That's awful!  The pain and suffering is bad enough, but last I heard Del was planning on a two person 508 this year challenging the over 60 two person team record.  

Bummer!  

--- On Fri, 9/25/09, Lynne Fitzsimmons < fitzbase at comcast.net > wrote: 



From: Lynne Fitzsimmons < fitzbase at comcast.net > 
Subject: [ORRando] Del broke his shoulderblade and collarbone 
To: "Oregon Randonneurs List" < orrando at orrandonneurs.org > 
Date: Friday, September 25, 2009, 2:02 PM 




Saw it on the BikePortland twitter feed: 
" Sad news. Local riding legend Del Scharffenberg broke his collarbone and shoulder blade on the Riverview Cemetery speed bumps Tuesday night." 
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