5:09 PM: A crash dispatched as “vehicle vs. motorcycle” is reported at 16th/Sullivan [map]. The rider is reported to be “sitting up.” The initial SFD and SPD response is enough to affect traffic there for a while, so avoid the area.
5:24 PM: No serious injuries, we’re told at the scene. 16th is blocked at Thistle but police say they expect to clear the scene soon.
Since the bridge closure, Sullivan Street has become a popular short cut route for a large volume of rush hour commuters trying to avoid the traffic on Holden. One of the few side streets in the area without speed bumps, drivers love speeding down our street. Once at the stop sign on 16th, It can also be very hard to pull out onto 16th with parked cars blocking the view to the south. Hope the motorcycle rider is OK
Happy to hear that a fellow m/c rider is OK.
There are more close calls for us these days.
No kidding on the “more close calls” these days comment. I used to go to SODO via the low bridge, but with only 49cc it’s just too dangerous to use any of the detour routes anymore. Cars not letting me merge and/or getting way too close to me because I’m not going fast enough for them, even though I’m at speed limit. I’m back to driving a much less fuel-efficient full-size car. My vehicle is classified as a moped/scooter, not a motorcycle.
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