Just as Colorado's Gov. Bill Ritter gets back to work about a week after suffering a bicycle crash, a city councilman in Vancouver, British Columbia, has been struck by a car while training for an upcoming charity bicycle ride.
Vancouver Councillor Geogg Meggs will require surgery to repair separated vertabrae in his neck.
Meggs is a bicycling supporter in one of Canada's most bicycle friendly cities. The city supported use of bicycles during the 2010 Olympics last month. Meggs, in fact, was expected to attend a ceremony for a new two-way bike lane that he pushed for on a local viaduct.
Meggs was training for the Vancouver to Seattle Ride to Conquer Cancer scheduled June 19 and 20, 2010. He was riding in the bike lane when he was struck by the car.
Back to work
The crash comes at about the same time that Ritter got back to work after spending four days in the hospital after his bicycle crash during a ride with friends one morning last week. He apparently touched tires with a cyclist in front and went down.
Ritter suffered five broken ribs, a bruised lung and separated shoulder. A cyclist who crashed behind him broke both arms.
Among other bike rides, Ritter last year completed the Triple Bypass, a 120-mile ride that summits three mountain passes in Colorado.
Let's hope Meggs and Ritter get well soon and can get back to riding their bikes.
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