Saturday, May 26, 2012
Paul Taylor, 53, died of blunt trauma, the autopsy says.
An autopsy report neither confirms nor challenges a pickup truck driver's statement that a bicyclist he ran over "appeared to be kneeling in the roadway as if he had fallen." The April 30 wreck killed Paul Taylor, 53, of Greenglade Road, who worked as a physicians assistant at Emory. The autopsy report obtained by Patch from the DeKalb County Medical Examiner's Office concludes: It was unclear from the autopsy and scene description if he was upright on the bicycle or had already fallen or been knocked off and was laying, kneeling or sitting in some position at the time that he was struck. Whether he was struck and fell beneath the vehicle and was then run over or was already down is not clear from the investigation or autopsy at the time …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Decatur police are still investigating the April 30 death of bike rider Paul Taylor.
The death of Paul Taylor, a bicyclist killed April 30 in Decatur, will be fresh on the minds of fellow bike riders Wednesday, May 16, during the annual "Ride of Silence." Riders will gather at 6:30 p.m. at the 10th Street/Charles Allen Drive entrance to Piedmont Park and ride about 90 minutes to honor bikers who were injured or killed on the road. Rides of Silence are held across the country that day. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution talked to Atlanta area bikers and heard many of them complain about poor biking conditions throughout the metro area. While hard and up-to-date data is difficult to find, between 2003 and 2008, 28 people died in bike related accidents in Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties, according to the Atlanta …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
The funeral will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Oak Grove United Methodist Church.
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
A. S. Turner & Sons Funeral Home in Decatur has provided this obituary for Paul Taylor, 53, the bicyclist killed Monday morning on North Decatur Road. Paul Holton Taylor died April 30, 2012, in Atlanta, Georgia, following a cycling accident. He was born on May 20, 1958, in Passaic, New Jersey, the son of Virginia Avadine Holton Taylor and James Lon Taylor. Spending his childhood in Lincoln, Nebraska and his youth in Augusta, Georgia, he graduated from Butler High School in Augusta in 1975. Mr. Taylor received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Augusta College in 1984 and Bachelor of Science degree in physician assistant from Georgia Health Sciences University (formerly Medical College of Georgia) in 1986. In 1989, he earned his …
Thursday, April 19, 2012
This will be the second year for the event.
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Avondale Estates plans to transform four miles of city streets into "one vast park" from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 29, for the second annual Avondale Estates Sunday Ride. Organizers say "events like Sunday Ride are known as Ciclovia or 'open streets initiative.' It is similar to events all over the world including Portland Oregon’s Sunday Parkways after which our event is modeled." You don't have to ride a bike. You can also walk, jog, skate or use any other form of muscle-powered transportation. The streets will be closed to cars, except for residents who need to get in and out of their residences. The map for the Sunday ride can be found on the Sunday Ride website.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
"I'm not sure how I came up with the idea, but suddenly it was there."
Collin Graver, a 15-year-old homeschooler from Avondale Estates, always draws attention when he goes for a ride on his new bicycle. The wheels are round pieces of wood the size of big manhole covers. The frame is a wooden box several inches wide. Everything is the same color -- light brown. Except for the metal pedals and the screws holding it together, every piece of the bike was cut from a single piece of plywood. The bike is hardly meant for the Tour de France. It weighs roughly 50 pounds, only goes six miles per hour and doesn't have brakes or gears. "It probably has eight miles on it total," Collin said Monday. He decided to make a wooden bike when he found himself with extra time between math studies. "I'm not sure how I came up with…
Do bicyclists routinely break traffic laws and anger motorists?
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
NPR posted a story recently with the headline, "Cyclists at Center of Bitter Debate Over Bike Lanes." The article said bike lanes are running into opposition in places like New York because some motorists just don't like bicyclists. The reason? The drivers say bicyclists don't obey the traffic laws. That got me thinking about my own bike-riding habits. I'll be honest: I cut corners sometimes. If I come to a stop sign with no cars in sight, I'll roll through it. If I see cars coming, I'll stop. The busier the traffic, more more law-abiding I become. If I'm in a car, I won't roll through a stop sign unless it's on a deserted country road. As a car driver, I've been stuck behind bicylists on a busy two-way street, unable to pass and forced to…
Saturday, March 31, 2012
The city and Bike Decatur worked together on the map.
The City of Decatur has been trying to make the city streets friendlier for bicyclists. New bike lanes have been created and sharrows painted on streets. Now a big step has been taken with the publication of a "Bicycle Suitability Map" that color-codes streets and intersections. For instance, South Cander Street and much of East College Avenue are red routes, meaning they have the most difficult conditions for bike riders. Most of the city streets, incuding South McDonough Street and Ponce de Leon Avenue, are yellow routes, meaning they have "medium conditions." The green routes are the best for bikers. This would include Oakview Road, Ponce de Leon Place and Avery Street. The maps also have icons showing spots for bike parking and …
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
The ride is intended to let legislators know about the transportation infrastructure needs of bicyclists.
More than 100 bicyclists gathered at the East Lake Marta station Tuesday morning for the annual Ride to the Capitol. A police escort on about a dozen motorcycles led the riders down DeKalb Avenue. Elected officials from several metro Atlanta towns rode wearing blue jackets. They came from Decatur, Chamblee, Mountain Park, Johns Creek, College Park and other towns. This is the seventh year for the ride.
Monday, March 26, 2012
The local group ride starts at 10:45 a.m. at the East Lake Marta Station.
Scores of bicyclists from Decatur and Avondale Estates wil gather at the East Lake Marta Station Tuesday morning for the seventh annual Ride to the Capitol. The ride to raise support for improved bike riding conditions will leave at 10:45 a.m. Decatur Mayor Bill Floyd usually leads the ride from Decatur and City Commissioner Fred Boykin, owner of a bike shop, rides, too. The rides from Decatur and Roswell will have police escorts, unlike most other rides in the metro area. Rides are also expected to leave from Alpharetta, Peachtree City, Cumming, East Point, Dunwoody, Stone Mountain, McDonough , East Cobb and Covington/Conyers. The organizing group, www.georgiaridestothecapitol.org, says, "We are riding to raise support for the development…
Monday, January 9, 2012
Police report bike theft, arrests of juveniles in stolen vehicle.
This information comes from reports provided by the Decatur Police Department. Two men were charged with aggravated assault and other offenses after a fight outside Zucca restaurant on East Court Square during the early morning hours of Jan. 3. Police said they were called to Zucca about 3:15 a.m. and found two employees and two other men standing outside. The two non-employees had abrasions on their faces and were agitated and uncooperative. One of the employees said the men became angry when he stopped serving them alcohol about 3 a.m. because of their obnoxious behavior. The men left. The employee said he went outside to clean tables and found the two men waiting. After exchanging words, the men attacked him and the other employee, …
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