I just ran across this story from June 26, 2010 about a 16 year old Olney boy seriously injured from being struck on his bike while trying to cross Route 108. And it seems no sooner did I learn of the extent of his injuries, I find out he has been back on his bike (at least once), going skiing and seems to be doing generally well from what little I have read so far. If you want to read about Tyler Junkin-Mills crash, recover or just stop in to say hi, visit https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/tylerjunkinmills
Then I read about another local boy
On a much, much more serious note, a local boy here – 17 years old – has died from injuries sustained in a car crash, after being in a coma with a brain injury for 3 1/2 weeks. We don’t know the family but it surely hits home for us. Of course it reminds us anew of how lucky we were, but my heart breaks for this boy’s family. Friends, please hold the family of Alex in the Light.
Just too many tragedies caused by the automobile, ya cars are convenient but at what price?.
Read "Divorce Your Car" by Katie Alvord. No book spells out and quantifies the carnage wrought by automobiles better than this one, with all the data to back it. You’ll never want to drive again (or you’ll feel damn guilty every time you do): https://www.newsociety.com/bookid/3683