This bicycle enthusiast is not happy with coverage of Bradley's accident.

Mar 19, 2021
3:42:07pm

WJCougar Truly Addicted User

He is really not happy with the verbiage used in headlines.

No, Shawn Bradley Wasn’t Paralyzed in a “Bicycle Accident”

How the media flubbed the language of the former NBA player’s devastating injury after he was hit by a driver while on his bike.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/no-shawn-bradley-wasn-t-172400732.html

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This bicycle enthusiast is not happy with coverage of Bradley's accident.

WJCougar

3/19/21 3:42pm

I'm glad we found a way to be offended by this too.

All-American

3/19/21 3:43pm

I agree with him.

kccougar

3/19/21 3:46pm

Nobody is exactly sure what happened. I was there at the accident. Have a lot

bigbossbyu

3/19/21 3:46pm

Whoa!

Richard McCoy Jr.

3/19/21 3:50pm

Woah crazy. Are you willing to share what you know/saw?

delux_247

3/19/21 3:50pm

Here’s some details. I have a big write up about it but hesitate to post.

bigbossbyu

3/19/21 3:52pm

Are you saying a minivan likely hit Bradley, which then pushed Bradley into your vehicle?

Cougar-Duck

3/19/21 3:55pm

Yes, that’s what the police have determined anyway. On video the driver says

bigbossbyu

3/19/21 4:04pm

So she says she didn't hit him?

JuicyJam

3/19/21 4:13pm

On the video I have that is correct. But if the police say she did then she

bigbossbyu

3/19/21 4:16pm

So did you get out of your car and assist? How quickly did the ambulance come?

Chasicle

3/19/21 4:17pm

Yeah. We thought we got sideswiped by another car and then heard a man asking

bigbossbyu

3/19/21 4:22pm

Dude, we don't need to wait for facts to know that

Goliath

3/19/21 3:51pm

That makes it sound like maybe Bradley was moving around your car at the same

Fdnman

3/19/21 3:58pm

Yes that’s definitely possible. I drive a small 2 seat convertible, you could

bigbossbyu

3/19/21 4:09pm

Was this on country lane, near the round about?

Kugmo

3/19/21 4:00pm

Cool photo in your sig

Cougar-Duck

3/19/21 4:00pm

Yeah It was right outside the Black Rock apartments. My car was parked in the

bigbossbyu

3/19/21 4:07pm

OU burner account?

Pimpin4Paradise

3/19/21 4:18pm

What?

bigbossbyu

3/19/21 4:19pm

I see bicycle activists posting under every car accident story

novacoug1

3/19/21 3:50pm

That kind of comment is stupid and does nothing to address the issue of

delux_247

3/19/21 4:47pm

I don't agree with his definition of "accident"

Sea Chicken

3/19/21 3:53pm

Agreed. Having an agenda and not understanding the meaning of words is a bad combination for a “journalist”

TEXAS

3/19/21 4:55pm

For some it may be a matter smantics but to most cyclists there is a huge

delux_247

3/19/21 3:55pm

Why would it be an accident if it was the cyclist’s fault but getting ‘struck’

kotacoug

3/19/21 4:15pm

Car/bike collisions are overwhelmingly the fault of the driver of the car. If I

delux_247

3/19/21 4:28pm

Actually that’s a common Mis conception....

kotacoug

3/19/21 4:49pm

A recent report out of California showed that 1/3 of the bicycle auto

kotacoug

3/19/21 4:53pm

^Thank you for making my point.

runnincoug

3/20/21 9:43am

I get the bike part, but he is also mad about the word accident as well it seems

IceCreamButt

3/19/21 3:56pm

What a baby.

byubyu

3/19/21 4:02pm

Do we even know who was at fault?

kotacoug

3/19/21 4:14pm

Accidents happen. Unfortunately, accidents between motorists and cyclists tend

Zastava

3/19/21 4:34pm

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