[ORRando] Del broke his shoulderblade and collarbone

[Cary Williams]

Wow, Cecil...I respect what you are able to accomplish as a cyclist.   
Disappointed you would respond as you did suggesting Del seek a  
personal injury lawyer.  Come on, we all know we face risks commuting  
every day, but we do what we enjoy.  i don't look for someone to blame  
if I go down.  I've hit potholes, sticks in bike lanes, signs that  
were placed in unsafe areas, etc...  Del please recover quickly and  
get back on your bike.  I trust you are a better man than to look for  
someone to blame.


On Sep 25, 2009, at 8:44 PM, cecilanne at comcast.net wrote:

> 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
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sandy Earl" <sandyearl at gmail.com>
> To: "Keith Kohan" <bike2work2live at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "Oregon Randonneurs List" <orrando at orrandonneurs.org>
> 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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