Cycling38:41 12.03 mi (18.7 mph) +14m ahr:134 max:164
Conditions humid. I discovered two things concerning bikeability: firstly, that another stretch of the Interurban is now closed, this time from Longacres Way to 180th, which is the most useful stretch for my purposes; secondly, that Boeing has some giant pipeline situation going on blocking the entire southbound Logan Ave bike lane pretty much the whole way adjacent to the plant.
4 PM
Cycling37:08 11.28 mi (18.2 mph) +72m ahr:117 max:176
On my ride home, I witnessed a head-on collision between a motorcyclist and a car. I was absentmindedly waiting at a red light, and the car to my left was turning left (away from me) presumably on an unprotected green, and apparently just never saw the motorcycle coming through the opposite direction (from my right). The car turned directly into the path of the motorcycle, which then hit it dead-center probably going 20 or so, caving in the entire front grille and hood, and no doubt doing damage to the engine, as there was a lot of fluid leaking.
The motorcyclist was thrown into the air up and over the car, did a flip/somersault, and landed hard on his side and back, while the momentum of the car carried it through the rest of the turn to the side of the intersection opposite me, and the bike lay in the middle of the intersection. I stared in disbelief for a beat or two, before moving my bike to the sidewalk and going to see if the guy was okay, as did two or three other people (including the driver of the car). Incredibly, he said he was fine, and looked and sounded as though he hadn't suffered even as much as a concussion. We then tried to move the motorcycle out of the middle of the road, but this proved very difficult as both wheels were completely locked.
A police officer soon arrived, followed quickly by a fire engine. At that point I waited for a few minutes while the officer talked to the parties, then gave him my contact info and a brief statement before heading out.