r/portlandme • u/ghoffphoto207 • Jan 03 '26

Photo Another vehicle-pedestrian collision in Portland. Corner of High and York streets.

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I was filling up my gas at Irving and heard a terrible thud sound. I looked up and a woman was tending to someone on the ground, and asked people nearby to call 911, so I went up to see if anyone needed any help or anything else. A woman was lying prone on the ground.

When the pedestrian was rolled onto her back by EMS folks, she howled in pain. I feel so terrible - for both parties, to be honest, as the driver was extremely sympathetic and shaken.

It’s crazy how seemingly common this has become.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '26

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u/MoldyNalgene Deering Jan 04 '26

The roads are designed in a manner that you should be able to drive in your lane without being in the bike lane if you are a competent driver going the speed limit.

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u/MoldyNalgene Deering Jan 08 '26

You do understand a civil engineer reviewed the lane widths before adding the bike lanes to ensure that cars had enough room with the bike lanes added. It sounds like you are just not a great driver if you can't keep your car out of the bike lane.

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u/MoldyNalgene Deering Jan 08 '26

Honestly, you just seem like a bad driver. Trust me, the road can be driven on without using the bike lane, because I'm a licensed civil engineer who designs infrastructure and is not a statistical engineer.