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In the News, not Really Beery |
| Posted by Nick B. on 2014-12-11 14:56:51 |
| Yesterday's Erlangen paper had a few things related to what some people who post here seem to like to do: cycling and drinking beer, though not necessarily together. First, there was the story of a young gal cycling along the street in the Erlangen "suburb" just over the border from where I live. A car passed her and then crashed into three parked cars just in front of her. She landed in an ambulance in shock, the woman driving landed at the police station, since she was over twice the legal blood alcohol content allowed to drive (over three times, considering she was involved in a traffic infraction, mind you). Luckily no injuries. Then another young woman was cycling along and ran into a curb and crashed, for no particular reason, resulting in a visit to the clinic. No word on whether she was over the limit to ride a bike. And then, two chaps got into a bit of a fratch/row/beef in a Gaststätte in Eckertal near here. The 61 YO smashed his Pils-Glas over the head of his opponent, causing him to have to be treated either on site or in the clinic, I can't recall, and googling "pils glas kopf Eckental" doesn't yield any results. The conflictd is alleged to have arisen from arguing about "trivial" things. Both were over 0.2 BAC (US: 0.02 BAC). And then an eye-opening tragedy. Along the road, the fastest, most direct route from Hallerndorf to Eggolsheim station, a "cyclist" was killed by a car Monday, near the turn-off to Schlammersdorf. I bike that stretch when in a hurry. The article said the cause of the accident was still being investigated. Photos at the paper's website suggest that the victim was walking his bike, owing to how the bike itself seems undamaged, with shopping bags still hanging from the handlebar. And the police are asking for witnesses, especially anyone who can say whether someone walking a bike might have hindered traffic. So that's a bit sobering. |
| Followups: |
 BAC Values by Nick B. on 2014-12-12 00:41:08 |
| In the News, not Really Beery by Gary on 2014-12-12 18:52:36 |
| Weller - die dritte Erlanger Brauerei by Nick B. on 2014-12-13 02:40:34 |
| In the News, not Really Beery by barry on 2014-12-13 06:24:28 |
| In the News, not Really Beery by Nick B. on 2014-12-14 04:37:28 |
| Beer Truck Accident by Nick B. on 2014-12-14 04:40:07 |
| Weller - die dritte Erlanger Brauerei by Gary on 2014-12-14 18:58:15 |
| Weller - die dritte Erlanger Brauerei by Nick B. on 2014-12-15 00:47:44 |
| BAC Values by Uncle Jimbo on 2015-01-04 10:58:39 |