Kirk Janes
Kirk Janes
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Age: 35
Location:
San Francisco
United States
From the San Francisco Chronicle
A bicycle messenger who had recently started his own delivery business was killed Wednesday when he was hit by a pickup next to Alamo Square, San Francisco police said.
Kirk Janes, 35, was killed at 10:55 a.m. at Fulton and Steiner streets at the northeast corner of the square. Janes had recently co-founded the business American Flyer and was also known as an artist, filmmaker, photographer and fencing enthusiast.
Janes was heading east on Fulton toward downtown in a bike lane when the pickup driver, headed north on Steiner, struck him in the intersection.
Janes had been recently talking about going on vacation and had traveled extensively in Europe, said Akers, who had been on a bowling team with him in Daly City dubbed the "The Strike Messengers."
Mike Donofrio, a former co-worker at Speedway Delivery, said Janes was popular in the community. "He was a really hard worker - he always had everybody's back," Donofrio said.
Fergus Tanaka, president of the San Francisco Bicycle Messengers Association, said Janes was active in the close-knit messenger network in the city.
"He was a good guy, a real strong member of the community and someone who was of great support to his friends," Tanaka said.
Tanaka said being a messenger is a risky career, given the traffic in the city. He said that while injuries related to accidents are not uncommon, this was the first messenger fatality in recent memory.
"It's a shame when something like this happens - outsiders may tend to blame the messenger first, but that is not the only case. It's dangerous, a small slipup or miscalculation can lead to something tragic."
A memorial page for Kirk is here
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Age: 35
Location:
San Francisco
United States
From the San Francisco Chronicle
A bicycle messenger who had recently started his own delivery business was killed Wednesday when he was hit by a pickup next to Alamo Square, San Francisco police said.
Kirk Janes, 35, was killed at 10:55 a.m. at Fulton and Steiner streets at the northeast corner of the square. Janes had recently co-founded the business American Flyer and was also known as an artist, filmmaker, photographer and fencing enthusiast.
Janes was heading east on Fulton toward downtown in a bike lane when the pickup driver, headed north on Steiner, struck him in the intersection.
Janes had been recently talking about going on vacation and had traveled extensively in Europe, said Akers, who had been on a bowling team with him in Daly City dubbed the "The Strike Messengers."
Mike Donofrio, a former co-worker at Speedway Delivery, said Janes was popular in the community. "He was a really hard worker - he always had everybody's back," Donofrio said.
Fergus Tanaka, president of the San Francisco Bicycle Messengers Association, said Janes was active in the close-knit messenger network in the city.
"He was a good guy, a real strong member of the community and someone who was of great support to his friends," Tanaka said.
Tanaka said being a messenger is a risky career, given the traffic in the city. He said that while injuries related to accidents are not uncommon, this was the first messenger fatality in recent memory.
"It's a shame when something like this happens - outsiders may tend to blame the messenger first, but that is not the only case. It's dangerous, a small slipup or miscalculation can lead to something tragic."
A memorial page for Kirk is here